Teach Them to Love Their Husbands
Well, it officially happened. I was asked to be the “older woman.” Our college group at church was preparing for their fall retreat and the leader came to me and said he really liked the idea of getting different ages of the congregation together so would I come talk to the young ladies about Titus 2. Now, I’m no genius, but if I was teaching the young ladies, I figured out that he put me in the other category listed in Titus 2 … the older women.
While I had a lot of fun giving that young man a hard time, I have to admit that in preparing to talk to those young women I spent some time in a passage I needed to revisit. Admittedly, I’m not 100% sure where I really fall in these categories – younger women, older women – so I think it’s important for me to strive for all of the qualities mentioned.
In particular, for the sake of this article, I want to share an unusual way I tried to fulfill one part of the instructions to younger women: “love your husband” (Titus 2:4). You see, Jeremiah lost his first grandparent this week. Papa Bill was the patriarch, Jeremiah’s hero, and preaching model. In my mind, the way to support him was to travel with him to the memorial service. But that is not what he needed.
Instead, Jeremiah asked me to spend time with him on Tuesday evening before he left town. I could have argued for wanting to see his grandmother or mother. I could have said I was too tired and it would be too late to get home on a school night. But, since that’s what he asked, I ran home from a faculty meeting, threw on a Preds sweatshirt, and jumped in the truck. And I spent roughly 2-3 hours of drive time letting Jeremiah reminisce about his grandfather and his dad, sharing laughs and memories and a few tears.
Why am I sharing this? I think we, as wives, need to have a broader understanding of what it means to love our husbands. This week, I loved my husband by giving him the gifts of time and understanding. Next week, it might mean having a shirt ironed when he needs it or a meal that will make him happy.
So, how should we love our husbands? However they need us to!
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AUTHOR: Amber Tatum
