MARRIAGE SERIES, PART 1.
Genesis 2:24 (AMP)
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Mark 10:7-9
For this reason a man shall leave [behind] his father and his mother and be joined to his wife and cleave closely to her permanently,
And the two shall become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. [Gen. 2:24.]
What therefore God has united (joined together), let not man separate or divide.
The bible has defined marriage as a union of a man and a woman and shall for the purposes of this series, from time to time be the foundation or point of reference.
I will largely be writing from my perspective as a man and i want to initially apologise to my fellow men, if i tilt more towards the women because eventually, a good husband must be his wife's man or as they will put it a 'woman man'.
I want you to answer these questions as we move on,
1. Are you cleaving to your wife? (CLEAVE means; to adhere closely; stick; cling to remain faithful.)
2. Are you one flesh with your wife?
3. Are you still two?
4. Is a third party trying to divide or separate what God has joined together?
2. Are you one flesh with your wife?
3. Are you still two?
4. Is a third party trying to divide or separate what God has joined together?
As we begin to answer these questions sincerely (telling ourselves the truth within ourselves), we will find out if we have truly made the required efforts to keep within the boundaries set out by God for marriage, you will also afford yourself the opportunity to take a second look at your partner and determine who she is, a friend, your flesh, a competitor, partner or foe?
What your answer is will determine how far you are willing to make things right in your union.
What your answer is will determine how far you are willing to make things right in your union.
Love is not anywhere outside, so you must work inwards and ensure that you build a home and not a house.
No marriage union can claim perfection but the thing that makes the difference is the resolve by both parties to ensure that they build without external influences.
I made a commitment a while ago, after answering the above posed questions, that i will work on myself to become a good and loving husband to my wife, setting good examples for my children. That i will not build on my wife's shortcomings but rather encourage her sterling qualities and magnify them in my minds eye to the point where people can say 'she has blinded me' and it's working because i am always thinking of ways to please and make her happy (IT'S BECOME A HABIT AND IT'S WORTH IT!), reason being that i found out that after God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, she is all i have.
When the night falls and i have to sleep,I am alone with her, no friends, no mother or father, no relations or children.
If i am having pains of any sort at night, she will be the first to know and cater for me. By all standards, she is my closest relative! So why treat her carelessly?
You can create a loving relationship, depending on how you have answered the above questions.
It's not about your friends, its about your home.
Build it and they will admire you, it takes a man to determine to do the right thing, cowards choose the easy way.
It's not about your friends, its about your home.
Build it and they will admire you, it takes a man to determine to do the right thing, cowards choose the easy way.
BE THE MAN!
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