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31 years old and Striving to become a Proverbs 31 wife

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I should have been that all along.
I've got the homemaking and cooking down.
It's the part about "Bringing him good not harm" (Proverbs 31:12)
that I know I need work.
Ours was a long off-and-on relationship fraught with anxiety before we were married
due to my husband having PTSD.
After we were married, we continued to struggle but in other ways.
Struggles happen.
But I didn't have to be so selfish at times.
I could have been more transparent with him,
Fought less, considered his feelings more.
It says "Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised."
(Prov 31:30)
And that is where I've failed. I have been off-again-on-again with Christ just as much
as I was with my husband when we were dating.
I'm working hard at being committed for life now,
and becoming "The woman of noble character".

Any tips?
 

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What a dear person you are. PTSD can be so difficult to deal with. My husband had a similar difficulty from a childhood incident. It took me a long time to learn what it was and then a longer time to learn that I was making it worse instead of better. You have really chosen the best way. I wish I had found it sooner.

So for tips, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY. Stay close to God and He will see you thru. One thing my experience has done for me is to give me a strong relationship with my Father, God. I know He is there with me, I know He will guide me through no matter what, and I know that when I am weak, He becomes my strength. The best is yet to come for both you and your husband. I have to accept that there will still be days when I don't come up to what I want to be but God helps me and I keep asking Him to help me to listen, trust and obey. I do know one thing for sure. Sometimes I can't trust me or my husband but I can always trust God. Your husband is truly blessed to have you for his wife. I am praying for you and your husband.
 
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I think that seeking God above all else helps us to grow and change. We can not do it in our own strength. God is the one who changes us to look more like His Son. Jeremiah 29:13 says "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." When I came to the point of doing this, I would listen to praise music and praise God for who He is and for what He has done. Then I would read His word and see what He had to say to me. I tried hard to get quiet and listen because I wanted to know what God had to say more than anything. Then I would bring my requests to Him. This process of seeking Him changed the way I thought and how I saw things. It opened my eyes to things that I need to ask for help with and things that I need to let go of. I hope that you find what you need as you seek Him. Blessings!
 
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