12/3/12

Sterotypes, roles and marriage

This is cute, but very, very wrong.  Not every man drinks beer and some women do not like to be on the phone.  I know; I don't drink and my wife doesn't like to talk on the phone.  However, that men and women ARE DIFFERENT is a fact!!!  Men tend to be more aggressive and women more passive.  When these roles become reversed, marriages suffer.  Peter discusses marriage in his first letter, in chapter three...

1 Peter, Chapter 3
1 In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;  2 seeing your pure behavior in fear.  3 Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;  4 but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.  5 For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:  6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

  7 You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

A great marriage is based on mutual respect and an abundance of LOVE!!!  Understanding your mate is paramount!!!  Even though God has given the lead to men, it should NOT BE ABUSED, but rather mitigated with love and understanding. Besides, men, if we don't love and understand our wives, we will pay for it.  Not only from them, but from God.  So, listen when your wife says something and be considerate, because if you don't, your prayers to God will be hindered. And face it; we need every bit of help from God we can get!!!