Years ago, I made the mistake of asking my husband, Dave, for the last bite of his hamburger. For most of us, giving someone that last bite is more of a sacrifice than the first bite-because you still have so much left! But that last bite... I didn't realize before how much of a test it could be, especially for Dave.
Our exchange began as usual, with his offer, "I'm going to stop here and get a hamburger. Do you want one?"
"No, no, no. I don't want anything."
"Are you sure you don't want anything? Let me get you one."
Marriage & Family
What Arguing Over a Hamburger Can Teach You About Forgiveness
King of the Castle
What should a Christian Wife do for her Husband?
The wife who hands over the rein of king to her husband will have a happy and content man. Why resist what God intended for marriage to be? It is instinctive for a man to want to protect, defend, and provide for his wife. When a wife struggles with her husband’s headship position she is allowing herself to feel controlled by him, rather than being the wife God intends her to be. The question is, is your husband really controlling you and misusing his position or do you only make yourself feel controlled?
Finding the Mind of the Lord Together
1 Corinthians 7:1-5 - Instruction on Marriage 1 Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to live a celibate life.[a] 2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. 4The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. 5Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
True Love Makes Us Whole
Setting people free is the core of true love. The true wisdom of love and freedom is this: “If you love something, set it free. If it doesn’t come back, it was never yours to begin with.” Love desires freedom and the need to be trusted. If we do not learn to love openly and without fear then the objects of our affection will struggle in their relationship with us. Love gives permission for people to explore their life and identity and to make mistakes in the process. Whenever we do something for the first time, we cannot make a mistake because we haven’t done this before. Therefore we can only learn from what happened. Then we must make an adjustment and try again.
Emotional Adultery: How Husbands and Wives Disrespect Each Other
How Husbands Disrespect Their WivesHusbands who stare at, or flirt with other women may not think they are being disrespectful, but it is very hurtful to their wives. The bible talks about this in detail about how a man is to love his wife. "Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loves the church and gave himself up for her." (Ephesians 5:25)
Disrespecting our wives by ogling, touching, chatting with online, flirting, or staring at other women is not conducive to a healthy relationship, simply because it causes resentment and jealousy between couples. Husbands who make a habit of looking at other women in the wrong way are also disrespecting God's creation and the one flesh of marriage.
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