In this kingdom that God has called you and I into as heads of our families and spiritual authority over our flocks, it is the word of God that gives value to our office. It is the word of God that you can trade with that can bring you profit.
Leave a Commentthe success or failure of your family government depends on how much order you have put in place at home. For instance, it is disorderly when you stir up strife and bitterness in the hearts of your children against their mother or vice versa. It is disorderliness when your children are on a free fall, doing things without limitation and control.
Leave a CommentAs the head of your family and the leader over your flock, connectedness to your wife is the foundation for your success in life, family and ministry, and business. Connecting to your wife strengthens the bond of unity. It makes life better and fulfilling
Leave a CommentYou cannot be bitter with your wife and children and be better as man, husband and father. Bitterness is a barrier. You cannot speak evil against your sheep and be righteous before God. And you cannot hold malice against your sheep and be healthy as a shepherd. Bitterness hinders your capacity to grow unto maturity. It beclouds your ability to judge rightly.
Leave a CommentEnvy blocks your access to growth and learning. It shuts the door of grace against you. It breeds bitterness, which leads to family disintegration. For you to live a selfless life, you must consider your wife and children above yourself. This requires you to always put your family ahead of you.
Leave a CommentAs the head of your family and the spiritual leader of your sheep, it is important for you to exercise patience toward your wife and children. Now, what is patience? Patience is strong expectation founded on hope. There are positive attitudes that you expect from the members of your flocks-from being rebellious children to obedient; from being an arrogant wife to a humble and submissive person; from being bitter to loving and forgiving.
Leave a CommentAs the head of your family and the spiritual leader in your sheepfold, you are representing Jesus Christ and the Fatherhood nature of God to your wife and children. You remain the Bible your wife and children may have heard of and the God they have never seen.
Leave a CommentThere is a need for you to wake up and take personal responsibility for your life and the lives of those (wife and children) that God has committed into your hands. There are benefits that God has ordained for you to enjoy as the head of the family. He wants your sheep to hold you in high esteem. God wants you to be a marvel to your wife and children. God wants you to be a mentor to your flock. He wants you to be a good and godly epistle to your sheep.
Leave a CommentHas your wife, whom you have always known to be hospitable, faithful and submissive, suddenly turned out to be disrespectful and full of darkness? Or have you children, who were once a delight to behold veered off the track of good to the track of evil and ungodliness? I have good news for you. It is found in verse 3 of our main text.
Leave a CommentHusbands, do you know that it is a pleasant thing for you to dwell with your wife and children? Do you also know that the commanded blessings of God find its root in a united family?
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