Marriage

Two days ago, my pastor was continuing the series on wisdom from the bible during Sunday service. As we all know, there is only one exceeding wise person in the bible and his name is King Solomon. Even though he is wise, he still falls and his kingdom collapses because the source of wisdom had been cut away when his greatest mistake is his wives. 1 Kings 11.1-13. As my pastor mentioned about the relationship of husbands and wives, I was reminded of my own relationship and my parents relationship.

The message of how the woman folks have such great influences in a man's life. He mentioned Genesis where God put Adam to sleep so that he can create a helper. Eve. He also mentioned that how come Adam did not eat from the tree of life? Genesis 2:9 there are two tree one was tree of life and the other tree of the knowledge of good and evil. How come the serpeant choses to tempt Eve and not Adam? My pastor thinks that because woman is someone whom God creates to influence and to help man.

Indeed even though Amy live a short live but her influence as a wife to me had made a lot of character changes to my own life. The actions and things she do affects my everyday life and the adoption of her ways she deals with the children is indeed wise and I miss her so.

I live by bibical principle in marriage and it is basically summed up here. Love your wife as Christ loved the church. Give yourself up for your wife. [Ephesians 5:25]

There are also other wise advice in the bible
1) Love your wife in the same way you love your body and yourself. [Ephesians 5:28-33]
2) Be considerate as you live with your wife....[I Peter 3:7]
3) Do not be harsh with your wife. [Colossians 3:19]
4) Your body belongs to your wife. [I Corinthians 7:3-5]
5) Do not be captivated by other women [Proverbs 5:20]
6) Praise your wife. [Proverbs 31:28-29]
7) Honor your marriage; keep it pure by remaining true to your wife in every way [Heb 13:4]
8) Be thankful for your wife and realize the favor you have received from God. [Prov 18:22]
9) Be "one flesh" with your wife in every way. [Matthew 19:5]

Even though I have given some words of wisdom from the bible, it is sad to know that many still fall and that includes myself. Although I appreciate her when she is still living, it is until she is gone that I appreciate her even more.

It seems very one sided but there is something that Amy did that I receprocrate the above and that is Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body , of which he is the Savior. [Ephesians 5:22-23]

I never appreciate irreconsiderable differences, for it is either man's faults or the women faults. But it seems there are more work required on the man's side.

You will not appreciate anything until you lose it.