Well, yes, that is a model wife. But have you left anything out? I was pondering that as I looked at your list. And then I realized that something huge was missing.
So what's missing from your list? This: a model wife has a model husband. Love your wife, cherish her, honor her.
And also realize that "submission" does not mean a doormat. In 1 Peter 3, Peter tells women to honor their husbands as Sarah honored Abraham. Study the relationship between Sarah and Abraham--there is no doormat there. Sarah was very much in charge of her household. When she asked Abraham to do something, he listened to his wife, too much so, unfortunately. He should have prayed first before he took Hagar! But the point is that Sarah was NOT a doormat.
Here is the model husband, based on Scripture:
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for her.
Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.
1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
1 Cor. 7:3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
In short: love, honor, cherish.
I love my husband dearly. I have always been faithful to him. I love him. I just simply love him. I enjoy helping him, doing small things to make his life easier, making sure that when he comes home he enjoys being here. I want him to feel as loved and cared for as he makes me feel.
But I love my Father even more. Our God has given us wisdom and strength as we have walked through adversity. If I love my husband, it is because I know the source of love, Romans 5:5.
What also helps me love my husband is that my husband treats me well. He cherishes me. How easy it is to love and honor him because he loves and honors me! We have been married over 35 years. We have six children. And we still hold hands when we walk together, and we still love looking into each other's eyes and just talking....
Just some thoughts. I don't know what you were looking for when you posted this thread, but if it is encouragement, then just know that God's word doesn't return to Him void, Is. 55:11. Love your wife. Honor her. Cherish her. Let God take care of the rest.
