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“But your first goal is to obey and please the Lord”
WE EASILY SEE WHAT IS DONE TO US BEFORE WE SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING TO OUR MATE.Highlighted by 189 Kindle customers
When he honors her as first in importance and she respects him as first among equals, their marriage works.Highlighted by 178 Kindle customers
Whenever a wife is complaining, criticizing, or crying, she is sending her encoded message: 'I want your love!' And whenever a husband is speaking harshly or sometimes not speaking at all, he is sending his encoded message: 'I want your respect.'Highlighted by 177 Kindle customers
The way to fully love a husband is to respect him in ways that are meaningful to him.Highlighted by 172 Kindle customers
Ephesians 5:33, Paul writes, 'Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband' (NIV).Highlighted by 160 Kindle customers
The key to creating fond feelings of love in a husband toward his wife is through showing him unconditional respect.Highlighted by 141 Kindle customers
'A husband is to obey the command to love even if his wife does not obey this command to respect, and a wife is to obey the command to respect even if the husband does not obey the command to love.'Highlighted by 141 Kindle customers
Something in a man longs for his wife to look up to him as he fulfills this role. And when she does, it motivates him, not because he is arrogant, but because of how God has constructed him.Highlighted by 138 Kindle customers
Unfortunately, a wife's usual approach is to complain and criticize in order to motivate her husband to become more loving.Highlighted by 127 Kindle customers
But Peter is not calling on wives to feel respect; he is commanding them to show respectful behavior. This is not about the husband deserving respect; it is about the wife being willing to treat her husband respectfully without conditions.Highlighted by 93 Kindle customers
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