{"id":1200,"date":"2017-03-02T23:38:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T23:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2017-03-02T23:38:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T23:38:29","slug":"celebrating-pastors-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2017\/03\/02\/celebrating-pastors-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Your Pastor\u2019s Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve always loved the month of March. Even as a child I wrote a poem about it:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;March brings spring and birds do sing<\/p>\n<p>Sun shines, rain falls, little trees grow very tall<\/p>\n<p>Red birds, blue birds, robins too<\/p>\n<p>Will bring springtime here for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now added to the joy of spring this month is the opportunity to celebrate some of the most dedicated, fearless women I know &#8211; Pastors\u2019 Wives!<\/p>\n<p>Someone wrote me earlier this year asking for ways to celebrate their pastor\u2019s wife. Let me share some suggestions with you.<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; Pray &#8211; Remember to pray specifically for your pastor\u2019s wife. I suggest you include some of the following in prayer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wisdom<\/strong> &#8211; All of us know what it is to need wisdom, but I think that is especially true of the pastor\u2019s wife. She is juggling demands of the family, church and often a secular job. Ask God to give her wisdom in handling these demands with grace and proper priorities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strength<\/strong> &#8211; Given the demands listed above, it is little wonder that so many pastors\u2019 wives indicate that they suffer from burn-out. Ask God to give them supernatural strength to meet all of their responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest<\/strong> &#8211; Needless to say, the typical Sunday Sabbath isn\u2019t happening for the pastor\u2019s wife. I remember thinking after some Sundays that I needed to get back to work to rest! Pray that God will remind her that a Sabbath is absolutely necessary and to help her dedicate that time for the renewing of her body and spirit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delight<\/strong> &#8211; Ask God to bless her with something that will be a delight for her. He delights in providing for His children. Pray God\u2019s special blessing on her during this month.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your pastor\u2019s wife if there something specific you can pray for her. Knowing that someone is partnering with her in prayer is one of the most special gifts that you can give.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2 &#8211; Encourage &#8211; This can be as simple as thanking her for her service to the church or a reminder of a way that she has impacted your life. Never forget that she experiences what we all do &#8211; wondering if she\u2019s done anything useful for the Kingdom. Carissa Lamb, wife of LifePoint Ministries Bishop Tim Lamb, has a wonderful ministry of writing notes of encouragement. She usually designs the card on the computer and writes a special thank you or encouraging word. They always come at just the right time! Send your pastor\u2019s wife a special note this month.\u00a0 It will lift her spirit in ways you can\u2019t imagine.<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8211; Consider a special gift. This could be anything from her favorite coffee to a collectible! Last year, Frances Pike, a special friend, and intercessor, gave me a gift that continues to impact my life. At a prayer meeting and she gave me a beautiful blue and white box. She then had everyone present write a scripture for me and place it in the box. During the year I have repeatedly gone to the box and read one of those scriptures. Needless to say, it is always an encouragement. It is not only a reminder of how much those women blessed me, but it also reminds me how much God loves me.