A Wife’s Supporting Role

It’s no secret that our family loves Andy Griffith. It has provided good comic relief in the midst of very busy ministry days. Our family conversations are peppered with lines from many of our favorite shows. Truth be told, there are many good lessons taught in the episodes.

Yesterday I was watching the episode posted above entitled, “Back to Nature”. After watching it I thought about how many times Andy saves Barney’s face. Barney claims to be a real outdoors man, yet he gets lost in the woods. Rather than let the truth be known, and see Barney get laughed at by the boys they’re leading on this excursion, Andy does everything he can to cover for him. Barney turns out to be a hero that demonstrates “pioneer moxie.”

You know, for any woman who is married, we are to do for our husbands exactly what Andy does for Barney. We are to cover for him; show him to be a hero instead of a coward. We are to make him look big in the eyes of his children and others. Is this lying? No, this is being prudent. Proverbs 12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. This is loving him more of than ourselves. I Cor. 13:4-7 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. It’s making his need to be respected greater than our need to be right.

Are you covering for your husband when needed? Are you keeping to yourself the things that others don’t need to know? It’s all a part of reverencing him as Ephesians 5:33 commands. Men need our supporting role more than Barney needed Andy! If your husband is your hero, (and he should be!) let him know it!

Married to the greatest guy on the earth,