Words Of Encouragement To Start The Day ( Friday 10/17/08)

He Wears My Love Like A Tailored Garment

Proverbs 31:10-12 (Amplified Bible)
10A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman--who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.
11The heart of her husband trusts in her confidently and relies on and believes in her securely, so that he has no lack of [honest] gain or need of [dishonest] spoil.
12She comforts, encourages, and does him only good as long as there is life within her.

As a wife, my husband never had to buy his own clothes. I knew what looked good on him and I went to great lengths to ensure that what I purchased for him enhanced his being and made him feel like the Gift of God that I felt He was in my life. Even if I did not do for me, my goal was to ensure that he looked good and that he reflected me well. It did not just stop with his outer appearance but it stretched to how he was viewed in the marketplace. I could have written the song "Cater to You," sung by Destiny's Child, because I was living, it, far before the song emerged on the scene, breakfasts at 5 am, lunches packed, bath water run, surprises at work, love notes and surprises packed in his luggage when he had to leave to go on temporary duty else where. He was the envy of his co-workers. I remember one Valentine's day when I made baskets for everyone that he supervised, one woman cried and said that they never had a boss that cared for them like that and thought enough of them to do something like that. My job was to make him look good even when things were not good.

Have you ever seen a man walk into your place of business or in church and you did a double take? Not because you were lusting, but because the suit he had on was tailored to fit him so well that he was fine or sharp, even if he was not handsome. That is how a man should wear the love of his wife. He should walk in a room and there should be no doubt that he is taken care of, loved with a Godly love and unconditional love. He should emmit satisfaction, regardless of what may be going on at home. Remembering that your husband is a reflection of you, and the love that God has for him here in the earth. People should look at him and never know you missed a beat, even if you have. He should be accented with your grace and adorned with your love and care, He should carry the with him the label of love that you have written upon him. Your love should cover Him because you have spent time in prayer on his behalf. He should prosper and his borders should be expanding because you are the teacher, care giver, support, confidant, friend, and lover. All of that should be balanced with accountability, to be the man of God, the priest and the King that God is calling him to be. He should know that you are His friend , but that you will give him truth and honesty and that even in his most vulnerable of times you will not lay him to waste in the streets or on the phone lines, with friends. That you will bear him up in such a way that he never knows weakness,because you become strength for him.

When you look at your husband is his suit fitting too tight, too loose, or is it tailored to him perfectly? Have you upheld him in the city gates even when you have lacked physical presence? Do you pour into him in prayer, love and service, even when all is not right in the world? If your husband's britches are baggy or too tight, it is time to take him to the fitting room and get him suited up, for the day, and suited up for the journey, so he can style and profile your love for him! Adorn him so that he is dressed for success in marriage and in the work of the day!