“to be made new in the attitude of your minds;” Ephesians 4:23
Have you ever noticed how your attitude or your husbands attitude can change the atmosphere of the room? I can remember as a child wondering what kind of mood my dad would be in when he got home from work. He was a cop. So every day he saw the worst of the worst. Sometimes it was hard to leave work problems at the office and he would bring them home. Sometimes even when he was home, he was still working because he was in charge of a whole team. To some degree, some things are still true today in my own home. Maybe your husband owns his own business and never really has a day off. Maybe your husband is in charge over a team of people at work and has to answer work calls from home. Maybe he clocks in but in his mind, he never clocks out. Ladies, it’s important to recognize the mood. Give him the space to unwind and transition into husband mode from work mode. Before we bombard him with the never ending questions or want to unload our day on him, remember he needs to decompress too. I hear moms say they are “overstimulated.” So are your husbands, just in a different way. As they are making countless decisions everyday for themselves, their business, their employees, they are also thinking about their family and their spouse. Home needs to be his sanctuary, just as much as it is yours.
Prayer prompts:
Pray for your husband can leave work at work and fully enjoy his family time.
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Lord, I thank you for my husbands job. I thank you he is able to provide for us because of it. Lord, I pray my husband is able to accomplish what he needs to do while at work. I pray when he walks through our doors at home he is able to leave work behind and focus on family.”
Pray your husband would focus less on financial rewards and more on making smart financial decisions that will give him his time back.
“A wise man thinks ahead; a fool doesn’t, and even brags about it!” Proverbs 13:16
Lord, I pray over our financial stewardship. I ask you to help us make wise decisions with our finances. I pray that my husband makes good and wise decisions with his earnings. I pray that his spending will not create financial hardships or cause him to work more hours away from our family. I pray that instead of working for money, his money would work for him with smart financial investments. I pray such investments will free his time up to be with his family more.
Pray your husband would recognize when he’s had a rough day, and self regulate his mood and center his thoughts on his peaceful home.
Lord, I pray I create a home environment that is peaceful and safe. I pray that when my husband comes home he feels like its his sanctuary. I pray we cultivate an environment that isn’t dictated upon mine or my husbands moods for our children. I pray we always have the self awareness that if our attitudes and mood are influenced in a negative way from our jobs or outside world, that we would take the time to decompress, pray and recenter our thoughts.
Challenge:
Tonight when you sit down for your dinner, offer to say the blessing and as you are thanking God for your meal, thank God for your husband and just ask Him to bless his work day tomorrow.