As I read today's chapter I thought, "I don't struggle with jealousy with my husband." Then as I kept reading God reminded me of a couple of things. A few weeks ago I realized that I was getting jealous of my husband for doing yard work. It sounds so funny, but he would be home, I'd have to watch the kids and he would go do his "chores" outside by himself. I would think, "geez, i wish there was ANYTHING I could do by myself, even daily housework." It was a "must be nice" attitude that was making me resent my husband. Thankfully God revealed my resentment quickly and I confessed to my husband and asked him to forgive me, which he did with a little laughter.
The point is sometimes we get ugly in our minds and we feel justified in our jealousy. I've never seen reference to this in a marriage book and am very encouraged to watch for this in my marriage.
I'm going to love burning the negative list about my husband. I better wait until the kids are napping though I don't want to give them any ideas. :)
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So I haven't gotten a time to get away to the computer until now, and even as i type he is showering! Things have gone good. I have to say after reading todays dare I thought "I never do this" but then when i finished I realized I did this today. Jealous that I was out in the yard working hard and he was inside fixing "small things". I thought "it must be nice"! lol I asked God to forgive me and realized how easily this can happen, everyday. Especially when we as women work in the home (some of us) and just like you said nickole, I wish sometimes I could at least do my tasks on my own. I always have the kids who need things and it get's overwhelming at moments. But I'm grateful that God gives me a joy to do it, he is changing my heart everyday and has given me a helper also. I am privelaged to be my husband cheerleader, he is a great man and has overcome many large things in his life with the help of the lord, who would i be to tear him down over such dumb issues as everyday life?
I love to be my husband's cheer leader...not just to encourage him, but to brag about him to others. One of the areas that he asked me to change (from the earlier dare) is to be more verbally encouraging. I feel like I already do this, but his mentioning it just makes me want to do it MORE because it is obviously important to him.
In regards to jealousy -- I struggle with this when he gets to go away for work - stay in hotel, eat out, spend time w/ friends, meet new people....and I'm home with the kids, alone, eating mac n cheese. At least I am aware it is an issue so that I can pray about it and make sure I don't let it fill my thoughts.
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