Well us Type A wives are list makers and doers. There’s no need to remind him about it every six months.” “ Ladies if a man says he will fix it, he will. You’ve all seen the quote floating around… We don’t always remember, but it has been immensely helpful. One way we’ve severely cut down on nagging – and by we I mean I – is to have a weekly meeting. It’s heathy to accept this balance and do what works for you. We will be strong in certain areas where our husbands are weak, and they will be strong in certain areas where we are weak. Though it may seem like the man’s job, if the man was not strong in this area it would ultimately be putting the family at a disadvantage to remain so just for gender sake. He said that if the wife was strong in a certain area, like administrating the finances, then she should do it. In pre-marital counseling our pastor gave us some good advice. Not that our way is to spitefully criticize, but it’s to evaluate situations looking for problems and quickly throw out solutions. Still, had us Type A women that knew Jesus we would most likely have looked for faults. There has been one perfect man and that was Jesus. It’s ok to have a balance and accept what works for your relationship. Leading Doesn’t Mean They Will Be Strong in Everythingīeing a leader doesn’t mean that he will be the best at everything. It’s us both operating in our own strengths.ģ. He always wants for us to follow plans we arrange together, but I can be the initiator in many respects and that is not out of order. I also realized that it’s okay if I’m the planner. Instead of constantly viewing this aspect of his personality as a failing, I was able to embrace the positives. Well, that sounds strangely as though we balance each other out. I am heavily focused on the future and he’s heavily focused on the present. I quickly saw that his strengths are focused on living in the present and being fully there with what’s right in front of him. Then… he did a personality test and I read his profile. I used to think that he didn’t care about our future or if we were well set up or happy. However, I have been known to nag on my husband when it comes to planning the future. I’m able to plan now in order to best benefit the future. Three out of my top 5 strengths are future focused, according to a recent test I took. Getting to know your husbands personality type means that you can embrace their strengths! It’s hard, but maybe, just maybe, it’s God’s way of letting iron sharpen iron. However, compared to the hustle and bustle we constantly display… it can seem that way. We don’t want to think we have a husband who is content to stay at home doing “nothing.” Of course, our husbands aren’t doing nothing. A woman cannot help but feel that a man should be in charge, wearing his knight in shining armor uniform, roaming the countryside looking for enemies to maim. We Type A women see ourselves as capable and strong female leaders going from hill to hill caring for those in need.
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