I have taught “Men’s Leadership Class” for 45 years, and several years ago, I also added a separate class for ladies. In the men’s class, one of my lessons is about how to meet the seven basic needs of your wife. I always enjoy teaching that particular class and get a good response from the guys in the class. Last week, I got a message from a guy who went through Leadership Class five years ago and moved because of a job change. He sent me a note to thank me for that class. He was 22 years old and single when he took the class, but he married about a year after moving. He said that his marriage was beautiful, and he was sure that the reason was because he went back and reread the notes from the class every month after he got married. He also said that many of his friends at his church and work associates would complain about their wives and bad marriages, and he would share the information that he had down pat because he put it into practice in his marriage. He said that God had given him a wonderful ministry of helping other married men know how to really love their wives. He related that no one where he lived knew me, so he just shared what he was doing without mentioning my name and wondered if that was right. I responded and assured him that he had way more clout with his friends than I did and that he was the one who validated the information by making it work in his marriage. I also told him that I had heard the information at a seminar shortly after I was married over 50 years ago and that I had put it into practice in my marriage, so it really wasn’t mine. I also thanked him for the note of appreciation and that he had made my day.

I got to thinking about the number of married guys who have taken the leadership class over the years, and hoped it had been as helpful to them as it had been to my friend who wrote me.