Well, if a wife is more spiritually mature than her husband, how does her husband lead

her spiritually?

It's not an uncommon situation.

It's not an uncommon question in the inbox and it's up next in an email from a young

man, Pastor John, hello.

How do I lead my wife spiritually when she is more spiritually mature than I am?

I became a true follower of Christ years after my wife and her spiritual maturity is far

greater than mine.

For most of my marriage, I have been a poor leader of my family, especially in spiritual

matters.

But by the grace of God, I am growing in my faith and I'm slowly starting to take the

reins of leadership in my family.

My wife's discernment, desire, and dependence on the Lord are incredible examples, and

I often ask her advice and discernment in my search and reading through Scripture.

How, Pastor John, can I lead her better?

Let's start with the foundations.

I'm going to get to very specific responses to his question, how to lead a woman who's

ahead of you like this.

But I just think way more important than those particular suggestions are getting foundations

clear.

So let's do that for a few minutes.

Ephesians 5, 23 to 25.

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