Have you been challenged this year? For most of us, I would think that we have been challenged. It has been an assault on our mental and spiritual. In these challenges, we can question God and wonder what does he want from us?
What Do They Want From Me?
Being quarantined with your spouse for the last 3-4 months we can have some of the same questions. The answer to both of these questions surprisingly is the same. What your spouse wants from you are the same things that God wants from us.
I believe that there are four qualities that as men, our wives, and God want to see from us. Here is a quick take on these four things. There will be upcoming posts that will dive more in-depth into each of these traits.
4 Characteristics To Develop
- Maturity – Maturity isn’t a function of the calendar but it’s a matter of accountability. We don’t mature until we accept personal responsibility. Take a look around you, at your job, your relationships, your family, and see how many people do not take responsibility. We have a culture of “passing the buck.” This is how we approach a lot of our areas in our lives.
- Decisiveness – Decisiveness? Yes decisiveness, you may be asking what is this. Decisiveness is the ability to know what is right and being willing to do what’s right. A lot of people like to claim that they are procrastinators. Procrastination is not something to be proud of. We want to be men that possess the courage to act on their decisions.
- Consistency – Being consistent is a firmness of character. It’s the ability to make mature, quality decisions time after time, again and again. We want to make sure that men that are able to face down temptations because our decisions are rooted in our character.
- Strength – We tend to think that strength is just physical. At one point being physically strong was the desired trait in a husband. Today, strength is desired in having strong character and being strong emotionally. For too long men have relied on being strong physically. Furthermore, I’m not saying that we shouldn’t take care of our bodies, but there have been other areas as men, that we’ve left unattended.
These four traits relate to what God and what our spouses want from us. Our growth as men of God and as men in society is dependent on these traits. We must have an honest look at ourselves and see the areas that we lack.
In the next couple of weeks, I want to look at each of these areas in depth. As I’m personally going through this journey, I hope that you’ll join me.
Discussion Question:
What other areas besides the one listed above that a person needs to grow in?
