The relationship between a husband and wife is a two way street. If the wife is going to submit to her husband-a word that makes many people uncomfortable-it has to be in the context of the husband loving his wife as Christ loved the church, enough to give up his life for her...EVERYDAY!
Similarly, if the husband is expected to give up his life for his wife, she has to be submitted in love and devotion to him. The mutual responsibilities of the husband to the wife and the wife to the husband are complementary to each other. They fit together just as the differences between the husband and wife complement each other.
My wife and I are as different as night and day in many things that are part of our lives. The reason is simple: we were each made unique, like no one else, with our own gifts and abilities, different things that spark our interests, and different goals that we want to accomplish. And even in-spite of those differences, God brought us together.
Why?
To perfectly complement each other. To leverage our different gifts for the glory of God and His use in the kingdom. Our different insights, passions, life experiences, knowledge, and wisdom have been given to us for the benefit of each other and our marriage-and for the benefit of our family and friends that God brings into our lives.
There is no doubt in my mind that God had a hand in my wife and I meeting and getting married. We both bring what God created in us to our marriage to impact our lives for years to come.
"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord...As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. he gave his life for her." Ephesians:21-25
Similarly, if the husband is expected to give up his life for his wife, she has to be submitted in love and devotion to him. The mutual responsibilities of the husband to the wife and the wife to the husband are complementary to each other. They fit together just as the differences between the husband and wife complement each other.
My wife and I are as different as night and day in many things that are part of our lives. The reason is simple: we were each made unique, like no one else, with our own gifts and abilities, different things that spark our interests, and different goals that we want to accomplish. And even in-spite of those differences, God brought us together.
Why?
To perfectly complement each other. To leverage our different gifts for the glory of God and His use in the kingdom. Our different insights, passions, life experiences, knowledge, and wisdom have been given to us for the benefit of each other and our marriage-and for the benefit of our family and friends that God brings into our lives.
There is no doubt in my mind that God had a hand in my wife and I meeting and getting married. We both bring what God created in us to our marriage to impact our lives for years to come.
"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord...As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. he gave his life for her." Ephesians:21-25
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