Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire.
—Song of Solomon 8:6 NIV
Jealousy? In a marriage? How could that happen? I mean, shouldn't the term "jealous spouse" be an oxymoron?
But, unless you've dealt with a lot of couples and their needs you have no idea how much jealousy there is in a lot of marriages. Yet it isn't supposed to be that way. When you became a couple you were no longer 2 but 1. How does one half of a marriage become jealous of the other? There are many shallow reasons why but the real reason, the deep truth of it is insecurity.
There may be many causes of insecurity, too. But think about it - if you are secure in your relationship with your wife, if you know she is all about you, she loves you beyond anything else in the world, there is nothing to be jealous of - everything she has and is is also yours.
The same holds true for her - if she is secure in your marriage there is no reason for her to be jealous either. So today let's begin to jealous-proof our marriages. And how? By building your wife's confidence, assuring her of her place in your heart, and rejecting any thoughts of jealousy that may try to enter your heart.
TODAY’S DARE
Determine to be your wife's biggest fan. To help you set your heart on her and focus on her achievements, take yesterday’s list of negative attributes and discreetly burn it. Then share with your wife how glad you are about a success she recently enjoyed.
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