For a woman to respect her husband, does it mean she can't bring up any issues?

Marriages need to be built on honesty and I need to reveal what's on my heart and my concerns.

But to do so in a manner that is not critical and condescending and bossy and domineering,

not in a way that tears him down,

but in a way that builds him up and gives him the opportunity to say,

yes, I will move into that space.

I will take leadership in this.

And I have found actually over the years,

my husband now respects my opinion so highly

that I need to be very cautious

because when I say something, he listens

carefully.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMaz.

It's Monday, June 2nd.

Here's Nancy to introduce our guest.

In the very first page of the scripture, we read this verse.

So God created man in his own image.

In the image of God, he created him. Male and female, he created them.

We're talking this week about what it means to be female, what it means to be a woman and what it

means to be a woman after God's own heart. Our guest is Mary Cassian, a friend from North of the Border

in Canada. She's an author, a speaker, a teacher. She's a wife. She's a mom of three

teenaged sons. And Mary, thanks so much for the ways that you have helped me to understand

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