Remember to Put Him First

As young moms, we often find ourselves consumed with our children. It is easy when our little ones are so dependent on us to put them in first, second and even third place (even if we only have one child!) in our home. What we forget when this is the case is that our relationship with our husbands, aside from our relationship with God, is the most important here on earth. We can read numerous parenting books at a time, but do we ever read anything about marriage? We can pray and pray for our little ones throughout the day - that they would know Jesus and walk humbly with Him, for their health and safety, that we would be patient with them, that we would have wisdom in how to best love them - but are we praying for these same things for our husbands?

This is a unique season in our lives and we should not beat ourselves up for giving our children extra attention - they need and demand it - but we would do well to keep in mind that our primary calling, over being a mother, is being a wife. The Lord calls us to love our spouse by doing and saying things to encourage him and build him up. Seek ways to love your husband and to remind him, and yourself, that he is your first love.