1. Keeping Your Spouse Happy13
Keeping Your Spouse Happy

2. Happy Husbands 1. Assume a role that is pleasing to him
In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, - I Peter 3:1

3. 2. Develop attitudes that make him happy (chaste)
Happy Husbands
2. Develop attitudes that make him happy (chaste)
as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. - I Peter 3:2

4. 3. Cultivate a pleasing appearance
Happy Husbands
3. Cultivate a pleasing appearance
Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; - I Peter 3:3

5. but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear.
- I Peter 3:4-6

6. Inner Beauty Consists of:
Gentle Spirit

7. Inner Beauty Consists of:
Gentle Spirit
Doing what is right

8. Inner Beauty Consists of:
Gentle Spirit
Doing what is right
No Fear

9. Summary I: Ways to make him happy
Submission

10. Summary I: Ways to make him happy
Submission
Chastity

11. Summary I: Ways to make him happy
Submission
Chastity
Inner Beauty

12. 1. Live with your wife Happy Wives
You husbands in the same way, live with your wives
- I Peter 3:7a

13. Good Home Management
Know what’s happening

14. Cultivate relationships
Good Home Management
Know what’s happening
Cultivate relationships

15. Plan for growth Good Home Management Know what’s happening
Cultivate relationships
Plan for growth

16. Involved Good Home Management Know what’s happening
Cultivate relationships
Plan for growth
Involved

17. 2. Know your wife Happy Wives
… in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman… - I Peter 3:7b

18. The success you have in making your wife happy is in direct proportion to your knowledge of her.

19. How to Know
Listen

20. How to Know
Listen
Be Open

21. How to Know
Listen
Be Open
Forgive

22. How to Know
Listen
Be Open
Forgive
Anticipate

23. Happy Wives
3. Honor your wife
… in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman. - I Peter 3:7b

24. Right use of Natural Strength
How to Honor
Right use of Natural Strength

25. How to Honor
Right use of Natural Strength
Compliment Often

26. Public Respect How to Honor Right use of Natural Strength
Compliment Often
Public Respect

27. Do the “Dirty” Work How to Honor Right use of Natural Strength
Compliment Often
Public Respect
Do the “Dirty” Work

28. Demonstrate Appreciation
How to Honor
Right use of Natural Strength
Compliment Often
Public Respect
Do the “Dirty” Work
Demonstrate Appreciation

29. Be involved – don’t just visit
Summary II
Be involved – don’t just visit

30. Know her better than anyone else
Summary II
Be involved – don’t just visit
Know her better than anyone else

31. Value her above all others
Summary II
Be involved – don’t just visit
Know her better than anyone else
Value her above all others