God created me to be a helper to my husband. He was clear about it. It was not a mistake; it was a deliberate and specific choice that he made.

A quick search for the Hebrew word used for ‘helper’ showed that it is used it refers to God’s help. Then, in the New Testament, the word is used by Jesus to describe the Holy Spirit, who he would be sending in place of himself.

Wives as God’s Representatives

This got me thinking; could we as wives be here as God’s representatives (for lack of a better word) to our husbands? Could we be the ones placed by God in our husbands’ lives to represent him in his absence? Don’t get me wrong, of course, God is ever-present, but you get my gist.

Being a wife as a helper is an awesome position of power, not of weakness as we often tend to think. It means we have something our husbands cannot do without, that without our help they may not achieve their full potential, and neither will we. A helper doesn’t take over, a helper aids; she supports, she enables, and she makes it possible by coming alongside.

Wives as supports

We all know that, without support, nothing can stand, certainly not for any length of time! We also know that things are easier when you have help.

Being a wife as a helper is a good thing, one I think we should embrace – so one of my daily prayers is, “Lord, how can I help my husband today?” Sometimes it will be by making him a cup of tea, other times by helping with his filing. Yet more times it will be praying for him, or showing him a different way.

Sometimes it will be by keeping quiet, or not by keeping quiet; sometimes it will be fasting for him – but always it should be prayerful and designed to take him one step closer to his destiny.