PERSONAL EVALUATION FOR WIVES

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1. _____ ______    Do you create an atmosphere where your family can freely share                                                      their experiences with you? (Proverbs 14:1) 

2. _____ ______    Do you feel that you are taken for granted, and too much is expected                                              of you?  (Proverbs 13:15, 18, 27) 

3. ______ ______    Do you lose your temper quickly over what your family might call                                                  “minor thing”?  (Proverbs 17:1) 

4. ______ ______     Do you verbally acknowledge to your family when you have been                                                      wrong?  James 5:16) 

5. ______ ______     Do you have specific goals of character development for yourself and                                            your family?  (1 Cor. 3:9,10) 

6. ______ ______      Does your family know what these goals are?  (James 1:22) 

7. ______ ______     Do you encourage and help your family in their goals rather than                                                    criticize them when they fall short?  (1 Cor. 3:10) 

8. ______ ______      Are you able to trace conflicts to basic causes?  (1 Cor. 2:15,16) 

9. ______ ______      Are you satisfied with the respect and feelings your family has for                                                    you?  (Proverbs 31:28) 

10. ______ ______    Is your testimony in the home pleasing to Christ and one that you                                                 would be willing to share with the people in the church?                                                                     (1 Peter 3:9) 

11. ______ ______    Do you know how to apply Scriptural principles to meet basic needs                                            as they arise within your family? (2 Timothy 2:14-17; James 1:5) 

12. ______ ______   Has anyone ever shown you from the Word your basic                                                                            responsibilities and the role you have in the home? (Prov. 31:10-31;                                      1 Peter 3; Eph. 5; Titus 2)

 

        (a)  ______    ______  Do you understand the headship of your husband?                                                                                           (Eph. 5:22) 

        (b)  ______   _____     Do you permit your children to do things in your husband’s                                                                          absence that he objects to when he is home? (Prov. 31:11)  

        (c) ______   ______     Do you seek to carry out your husband’s commands – even if                                                                       they don’t seem important to you? (1 Peter 3:5)  

          (d)  _____   _____       Do you consult with him before spending money? (Prov. 31:11)  

          (e)  _____   _____        Do you contradict him in front of the children? (Prov. 31:12)  

          (f)   _____   _____        Do you bring up his shortcomings in front of others?                                                                                     (Prov. 31:23)   

          (g)   _____   _____        Do you compare him with other men?  (Prov. 19:13)   

          (h)   _____   _____        Are you content with the financial structure God has placed                                                                        you in? (Heb. 13:4,5)   

          (i)   _____   _____         Do you pray for him daily and encourage him in his work, etc?                                                                   (Prov. 12:25)   

           (j)  _____   _____         Do you go out of your way to make yourself attractive to him?                                                                    (Prov. 31:22)  

           (k) _____   _____         Do you plan appetizing meals? (Prov. 31:27)  

           (l)   _____   _____        Do you take the responsibility for keeping the home as                                                                                    seriously as you would an outside job?