Marriage Conference Notes

I wanted to share notes I gathered from myself and other wives from our marriage conference last weekend. I pray it encourages you to honor the Lord as a wife, and continue to love and serve your husband joyfully.

*Ephesians chapter 5 speaks to our roles as husbands and wives. Be sure to take time to read and meditate on it.*

• I should love Jesus with every pulse of my being, place in my day, and all in my home
• Win your husband over with respectful and pure conduct.
  
• Focus on imperishable beauty…it is precious in the sight of God!
• You can look beautiful in the sight of the Lord no matter how your husband responds. Make your goal to please God.
• Our marriage is the ultimate venue to create loveliness.
  
• Don’t fear friction in your marriage, fear failure. God uses friction to grow our marriage!
  
• When we think our buttons are being pushed, it’s actually character flaws being revealed.
• Paths lead to places….if you’re on the path, you’re going to end up at the place. Proverbs doesn’t warn you about the place, it warns you about the path.
• Jim Elliott: “God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.”
• No one is as affected by or inconvenienced by your behaviors than your spouse.
• There are few things more secure in life than a woman whose husband not only loves God, but wants to leads you.
• There’s a point when I drive home that I intentionally stop thinking about my day and start thinking about my wife. (Intentionality!)
• I liked how he broke down 1 Peter 3:1-6 for the women:

– Respectful to our husbands

– Pure conduct Gentle and quiet spirit

– Submit to own husband

– Come underneath the authority of our husband

• Nagging does not win over our husbands.
• An overwhelmed + bad attitude = sin

I hope this encouraged you as it did for me! May we always press forward in our marriage, with a heart that is willing to serve without expectation. I’m praying God richly blesses your marriage as you seek to glorify Him each and every day!
With Grace,

Taylor