Marriage tips: Do you love your wife?

Marriage tips: Do you love your wife?

Posted on July 23, 2009 Updated on July 23, 2009

By

Pastor  Adeboye

Memorize: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husband, as it is in the Lord” (Col 3:18)

Read Colossians 3:18-19 –Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the  fulfilling of the law (Rom 13:10)

Husbands are enjoined to love their wives. The woman is the man with a womb. She is pregnant of some good things but to deliver them, you will need to show love to your wife.

 You cannot love your wife and at the same time be wishing her evil. Do you love your wife? According to Ephesians 5:25, God expects you to love your wife as Christ love the church-to the point of dying for her.

If you are not ready to love your wife to the point of dying for her, you are still much to give to her. If you love tour wife, you will give yourself. Nothing is too much to give to her; after all, she is a part of you.

Any husband who treats his wife as if she is a separate individual is only acting in ignorance. If you love your wife as if she is a separate individual is only acting in ignorance.

If you love your wife, you will dwell with her according to knowledge (1 Pet3:7). This means, you will identify her weakness not as weapon against her, but because you want to find ways of get dressed at least  one or more hours before the time of departure. If you use her weaknesses or failure against her, you do not love her.

In addition, God expects the  husband to love his wife as much as He loves the church. Your love for Christ is in direct proportion to the love you have for your wife. If you have 20% love for your wife, you cannot love Christ beyond that figure.

The extent to which you love your wife is the extent you love Christ. If you hate your wife but think you love Jesus, you are a joker. Also, since you believe your wife is from the Lord, whatever you do to her is done to the Lord. Many husbands will go to hell for frustrating God’s expectations concerning their wives.

How are you treating that woman? Do you owe your wife in the area of love, understanding, and companionship? Pay your debts today! Ask God for fresh grace.