Character
Jan 14, 2025
Our spouse is often the person who sees our whole character, the things we think about and dream, the things that define us, and the things we would like to hide. Healthy marriages refine each other's character. The Proverbs provide a piercing insight into how to understand our character and how to allow God to shape it. In the following discussion questions, ask your spouse to help you to see both strengths and potential blind spots in character so that you can continue to grow as a Believer and a spouse.
Do any of the Proverbs in the Devotional speak to character strengths of your spouse? Do any speak of blind spots for your spouse?
How as a couple can you grow in character and wisdom together?
Share with one another the ways God has shaped your character. Was it though suffering? Was it through small victories? What might your spouse not know about how God has worked to bring you to be the person you are today?
Proverbs Related to Character in the Devotional.
Day 7 - Proverbs 27:21 Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.
Day 14 - Proverbs 11:24 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
Day 21 - Proverbs 3:7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Day 28 - Proverbs 11:25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Day 35 - Ecclesiastes 5:2 Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God.
Day 42 - Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
Day 49 - Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Day 56 - Proverbs 3:27-28 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them. If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”
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