Four Rules To Repair Your Marriage
In the United States, we are taught that at least according to our constitution, all men are created equal. It took over a over sixty years just to put an end to slavery. It took another fifty years before the concept included women. It took another sixty years before laws and court decisions enforced the concept that all men and women are created equal in the views of law. Yet , there are many examples of social bias, prejudice, discrimination, and injustice.
The world is smaller today than ever before. If something happens in Asia, it appears within minutes in our own homes. A murder in Orlando, touches families in Spokane almost instantly. The pressures of oppression and the thirst for freedom meet at our kitchen tables day after day. We are all affected.
How does all of this affect our marriages and homes? Apparently, it has affected thousands of homes as indicated by the over half of first marriages and over two thirds of second marriages ending in divorce.
The Bible teaches a set of dynamic principles to guide husbands and wives in their roles. These have sometimes been distorted or misapplied, however, when properly understood these principles go a long way toward enabling life-long marriages.
First Principle : Marriages thrive on mutuality. Whether you come from a Biblical perspective or just want a great marriage, this concept works. When husband and wife mutually give themselves to each other, both thrive. When husband and wife plan, work, and cooperate together, everyone wins.
Concept two: Man is charged with the task of leadership to the couple and family. Leadership sets the standards, values, priorities, and direction for the marriage and family socially, morally, economically, and spiritually. Effective leadership demands sensitivity to his followers, partners, and subordinates. To fulfill his leadership responsibilities, he must consider the needs, wants, and ideas of his wife being willing to sacrifice his own desires to meet her needs.
Protection of the family is inherent In the husband’s leadership. It is his duty to protect his wife from all manner of threats. Out of love, the husband places himself between his wife and any threat that might injure his wife. For this reason, a husband will guard against dangerous situations and dangerous people.
Principle C: Providing for the needs of his family is the duty of the husband. With hard works and self sacrifice, the husband is expected to supply the needs of his family. A dedicated wife will assist her husband and encourage him in his effort to meet this responsibility.
Concept D: Companionship is the mission of a wife. Her duty is to join her husband to mutually pursue the dreams of marriage and family. Honor, respect, and assistance are the wife’s critical contribution. She needs to willingly give herself to meet her husband’s most basic needs.
An abusive husband may abuse his wife, but a beloved wife freely shares her life, gives her love, and sacrifices herself for the welfare of her marriage and family. Giving always blesses. Giving always uplifts. Giving always blesses. Giving always strengthens marriages.
Evil is evil. Wrong is wrong. Hate is hate. There can be no excuses for abuses, but the solution to all of this calamity is genuine self sacrificing love. When a husband loves his wife, he protects her, provides for her, cherishes her, and empowers her. When a wife loves her husband, she honors, respects, and supports him. She gives herself freely to bless their union.
When the foundational principles of marriage and family are practiced faithfully by husbands they enjoy a blissful marriage and a blessed life.
A wife is blessed when she share their life encompassed by true love, but even more when her own love uplifts and sustains their union.
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