This verse is in a section of my Bible labeled "Qualifications for Overseers" and I thought it was fitting for a Pastor's wife also, so I modified (italicized words) and removed one section (...) of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 to fit with our prayers this week.
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of Pastor's wife, she desires a noble task. Therefore a Pastor's wife must be above reproach, ... sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. She must manage her own household well, with all dignity keeping her children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage her own household, how will she care for God's church? She must not be a recent convert, or she may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, she must be well thought of by outsiders, so that she may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
The role of Pastor's wife must be a daunting task, having to share one's husband with the entire congregation, personal events being shared as the sermon anecdote, being held to higher standards in the minds of some. Please lift up your Pastor's wife in prayer. Send her a card. Text her to see if she needs anything. Love her as your sister.
If you have a bible verse or a prayer you would like to share for your Pastor's wife, please leave it in the comments below.
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Please join me this week in praying for our Pastors' wives. Pray that they feel nothing but love and encouragement from their congregations. Pray that the church family lift her up in their prayers and support her. Also, pray that their husbands are sensitive to their needs.
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