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AMIABLE = GOOD-NATURED AND FRIENDLY
What is your disposition toward your husband? I was struck by another phrase in Way's translation of Titus 2:4 which exhorts wives "to be amiable and submissive to their own husbands." To be amiable makes for a happy and loving atmosphere.
The dictionary meaning is "good-natured and friendly." This is a good translation of the Greek word that is used in this Scripture which is "philandros." It means "to be affectionate and friendly."
This is the attitude God wants us to have as wives. Why is it then that we get so prickly, irritated, and impatient, especially with our husband?
Ask God to take away your prickliness. Ask Him to fill you with His amiableness. Get into the habit of reacting with an amiableness rather than impatience.
The psalmist rejoiced in Psalm 84:1: "How amiable are thy tabernacles (dwelling places), O LORD of hosts." Fill your home with an amiable spirit. Think of ways to be good-natured, friendly, and affectionate to your husband. That means taking time to stop what you are doing and touch him, hug him, and kiss him when he is near you.
Love from Nancy Campbell
