What If My Husband Isn’t Leading Our Family Like I Know He Should?

How do I still respect my husband when I feel like his lack of faith negatively affected the plans God has for our family? Don’t get me wrong; my husband is a strong believer. And there’s not a big sin issue.  I just feel like he isn’t believing and relying on God in several areas where we really need it.

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Oh Friend,

I know exactly what you mean. I used to get frustrated with Dennis for not leading our family in what I thought was the right way. I believed we couldn’t be a truly Christian family if we didn’t have to sit down family times regularly. At the moment, I felt we were failing. I was concerned our kids wouldn’t grow up to know God if we didn’t teach the right way.

When I questioned him, he would reply, “There’s more than one way to lead and teach.” I felt dismissed.

But over time here’s what I learned.  It wasn’t that he wasn’t leading our family. It’s that he wasn’t leading the way I thought he should.

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