Just like great quarterbacks serve receivers, and great receivers serve quarterbacks, we need to be investors, not childish consumers, takers, or complainers. Decide to add value to a wife, not take value.
A man needs to know the difference between being a consumer and an investor in life, in relationships, and in marriage.ĭon’t let an advertising-saturated, consumer society make you act like a consumer in relationships. It’s a bonded relationship that mirrors God’s sacrificial, unconditional, lasting love for his children (those who by faith have accepted His sacrifice and adoption into his eternal family). It’s the union and oneness of man and woman in lifelong covenant. A man needs to know that the ultimate team is marriage. Let’s value marriage and relate well to our wives, whether we’re married yet, or preparing for that woman. As you read through the following list, ask God to remake you and help you understand what it means to be a man and a husband. In a culture of counterfeits and mistruths, it’s important to understand what marriage is about. Our manhood, our happiness, and our children’s future depend on marriage-yours, mine, and everybody else’s. It needs to be re-branded as an awesome, noble, and challenging adventure. What’s that North Star? Knowing Jesus Christ and His purposes for marriage, and trusting in His strength to make a lasting relationship possible. It’s the gold standard of selfless love, the blueprint for building a family and blessing your children.
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We don’t see the path to manhood, and we often don’t know how to view women, sex, relationships, marriage, and our role as husbands.Ī key to the problem guys face is that we don’t understand the North Star of relationships. Guys have been blindsided in our culture. 21 Things a Man Needs to Know About Marriage God provides the blueprints for marriage and the power source of love, wisdom, and health.
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