Dont Be a Drip
DON’T BE A DRIP!
The Bible compares a quarrelsome, nagging wife to a constant dripping on a rainy day (Proverbs 19:13; 27:15). We all know how annoying that sound can be and we will do almost anything within our power to make it stop.
When we nag our husbands about something we want, chores or other tasks we want him to do, his job (or lack of it), his friends, his hobbies, the way he spends his time, etc., etc., etc., we can cause him to do almost anything to shut us up. Our constant reminders of how he has not lived up to what we expect of him can wear him out physically and spiritually. We can tempt him to lie, to become angry, bitter, or have fits of rage. Even if these things never happen, it is certain we will keep him from being everything he can be.
The story of Samson and Delilah in Judges 16 is a perfect example of how a woman was able to influence her husband by her constant prodding. Verse 16 says, “With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death.” Read this story for yourself. Think about and evaluate how you influence your husband. What things do you constantly “remind” him of? Are they important enough to risk his physical and spiritual well-being?
-Sandra McCurry-
(From the Tampa Bay Church of Christ Bulletin, 7/10/88)