Your Marriage Can Work Episode 5 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE HUSBAND.

Your Marriage Can Work 

Episode 5 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE HUSBAND.

Welcome to "Your Marriage Can Work" for this week In our last edition we focused on “Instruction For The Wives” and we promised that this week's edition will focus on “Instructions For The Husband's”. Marriage is a two way thing working in one way. A Home is not built by one but by the two that make a home. Everyone has their responsibility in making the home livable as a family. Today, let's see what God has to say concerning the Husband. We will continue from Apostle Peter’s letter where he addressed the husband after addressing the wives.

1 Peter 3:7

“7. In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered."

 

1. Honour your wife. The difference between other women and your wife should be, first, Honour. To honour your wife doesn't mean you are putting her ahead of you but you care for her. It can also be said as respecting her because the way you present her outside determines how people treat her. You honour her in the presence of your children, publicly and in secret when you are together. When a woman is honoured she will always reciprocate by loving and respecting you. Don't just honour that female boss of yours and disrespect the woman at home, she’s worth more than that boss that determines only your pay and not your peace at home.

2. Treat them with understanding. This aspect is one of the most difficult in marriage, understanding a woman. They always have mood swings, what makes them happy yesterday may not bring them happiness today, but the scripture says, treat them with Understanding, try as much as possible to understand their mood and flow along. Try to understand them when they are talking, when they keep to themselves, know what their mood is saying. Treating them with understanding talks about knowing when they are tired and worn out of home core and office stress, try to understand them and your home will be the heaven you desire.

3. No matter how strong a woman may be or proof to be, the scripture says, She may be weaker than you are, but always see her as your equal in God, meaning in that marriage, God sees you both equal as Christian, as son and daughter of God, so don't victimise them, don't treat them as a weaker vessel they are but be the shoulder they can  lean on, encouraging and strengthening them they seem confused and distracted.

4. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.” The way we treat our wives determines the answers to our prayers. The main reason many husbands find it difficult to make it in life lies in the way they treat their wives. When you have what it takes to make her happy and you choose to make her sad by denying her, you are provoking the anger of God. This is very important, when you maltreat your spouse it goes a long way to determine the answers to your prayers. When you use your wife as a punching bag you simply tell God to withhold the response to your prayer. When you deny her peace or you don't care about her well being, flirting around with other women, God will not be happy with you and your time in prayer is fruitless.

How are you treating your wives? Is she enjoying the best you can afford her? Hope you are the reason she cries everyday to God? Hope your children are not regretting having you as the husband to their mother? A responsible man is a man who prays and God responds to his cry. Isaac prayed to God on behalf of his wife and God granted her the fruit of the womb, is that the type of man you are? Your marriage will work, you will get it right. We will succeed and lay a good foundation for our children to emulate in marriage in Jesus name, Amen.

See you in the next edition.

By:

Joy & Emmanuel Oluboye.