“Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe.” Proverbs 5:18-19
When I was a young wife, I noticed these verses. What a good prayer for any wife to pray, that she would be more loving and pleasant.
One of the best ways to be loving is to respond to our husband’s love. Be affectionate right back when he shows affection in some way. Webster’s Dictionary says one definition of “loving” is “to be devoted.” We can, with the Lord’s help, show more devotion to our husbands. Perhaps his schedule has been especially busy lately, and so we need to do what we can to lighten his load around the home.
May the Lord also help us to be pleasant. Not only pleasant in words, but in our appearance, smell, attitude, and whatever else would make us more desirable for our husbands. Smile often! Husbands love to see a happy wife, and smiling certainly makes us more pleasant!