"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the
church and gave himself up for her " Ephesians 5:25
I am a submissive wife.
What does that mean? It means
when my husband speaks I listen. I know
there are a lot of men out there saying to themselves 'wish my wife would do
that' but if you asked my husband he'd probably tell you to be careful what you
wish for. See the Bible doesn’t just
stop with 'wives submit'. In fact the
Bible tells us that to whom much is given much is expected. To have a wife submit to you is a huge
responsibility. You become the leader of
your household like Christ leads the church.
I don’t know how many
times in the course of our marriage I’ve found occasion to let my husband know
that I don’t envy him. I wouldn’t trade
places with him. Husbands please
understand something; you are the head and not the tale, above and not beneath. If you are to be doers of the word, having
ears to hear, eyes to see, and a heart that understands, then you have to be
the one to start this. You need to be in
the Word constantly reading and re-reading the scriptures of how a husband is
to treat his wife. Speak softly to her,
lift her up, encourage her, be an example to her. One of the biggest blessings I have in my
husband is a good example. Women are emotional;
we tend to over react but my husband stays calm, repeats the Word, and reminds
me that we have a hope in Christ. He
inspires in me the will to live a life of Integrity. Husbands have that ability, you have been
blessed with the gifting’s to be a blessing to your wives. It really is as simple as doing what the Bible
tells you to do.
Wives do not
misunderstand me; the Bible states that we can drag our husbands with us to
heaven with our faith! If your husband
is not the head of the house then you can begin to act in love, submitting
yourself to God and therefore your husband.
I speak those things that are not as if they were, and say out loud in
my home ‘When my husband speaks I listen’.
When we rebel against our spouse we are rebelling against God. His word is clear, over and over again the
Bible states that wives should submit and husbands should cherish.
Listen, you don’t have to do it God’s way. There was a whole movement, women burned bras
and men stopped holding open doors. You
can do it the world’s way. You’ll have
about a 50/50 chance of staying married.
Or you can do it God’s way, where no weapon formed against you will
prosper. If you build the foundation of
your marriage on the Rock you’ll have a 100% guarantee that you will not
fail. Will it be easy? No.
God’s word is not a magic genie lamp, it’s a manual. Just like the manual in your car if you don’t
read it you won’t know it. If you don’t
put to practice what you read in the manual you’ll never get your transmission fluid
changed and your vehicle will break down.
Read it, do it, succeed at it.
There is a mystery to marriage, when you do it right your
life will become blessed. Where to or
more are in agreement so there too will Christ be! If you do it wrong, if you continue to go
against what God’s word teaches, no part of your life can bring you
fulfillment.
Treat your marriage as important as Christ treats the
church.
