Marriage Is For The Mature

AS I EXPOUND ON HOW YOU HAVE TO ALLOW GOD HELP YOU BECOME ONE AND HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

FIRST;

JESUS SAID IN MATTHEW 19:11 THAT MARRIAGE IS FOR THE MATURE

LET’S START WITH COLOSSIANS 3:18-21

Wives, be subject to your husbands [out of respect for their position as protector, and their accountability to God], as is proper and fitting in the Lord. 

Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them [because of the responsibilities of marriage]. Children, obey your parents [as God’s representatives] in all things, for this [attitude of respect and obedience] is well-pleasing to the Lord [and will bring you God’s promised blessings]. 

Fathers, do not provoke or irritate or exasperate your children [with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by favoritism or indifference; treat them tenderly with lovingkindness], so they will not lose heart and become discouraged or unmotivated [with their spirits broken].”

‭‭OKAY LETS START WITH THE WORD SUBJECT IN VERSE 18 WHICH WE COULD ALSO SAY SUBMIT, WHICH IS A DIRTY WORD IN MOST WOMENS VOCABULARY 

BECAUSE  IN THE PAST IN THE CHURCH WE WERE TAUGHT THE HUSBAND WAS THE BOSS. AND EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY HAD TO JUST SUBMIT  TO WHATEVER HE SAID OR DID. WHETHER IT WAS GOOD OR RIGHT FOR THEM OR NOT. HOWBEIT THAT BROUGHT ABOUT A LOT OF ABUSE IN OUR CHRISTIAN FAMILIES. 

WELL, HALLELUJAH THAT ISN’T WHAT GOD WAS SAYING AT ALL. 

AS THE CHURCH HAS GROWN AND MATURED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN THE WORD OF GOD. WE’VE LEARNED THAT THE HUSBAND ISN’T THE BOSS, BUT THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING, GUIDING, LEADING, CHERISHING, NOURISHING, LOVING, PROVIDING AND BUILDING UP THE FAMILY, STARTING WITH THE WIFE FIRST.

EPHESIANS 5:25 - 26

“Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],”

HE’S THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY, LIKE CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH. AND HE’S THE ONE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD

HE’S THE ONE THAT HELPS EACH FAMILY MEMBER KNOW AND GROW INTO THEIR GOD GIVEN PURPOSE.

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SO, LADIES OUR HUSBANDS HAVE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND NEED US PRAYING FOR THEM MORE THAN WE REALIZE. 

THEY ARE THE CHRIST IN OUR HOMES, SANCTIFYING US AND CLEANSING US WITH THE WASHING OF THE WATER WITH THE WORD WITH THEIR WORDS, SPEAKING INTO US AND DECLARING OVER US WHO WE ARE.

NOW WIVES LETS GET BACK TO US WITH THIS WORD SUBMISSION:

I PETER 3:1 - 2

“Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear.”

EPHESIANS 5:22 - 24

“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.”

So ladies, Showing and giving respect to your husband is soo important.

As you use your words to build your man up, it will cause him to trust you with his private insecurities, and will make your relationship stronger than ever.

You Winn, when you’re not tearing down but building up.

Your husband will be your Superman as you learn how to speak to him and pray for him.

Wives, God is requiring us to respect our husbands both in their position as protector and in their responsibility to God as head of the home.