The proverbs tell us that bad company corrupts good character. Who we spend the most time with influences us. It is just a simple truth, whether we like to admit it or not. Amos has told me about 3 Christian men at his new job. He is already so encouraged just to have other believers around him. This week as I have been praying for my husbands relationships he has asked a friend of ours to join him for accountability. I know he has wanted to do that for such a long time and has just not made it a priority. I believe it is not only important to encourage him to spend time with godly men, but to also encourage him in his relationships where he is an example to them also.
It is often difficult as a wife to encourage my husband to go out and be with his friends. My desire is for him to be with us as a family when he is home. I guess that is why I enjoy having couples that we both like that we can spend time with.
Lord, please help me to always encourage my husband in maintaining good relationships with his friends and family. Please surround him with godly men, who love to speak the truth. Thank you for the good men that Amos already has in his life, and I pray Lord that you would cultivate those relationships. Help me to do what I can to help him, without nagging of course. Show me if there is anything that I am doing that is hindering my husband from seeking the council of godly men. I pray that we would not forsake the assembling with other believers. I pray that we would make relationships a priority in our lives. Help us to have honest relationships where we speak the truth of God and not sustain relationships that are superficial and not beneficial. Please guide my husband in his choices for friends. Give him wisdom and discernment on who to seek council from. Thank you for the edifying relationships that we already have. Please help us to remember that as iron sharpens iron so do we sharpen each other.
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I agree with you Nickole that bad company corrupts good character. Stormie is also right to exhort wives to pray for our husbands to be surrounded by Godly man and encourage them to build on those relationships.I thank God for the frienships Travis has with Godly man. I pray Lord you put men in Travis' life that will edify him to be a better Kingdom man and may he also help his friends grow stronger in you.
May our husbands relationships be pleasing to you Lord Jesus, helped them nourish each frienship and may they hold each other accountable, may the Holy Spirit be among them. Amen.
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