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July 4, 2009
Ephesians 5:26-33 (KJV)
Paul devotes twice as many words to telling husbands to love their wives as to telling wives to submit to their husbands. How should a man love his wife?
(1) He should be willing to sacrifice everything for her.
(2) He should make her well-being of primary importance.
(3) He should care for her as he cares for his own body. No wife needs to fear submitting to a man who treats her in this way.
The union of husband and wife merges two persons in such a way that little can affect one without also affecting the other. Oneness in marriage does not mean losing your personality in the personality of the other. Instead, it means caring for your spouse as you care for yourself, learning to anticipate his or her needs, helping the other person become all he or she can be. The creation story tells of God's plan that husband and wife should be one (Genesis 2:24), and Jesus also referred to this plan (Matthew 19:4-6). I soon will be married forty years and If my parents were alive today this year they would have been married seventy years. Marriage needs to be taken seriously. It is not something that should be taken lightly. In this day and time you find so many people who have been married several times. The divorce rate is over 60% and so many are living together out of wedlock. More than two thirds of the children born in the United States in 2004 were born out of wedlock. More people are living together then ever before in the history of this country. Homosexuality is growing and with the new hate crimes bill on the agenda the church could be limited to teaching against it. Even though we have the Word of God to guide us congressional leaders and over 50% of the American people are rejecting the truth. The question we must ask ourselves is, Ho much longer will God allow the world to continue in the way it is choosing to go. God punished the world with a flood the first time and Sodom and Gomorrah with fire... how will He punish the world this next time?
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Nine Suggestions for an Ailing Marriage
Never consider divorce an option. It is not a solution to your problem. Divorce is not an acceptable alternative because God says it is not.
Do not compare your mate or your marriage to others. There is not another person on earth like you. Your mate is also unique. This means that your marriage is unique. Let God make it what He wants it to be. He will make it perfect!
Forgive your mate. You are to forgive as Christ has forgiven you. You are a sinner. He or she is a sinner. You are not perfect-so be willing to forgive one another. And do it right away before any bitterness can build up.
Stop all criticism. Love does not criticize and find fault. Therefore, if you are critical of your mate, you do not have a heart of love. Stop all criticism. Instead, try a little praise. It works like magic!
Start communicating with your mate. Communication is completely broken down in many homes and marriages. Start listening to what your mate is saying as well as to what he or she is not saying. Break down the barriers by being vulnerable. Try saying, "Honey, what is the biggest fault I have?" Then say, "Would you please help me, by the grace of God, to gain victory over that fault?"
Refuse any relationship outside your marriage in which affection is sought or given. This substitute could even be a relative, a friend, or a neighbor. Do not seek to make someone else a substitute for what you are not getting in your marriage. You will never solve your problem doing this.
Trust your mate. Trust your spouse, even if he or she is wrong -you are right in trusting. A marriage must be based on trust. It cannot survive without it.
Do something every day to please your mate-something that you know will bring your partner joy and happiness. This is not asking much-to do one thing-but it pays big dividends.
Thank God every day for the 25 best qualities in your mate. Write them down. Concentrate on them and the positive will soon outshine the negative.
Daily Thought
The family is hurting because God is not a part of it. America needs a true awaking. We now are about to celebrate 233 years.
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