25/03/2024
”As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her“
Ephesians 5:24-25
Many hear this Bible verse and immediately get defensive over the word “submit”. If you dig a little deeper into the Bible verse you will find that not only is it addressing a wife but also her husband.
As a wife is called to submit to her husband, so is a husband called to love his wife and be willing to lay down his life for his bride.
Embracing both sides of these biblical roles can be such a beautiful thing. Brandon is the head of our house hold. My heart overflows with gratitude knowing I’ve been blessed with a husband whose heart is fully lead by the Lord. God has intended for men to step up to be the leaders of their household and provide for their families. When I see all the sacrifices that Brandon makes for me to be able to stay home with our boys, while also seeing the way our happiness a priority of his, it makes it that much easier to full heartedly hand over the resigns to him. I know he would move mountains to make sure his family is happy and safe.
We embrace our biblical roles as husband and wife while always taking each other’s opinions into consideration. It’s important for us to make sure we come together in agreement for any major decision that needs to be made and always have a mutual respect for the other’s input.
I don’t want to mis guide anyone into believing that control is the concept being relayed here. Quite the opposite - this matter is truly a heart issue involving both husband and wife.
As wives, we must have the mindset that even if our husbands had the final say in a matter, we stand in agreement with them. For husbands this is understanding that they are called by Christ to love their wives and be willing to lay down their own life and hearts desires for their bride.