This year in our discipleship group, we are starting a series on Dr. Eggerich’s Book, Love and Respect. I am sooooo excited!
We had our first session last Sunday together with other newly wed couples and one engaged couple. Hubby thought we could finish the whole introduction chapter but we just had so much to say! We were laughing all the time while relating to each other our experiences being married.
One wife commented after sharing something she thought was odd, “It feels good. I was asking myself if I were normal.” It does feel good knowing that there are people around you who actually experience the same adjustments that you are going through! What a blessing to be part of this group!
Anyway, we got to finish the first part where we talked about how we could respect our husbands more. It is summarized in the acronym: C-H-A-I-R-S.
Conquest – We are to encourage and support our husbands to work and achieve their goals.
Hierarchy – Wives must allow their husbands to protect and provide for the family.
Authority – We must give our husbands the opportunity to lead the home.
Insight – Men are logical and so we are to give them the chance to analyze and counsel.
Relationship – Our husbands also want friends. We are to be a friend to them – jog or run with them, play sports with them, etc.
Sexuality – Do I need to explain? Haha! Men have sexual needs wives must fulfill. =)
It was truly a refreshing afternoon! I learned a lot from what the other wives shared and realized that I still could improve in many areas so I could show my husband I respect him.
How do you show you respect your husband?
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Hi, I have the same book and I definitely agree on the ideas the author pointed out. I also can relate to some of the stories in the book. This is a very good book to be read by couples.
I am a church-goer. My husband is not. He does not oppose my, nor the children’s participation, and I am blessed by that.
Last Mother’s Day, I had wanted to ask that the whole family (boys tend not to go either) go with our daughter and me. But I was too afraid of being turned down, or rejected. Later that week I spoke from my heart to my husband. We came up with an arrangement where the boys would accompany us for a set number of weeks. The day I could drive to church with all my children, I was walking on air! A few weeks later, my husband stated that he “might go with us” every once in a while, because he did not feel right requiring the boys to go while not attending himself.
I respected my husband enough to take this concern to him. I gave the outcome to God. Our attendance as a family is not a regular thing yet, but it is better. And our marriage is better, too.
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This is a really good post, small groups are so good and I have heard about this book but never read it. Bless you in what you are doing!
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Have a wonderful day,
Sherry
How about the wives? Husband could respect their wives more as well!!
This is one of my all time favorite marriage books! It does such a good job of explaining respecting your husband, and loving your wife. It’s also great to do as a small group where you can share experiences with other couples!
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So many women don’t respect their husbands!
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