Full Confidence

Proverbs 31:11

New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)

¹¹ Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.

Ross is a mechanical engineer-which is very much a male-dominated field. Most of the people he interacts with everyday are men in their 30's-40's who have young families. A LOT of what they talk about revolves around family life- what their wives and kids are up to.

One man would tell stories of how he would come home from work, go into their bathroom and find vomit on the floor. "Who threw up in here!?!" he would shout. His wife had no idea that one of their children had vomited. Other days one of his children would call 911 while his wife was in the shower or there was the time when she came into the kitchen to find the baby had crawled up on to the counter to get into the cookie jar.

Another man would complain that his wife would come home with armfuls of shopping bags from the mall.

These men do NOT have full confidence in their wives. The first wonders what she does all day with the children. Does she actually pay attention to them? The second wonders if his wife can be trusted with the credit card. Is she capable of spending our money wisely?

My question for you today is: Does your husband have full confidence in you?

- Full confidence in your love and admonition for the LORD

- Full confidence in your faithfulness to your husband

- Full confidence in your ability to make wise shopping decisions (not just spontaneous ones)

- Full confidence in your ability to care for your children

- Full confidence in your ability to care for your home

- Full confidence in your ability to drive your family around safely (I'm not kidding here...)

Are you lacking in any of the above areas? What can you do about it? First, I hope you pray that God would give you what you need to be fully trustworthy in these areas. Secondly, I hope you find someone who can help you. Do you need to take a Christian course on budgeting? Do you need someone to show you how to properly clean your home? Do you need to put the cell phone away while you drive?

When your husband is fully confident in you, he will lack nothing of value. The men that Ross works with spend time worrying about what their wives were doing. If your husband has full confidence in you, he doesn't need to worry. Instead, he can rejoice in the gift that you are to his life. He can thank God that he has a wife who only has eyes, ears, hands, etc... for him. He can rest in peace knowing that you love and care for his children well. He can be eager to come home knowing that you have taken special care of his and your possessions.

Does your husband have full confidence in you? If not, ask him ways in which you can grow towards that confidence. Be humble and ready to change. If so, rejoice in both the love and trust of your dear husband.