March 9, 2025 -Silence is Agreement

NUMBERS 30:1-31:54

Chronological Bible Readings

Numbers 30:10 “If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath 11 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand.

I have told my husband many times that silence is agreement. Because he chooses silence when he probably shouldn't. Whether it is not saying something to me when I say I am going to do something without discussing it with him, or when I express to him something I believe to be true. For example, when we are talking about a situation between us and I express my understanding of what we had decided or what he said and he doesn't say anything, that says to me that he agrees with me. I am an active independent person. I like to do things. So, when given an opportunity to do something I enjoy I make plans. I make sure it's not a conflict with anything on my schedule with my husband and I tell him about it expecting if he has an issue with it he will talk to me about it. But he doesn't usually say anything even if he should. I think I need to remember this scripture and post so that when he has questions, concerns or conflicts that I hear them without getting defensive. I also do believe that if something is not okay for my husband then I shouldn't do it. I don't think I always act that way. That is probably why he doesn't say anything. I need to have this conversation with him and confess this to him and express my heart felt desire to repent and be much better at hearing him and including him on my decision making. I know that recently I have made a lot of plans in a short time that I did not consult with him about and I shouldn't have. I am sure he would have agreed to most if not all of them but I didn't even give him a chance to talk about it. Thank you Lord for using ancient rules and laws to bring to my attention my sins and convicting me to put my husband in the place that he should be in my marriage.