There's this passage in scripture that is quite misunderstood by most women.
Some take leverage on their misconception of this passage to threaten their husband whenever they have face-off, to curse him that things will not work well for him because they are angry with him.
The scripture is actually 1 Peter 3:7. The [NIV] reads,
"Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers."
This verse of scripture has been wrongly taught to imply that God will not answer the prayers of a husband who offends or mistreat his wife.
That is not true because that isn't what Peter was even saying.
I'm not saying that husbands are at liberty to mistreat their wife. No true Christian man wants to do that, isn't it? It's wrong to mistreat your wife. As a matter of principle, I don't keep friendship with guys who mistreat their wife. We can't be friends.
Now, let's address this scripture.
Firstly, in the New Testament, angels are not intermediary between God and his people. So, we do not get answers to our prayers from them.
Answers to our prayers are generated directly from within us because at new birth God instantly set up his headquarters in us. We are the temple and altar of God. God lives in us.
Answers to prayers is according to the power at work in us (Ephesians 3:20) because we are the literal abode of God (John 14:23). He dwells in us.
It will interest you to know that what Peter was addressing was not even answers to prayers, but prayer itself.
He says that husbands should be considerate with their wife and treat them with respect so that nothing will hinder their prayers.
So here, he alluded that prayers cannot be offered in the tempest of passion. When there's bickerings and strifes in a home, couples would hardly pray.
The word "hinder" is enkoptesthai. It means to interrupt. In other words, what Peter was saying to husbands is this:
"If you are not considerate with your wife and treat her with respect, your home could become tensed to the point where prayers will be interrupted."
In other words, you might not be able to pray Did you get it? Wives are not intermediary between husband and God that they will decide by their mood what prayer request God should accede to.
Many Christian homes don't pray together because of the rancour and division between the couples. This is exactly what Peter was educating husbands to understand. If they are not considerate with their wife or decide to pick on her at every slightest provocation, the home will become turbulent and nobody will pray.
So, Peter wasn't saying that once a woman is not happy with her husband, answers to his prayers or what he's looking for will not get to him. No!
The mood of my wife does not determine how God deals or respond to me. My relationship with God is based on faith. And the New Testament is a document sustained by faith.
It is important that this is explained because of the erroneous impression instilled in some women to think when they are not happy with their husband, nothing ever will work for him.
Some women are good at bragging with this idea. That's nonsense! Some even use their private part to curse their husband. Wrong!
Please, wives, get it straight to your head – you don't have the power to hinder answers to prayers.
Husbands, be considerate with your wife.
Thanks for your time.