Supporting your husband

Yesterday I wrote a short post on the pressures of ministry. I wrote briefly about the need to consider these pressures before choosing to marry a minister. Afterwards I thought about it more, and realised that each job or profession would have particular pressures it would be important to think about. For example, scientists like Dave tend to travel more than some other professions. If I was someone who was fearful and miserable when left alone, I would need to consider whether I could happily support him in his job if we were to marry. A wife is to be a helper and a support to her husband. Before marriage it is good for a woman to think about whether or not she believes she has the God-given personality and gifts to support a particular man in what he has chosen to do with his life. I still think there are some professions that would infringe more on your personal life and create more potential difficulties. Ministry and politics are two that come to mind.

Of course, a man may choose to change his profession after marriage. Especially these days, many people do change their jobs several times in a lifetime. However, these are decisions that would be made together. Hopefully God would be working in both partner's hearts to lead them in a particular direction together.