Tips for happy married life

Memorise: “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord” (Col 3:18)

Read: Colossians 3:18-19

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 loves 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 wanting in love. If you love your wife, you will give yourself. Nothing is too much to give to her, afterall, 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, you will dwell with her according to knowledge (1 Pet 3:7).

This means, you will identify her weaknesses not as weapons against her, but because you want to find ways of covering them. If your wife takes time to dress herself, you will remind her to get dressed at least one or more hours before the time of departure.

If you use her weaknesses or failures 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 Christ, 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?

Are you owing your wife in the area of love, understanding, companionship? Pay your debts today! Ask God for fresh grace.