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all, celebrate that God has given you a gift in your pastor\u2019s wife and love her with all your heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By\u00a0Susan Beacham<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[313,289,299],"class_list":{"0":"post-1200","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"tag-313","9":"tag-march","10":"tag-ministers-wives-month","11":"entry"},"title_es":"Celebraci\u00f3n de la mujer de tu Pastor","content_es":"Siempre me ha gustado el mes de marzo. A pesar de que un ni\u00f1o que escrib\u00ed un poema sobre \u00e9l: &quot;Marzo trae la primavera y los p\u00e1jaros cantan sol brilla, la lluvia cae, peque\u00f1os \u00e1rboles crecen muy altos p\u00e1jaros rojos, p\u00e1jaros azules, petirrojos tambi\u00e9n traer\u00e1n la primavera aqu\u00ed para usted.&quot; Ahora a\u00f1ade a la alegr\u00eda de la primavera de este mes es la oportunidad de celebrar algunas de las mujeres m\u00e1s dedicados, sin miedo que conozco - esposas de pastores! Alguien me escribi\u00f3 a principios de este a\u00f1o pidiendo maneras de celebrar la esposa de su pastor. Perm\u00edtanme compartir algunas sugerencias con usted. 1 - Pray - Recuerde que debe orar espec\u00edficamente por la esposa de su pastor. Le sugiero que incluye algunos de los siguientes en la oraci\u00f3n. <ul><li> <strong>La sabidur\u00eda<\/strong> - Todos nosotros sabemos lo que es necesario la sabidur\u00eda, pero creo que esto es especialmente cierto de la esposa del pastor. Ella est\u00e1 haciendo malabares con las demandas de la familia, la iglesia y, a menudo un trabajo secular. Pide a Dios que le diera la sabidur\u00eda en el manejo de estas demandas con gracia y prioridades adecuadas. <\/li><li> <strong>Resistencia<\/strong> - Teniendo en cuenta las exigencias mencionadas anteriormente, no es de extra\u00f1ar que tantas esposas de pastores indican que sufren de agotamiento. Pide a Dios que les d\u00e9 fuerza sobrenatural para cumplir con todas sus responsabilidades. <\/li><li> <strong>Resto<\/strong> - Ni que decir tiene, el t\u00edpico descanso dominical no est\u00e1 pasando por la esposa del pastor. Recuerdo que pens\u00e9 despu\u00e9s de algunos domingos que ten\u00eda que volver al trabajo para descansar! Ore para que Dios le recordar\u00e1 que el s\u00e1bado es absolutamente necesario y que la ayudara a dedicar tiempo para que la renovaci\u00f3n de su cuerpo y el esp\u00edritu. <\/li><li> <strong>Delight<\/strong> - Pide a Dios que la bendiga con algo que va a ser un placer para ella. Se deleita en la prestaci\u00f3n de sus hijos. Oren bendici\u00f3n especial de Dios sobre ella durante este mes. <\/li><li> Pregunta a la esposa de su pastor si hay algo espec\u00edfico que puede orar por ella. Saber que alguien se ha asociado con ella en la oraci\u00f3n es uno de los regalos m\u00e1s especiales que se pueden dar. <\/li><\/ul> 2 - Anime - Esto puede ser tan simple como darle las gracias por su servicio a la iglesia o un recordatorio de una manera que ha impactado su vida. Nunca hay que olvidar que ella experimenta lo que todos hacemos - pregunt\u00e1ndose si ella ha hecho algo \u00fatil para el Reino. Carissa Cordero, esposa de LifePoint Ministerios Obispo Tim Lamb, tiene un maravilloso ministerio de escribir notas de aliento. Por lo general se dise\u00f1a la tarjeta en el ordenador y escribe un especial o una palabra alentadora gracias. Ellos siempre llegan en el momento justo! Enviar esposa de su pastor una nota especial de este mes. Se va a levantar su esp\u00edritu de manera que no se puede imaginar. 3 - Considere un regalo especial. Esto podr\u00eda ser cualquier cosa de su caf\u00e9 favorito para un objeto de colecci\u00f3n! El a\u00f1o pasado, Frances Pike, un amigo especial, e intercesor, me dio un regalo que sigue afectando a mi vida. En una reuni\u00f3n de oraci\u00f3n y me dio un hermoso cuadro azul y blanco. Ella entonces ten\u00eda todos los presentes escribir una escritura para m\u00ed y lo coloca en la caja. Durante el a\u00f1o he ido varias veces a la caja y leer una de esas escrituras. Ni que decir tiene, que siempre es un est\u00edmulo. No es s\u00f3lo un recordatorio de lo mucho que esas mujeres me bendijo, pero tambi\u00e9n me recuerda lo mucho que Dios me ama. Por encima de todo, celebran que Dios te ha dado un regalo en la esposa de su pastor y amarla con todo su coraz\u00f3n. <strong>Por Susan Beacham<\/strong>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/Ministers-Wives-Month-16-NS-2.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-jm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}