Today I called the chiropractor. I set up an appointment for my husband. If I want a sense of respect, as a worldly secretary feels from getting trained for a job and being paid paychecks for, I need to command it! Why not earn the sense of respect right within the home that secretaries do, except for me, right inside my home, as a helpmeet to my man? I confidently told the secretary with the confident yet raspy voice that would normally intimidate me: "Hi, do you have any openings for tomorrow? I'm calling to make an appointment for my husband." She named four slot times. I said to her, "Could you please hold on a moment, and I'll ask him?" (Isn't that what a worldly secretary would do - a secretary who is on the phone making an appointment for her boss? Except I am abiding in my home - I've got the pureness of heart going for me.) My husband named the time of his preference to me from where he was relaxing. I got back on the telephone and told her his choice. I was confident! And the result? I earned respect from the owner of this raspy voice. Next time I have an appointment to make for my man, I will add to my confidence. This is to the glory of God.
I really like your comment about pureness of heart. I think it's all too easy to serve our husbands out of a sense of duty and not from a pure heart of love. That's something I want to strive for - serving from a heart of love and gratitude.
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