Be Careful!

How many times have you said be careful to your wife as she has left the house? What exactly were you talking about? Was it (1) her driving, (2) other people's driving, or (3) could it have been the deceitfulness of someone she may encounter?

Mark 8:15 "Be careful," Jesus warned them. "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod"

So do we say "be careful" for the sake of saying it? Is it a way of loving her more? I think that I can love Patty by demonstrating my concern for her safety, that is physical, emotional, and spiritual.

It is commonplace in America to caution someone about "physical" safety. For example, it is the law that every Kid in shall be in a car seat, however, children are permitted to watch inappropriate TV shows and movies, participate unsupervised internet (e.g. social networking), sexting etc. Today our culture is more concerned about physical safety and disregards spiritual safety. I think this is an incorrect view of relationships.

Challenge: intentionally look out for you wife's spiritual safety and warn her as needed.