Marriage

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I have heard many times that a husband must earn respect. I would like to address this topic and help ladies to see that a husband earned your respect when you married him. He earnes respect due to the position that he has in your life. In 1 Peter 3:1-6 Peter tells us how we are to respond to our husbands whether or not they are believers.

"Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her master. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear."

Being submissive has become a taboo subject in our society. We do not want to be submissive to anyone, especially a man. However, if we are a Christian woman and wife, this is what we are called to do. As long as your husband does not ask you t sin, you must be submissive to his leading and treat him with respect. This goes a long way in making your relationship with him strong. In return, your husband will show the love he has for you. If you nag him constantly, he will not be very loveing toward you. Even Sarah was submissive to Abraham. He led her into Egypt and told her to tell Pharaoh that she was his sister. Pharoah then took her to be his wife. However, Pharoah was afflicted with a disease by God and did not touch her. God protected her through this time. Abraham did not get off scot-free because of his sin. They inherited an Egyptian slave named Hagar and we all know what happened with her later on. Abraham's sin is still affecting us today, but he protected Sarah because she was submissive to her husband and respected his position.

I know this is hard to do, however, I also know that this is sound advice. I am writing from my own experience. It was not until I begin to follow these teachings that my marriage begin to get better. I cannot change my husband, but I can change my attitude to him and when I do that it opens up the door to all kinds of good things for a couple and their family.

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