#Respect – This is number one! I would even be emphatic and say every time. Ephesians 5:33 says, “However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” God knew what He was talking about. Men want to know that they are respected by their wives above every other person. Every man feels this internal pressure to excel. They need to be successful at least one place in their life. If they can't feel that respect in our home, we will find that somewhere else.
Ladies, you want your husband to love you unconditionally. Are you willing to respect him unconditionally? You probably aren’t always extremely “lovable.” He’s probably not always respectable. Do you want to be loved any less when you aren’t at your “best”? Neither does he in the area of respect.
#Admiration – Men want to be desirable to their wives. That’s physically, but in other ways too. Is he strong enough—masculine enough for you? Does he meet all your expectations in a man? If a wife is always commenting on the sexier man in the movies or the more successful man in the world, he certainly will not feel admired. As an example, if a family struggles financially and the wife complains about it all the time, the man hears that as “I’m not good enough.” The greatest assurance of the fact that men have “what it takes” comes from their wives. Men who don’t sense this will often quit trying.
Ladies, if your husband’s success was proportional to your admiration of him—and the communication of that admiration—how successful will he be?
#Peace and Tranquility — men want their home to be a place to prepare for the world—they want to be able to relax. Men, that is never an excuse for laziness! (Laziness is a sin by the way.) I know this can be an ouch statement, but men want their wives to be their wife, and not their mother! Plus, and this is so important to understand, nagging never accomplishes what the wife hopes it will. It may get done what you wanted done, but not with the heart or attitude you hoped to go with the action. (If you are raising boys, remember this!)
Ladies, is your home a place of peace and tranquility? Someone said the wife/mother is the thermostat of the home? If that’s true, how comfortable are men living?
#Commitment – Yes, men want this too! They want to know they are number one with you. Men don’t want to see their wife looking at other men or hear them commenting on how wonderful another man may be. They want to know you are faithful only to them.
Ladies, does your husband know he’s number one to you—that no man could ever take his place?
#Acceptance/Participation – Husbands aren’t really looking for a wife who will try to change them. Granted many men need changing, but the Biblical way to do this is through prayer and modeling change for them. Men also want their wives to appreciate their hobbies and interests, since it is so much a part of who they are as men. You don’t have to love golf, but to know that the lower score is the better is a great plus when they come home after a good game. He’ll need to brag to someone. He’s hoping that someone is you.#strongafricanwoman
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