The Wife As The Heart

Tonight, we will apply the functions of the physical heart. To this of the wife or the mom in the home.

1. The Bible teaches the man is the head, the leader, the provider, the decision maker.

2. The Bible teaches the man is to love his wife, “as his own body” Ephesians 5:28-29.

3. I don’t feel it’s wrong to apply the lessons of “Heart trouble” to that of the home.

I. General Thoughts Concerning the Heart.

1. Nobody wants a bad heart.

2. I feel we cause most of our heart problems.

3. If our heart is strong, we can stand much more effectively.

4. It’s a smart person who tries to prevent heart problems and if you do develop heart problems. You must learn to live with them.

a. You don’t fight against them.

5. The problem is: we realize too late the damage we do to our heart.

II. How does the Head Help the Heart?

1. You don’t condemn it criticize it

a. Dumb heart and stupid heart

2. Your head tells your heart, you don’t need help. No, we need help.

a. Because the head is of no good if the heart is not working.

3. You seek the best help possible, the most knowledgeable people in their field.

a. Not some house doctor

b. We should feel the same way about our wife, about our home.

c. You don’t send your heart to the doctor, you take it.

4. There is no higher, no greater source of help on the home than the word of God.

5. The Bible is the handbook on happiness

a. It will advise the man, the woman, and the children

b. It leads to the next step in what do you do in the heart problem.

III. Second, Not Only Seek Help, but You Follow their Advice

1. Story of man and wife having problems. They sought help. The advice was, run one mile every day call me next week.

2. It does you no good to know what’s wrong. It does you no good if you know how to correct it, if you don’t follow the instruction, right.

3. There would be some basic things for the heart. The starting place is “Basic laws for marriage”

IV. Third, You Stop Doing the Wrong Things, that Cause the Pressures

1. Friends.

a. Usually not the personalities of them, but rather the priorities of them.

b. Your family should come first.

2. Finances

a. Learn to live on what you make.

3. Family

4. Feelings, personal rights.

a. Have each member of the family list every right they feel they should have.

b. Then give all rights to God, and then tear up the list.

c. Allow God to give them back in the form of privileges

d. Enjoy the privileges only as long as you accept the responsibility that accompanies them.

5. Learn what puts pressure on your home, then do whatever it takes to stop it.

V. Last, Do the Things that Would Make your Heart Stronger. Exercise

1. Takes work, takes discipline, but it sure pays great dividends.

2. List the things you might do to help your heart then do it.

What have we said tonight?

The wife is the heart. When you have a heart problem, you help your heart.