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RESTART WITH YOUR WIFE

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Main Scriptures: Ecc. 9:9-10

More Scriptures: Ps.119:88, Jn.11:3, Phem 1: 9

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life…..I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise not yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill but time and chance happeneth to them all (Ecc.9:9,11)

For him that is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion (Ecc.9:4)

There are some husbands who have concluded that they can no longer love their wives again. They are no longer attracted to their wives and have demonstrated their dislike to their wives by showing them (wives) unkindness, bitterness, hatred and bad will. This is not the right way to go. There is a better way to handle your disobedient and rebellious wife from the word of God. You can love your wife again, inspite of her failings and shortcomings. It doesn’t matter how bad your wife may have looked or appeared to be. You can dare to love her again. You can resurrect those loving attitudes that you used to have for her in the past. You can sincerely love her as Christ has loved the church. God gave her to you so that you can make her a woman of honour and dignity. Yes, it is true that she does not appreciate your kindness or goodwill. It may even be true that she has not reciprocated all the goodness you showed her. You must not stop loving her. You must not contemplate divorce. You must not think emotional and physical abuse.

You must not take unworthy steps that would bring the name of God to disrepute. You must honour God by giving her the God-kind of love. It is very important to note that love is not just a feeling, it is a choice you make out of every unpleasant circumstance. For instance, to give or pray for your wife who has not shown you kindness is love. To extend a helping hand or speak nice words to your wife who has insulted you in the past, is love. This is the lifestyle, Jesus Christ, the perfect example of how a godly shepherd should behave, wants you to live by. If you love your wife because she is done something right or you extend love to her only when she shows you respect, then you are not different from the world. Rather, Jesus said that true love is when you love those who cannot repay you. Your wife may not be able to return to you, respect and honour; don’t stop loving her. In the process of time, the power of the love of Jesus Christ working you and through you will overwhelm her wrong attitudes and bring about a great change in her life.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, deliver me from every hold of bitterness and hatred I am holding against my wife.
  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, baptize me with Your Spirit of love and help me to love my wife again.
  • Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me with Your grace to sustain and continue to love my wife.

FAITH CONFESSION

I am refreshed by the Spirit of God to extend the love of Jesus in my heart to my wife because that is helps me to become the good and godly husbandman in Jesus name. Amen.


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3 Comments

  1. Jai Jai

    Wow!! I needed this …powerful word…it truly takes the spirit of God to love our wives the way God intended to…this is truly the best i have seen for husband development

  2. Raymond Henderson Raymond Henderson

    I needed this word this morning, I am going through something with my wife now, we just celebrated 20yrs of marriage and this morning devotion is right on time

  3. Offended Wife Offended Wife

    Disobedient, rebellious, nagging, disrespectful? What is all this?

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