141 ~ What To Do When You Disagree: A 4-Step Guide to Making Decisions with Your Husband

2025-09-02

As godly wives, we are called to be submissive to our husband’s leadership. We know that God has given him the responsibility as the head of the household to be the decision-maker of the family. But what if we don’t agree with his decision? What if we are concerned with the consequences, with what seems to be a lack of responsibility or understanding of the situation, or we just think it’s a bad idea? What do we do then? Today, I’m sharing the same 4-step process that I use in making decisions with my husband. This will also be especially helpful for those times w...

As godly wives, we are called to be submissive to our husband’s leadership. We know that God has given him the responsibility as the head of the household to be the decision-maker of the family.

But what if we don’t agree with his decision? What if we are concerned with the consequences, with what seems to be a lack of responsibility or understanding of the situation, or we just think it’s a bad idea? What do we do then?

Today, I’m sharing the same 4-step process that I use in making decisions with my husband. This will also be especially helpful for those times when you don’t agree with his decision or in how he is handling the responsibilities of the household.

As a bonus, I will also be sharing with you the verses I use to pray over my husband and myself, verses that help us to be on the same page and in unity with our decisions.

Let’s get started.

Scripture References:

Proverbs 31:26

Romans 12:16

1 Peter 3:8-9

Romans 15:5

Ephesians 5:22-24

Psalms 37:5-8

John 14:26

Proverbs 3:5

Colossians 1:9-11

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