Hey there, hope you're doing well.
I am doing okay, sitting here with my guitar. And I got something I want to
share with you in just a minute. It's about husbands and wives. I suppose
it could be applied to a lot of relationships, but it's a key that I learned
that really helped me.
And I think it'll help you.
And it's from Ephesians 5 and 33. It says, Nevertheless
let each one of you in particular so love his wife
as himself, and let the wife see that she respects
her husband. Now, to most women loving comes naturally,
but respect doesn't come as naturally. And I'm talking about
within the context of a marriage relationship,
what women want most. Guys, I hope you're listening.
More than anything else, women want to be loved.
They want to know that they're loved, and that needs to be vocalized,
and shown, demonstrated. But ladies, listen, what men want more
than anything else is not to be loved.
We want to be respected. And the way to get what you want
is by giving your spouse what they need and they
want most of all. So ladies, in particular, I just want to share with you for a
minute. You're not going to get your husband to
love you more and express more love to you by loving him
more. But if you will
honor and respect him more, he will respond by
loving you more. So women, respect your men. Men, love your women.
And you give them what they want and need, and they'll give you what
you want and need. And you may be thinking, you know, I don't really respect
my husband right now. Well, I just want to encourage you.
You know, regardless of his past track record,
he's probably not evil. More than likely, you know, he wants to do what's right. He
wants to be right. Maybe he's struggling, and so I would encourage you to try and
see him the way that God sees him. He's made in the image of God, made in
the likeness of God, just like you are. And you need to begin to look for those
attributes that God sees in Him, and
encourage him concerning those things. In fact, here's a little experiment that you
can do. I read this somewhere, I don't even remember where I read it at
the time. But if you'll just think about some things
that you genuinely respect about your husband, even the fact
that, you know, he tries. Whatever it might be. And when
he's not distracted doing something else, just
walk into the room. Say, hey baby, you know, i just wanted to tell you I've
been thinking about this, and you know, there's several things that i
really, really respect about you. And then, quietly, just
walk out of the room, and see what he does. See if he doesn't follow you and
say, Well, what were you talking about? What things?
What do you respect? Men want to hear that they are respected.
And when we know we're respected, it's natural for us to respond by giving
love. So ladies, a little key that'll help you
respect your man. And men, your women want to know
that they are loved. In fact, we're called to love them
like Christ loved the church. And his love is perfect in every respect.
So I think, guys, we have the greater responsibility here.
And so love your wife, respect your husband,
and see God bless your marriage.