Time and time again I have talked with and encouraged christian wives concerning their unsaved husbands. It breaks my heart every time I hear the words and see the tears in the eyes of women who want their husbands to find The Lord. It never fails that the question is posed; "How do I get my husband to find Christ, love him like I do and want to be in church?"
First Ladies, trust in The Lord and the power of the Holy Spirit. You will never save your husband, only Jesus Christ can. Secondly pray, pray, and when you are done praying, pray some more. Invite other women and men of faith to pray as well. Prayer works. Through prayer God changes out hearts, our words and our actions. Not only does prayer change us, prayer moves us in ways that The Lord needs us to move in order to reveal himself to others.
In my opinion, the most powerful testimony you have in leading your husband to The Lord is submission. NOT slavery, just simple godly humble submission. I'm am talking about the same kind of submission that Jesus portrayed for us. He loved us in spite of our sins and weaknesses. He sought ways to show and express his love to us, even when we were not likeable. Through his words and actions he showed us He loved us and he valued us. Even more important than how he proved he loved us, he showed us how much more he loved his father, our God. Wives, submit first to The Lord as Christ submitted to his father and then submit to your husbands as Christ submitted unto us.
Here is what I am trying to say; trust in The Lord, petition for your husbands salvation in prayer, prove your love for the lord by how you love your husband because of how Christ loved you. Don't hide your love for God, but make your husband covet the same relationship in a holy way.
When your husband experiences the love, purity and reverence you have in your life because of Jesus Christ by the way you conduct yourself and treat him, he will see The Lord. Persevere in revealing Christ daily. Let your man witness your love for Jesus and His sanctifying works in your life. When the opportunity arises, us your words.
1 Peter 3:1-6 Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
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