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Word To The Husbands!
Author : Shaila Touchton
Where are those who will give their word and stand by it, even to their own hurt? What about you? Husbands, as God ' s appointed head of the family, you are expected to set the example for your wife and children. Are you a man who can be counted own? Do you keep your commitments? You have vowed to love and care for your wife, whatever the situation, as long as you both shall live. Be true to your vow! Excuses, such as being unhappy in marriage, no longer feeling in love, not being loved by your wife, etc., don ' t cut it with God. Devote yourself to pleasing God in your role as a husband. Fulfill your responsibilities and with patience depend on God. Often this will transform your marriage in a way that brings glory to God. However, even if it does not, your obligation is the same. Your endurance and steadfast commitment to your vow will bring glory to God. Breaking your vow of marriage will bring dishonor on God ' s name, giving "occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme" (2 Samuel 12:14). Duty comes before happiness. You have a duty to God and to your marriage partner. Honor God by doing what is right, whatever your spouse chooses to do. You are responsible to God for what you do. Leave your spouse in God ' s hands. When a Christian is Married to a Non-Christian. Certainly if this was the situation at the time of marriage, you should never have consented to such a marriage. However once you are married, the commitment stands. The apostle Paul addressed this issue in 1 Corinthians 7:10-15. Even in such a situation, the Christian is commanded not to leave or divorce the non-Christian spouse. Your non-Christian spouse may be unwilling to remain with you. You are to be a good and faithful marriage partner, providing no reason for your non-Christian spouse to leave. Yet, if he or she determines to leave, Paul advises that you not resist the departure. Seek help for your marriage problems, first from God, and secondly from wise Christian counselors. Stay committed to your marriage and trust God to work. Put your duty to God and the interests of your children before your own happiness. God did not promise that our lives would be easy and our circumstances always wonderful. Sometimes we must suffer for Christ, yet relying on Him, we can still give thanks in all things and rejoice always. Don ' t allow your commitment to your marriage to waiver. May you be found by God to be a faithful servant - one who will be more concerned about God ' s glory than his or her own happiness, and who will obey God and do his or her duty as a husband or wife, however difficult it may become. An Unshakable Commitment. We should all enter into marriage taking our vows very seriously and seeking to please God with our marriage. Divorce should not be seen as a possible means of escape. No matter what the problems may be, or how bad the relationship may become, or how strongly you may be attracted to another - purpose that you will keep your commitment to a life-long marriage. You will not give up and will continue to work at your marriage, weathering whatever storms may come
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