Husband's, Love Your Wife

September 21, 2012.

That is the day I married the most beautiful woman in the world. My best friend! My wife!

My mission, day in and day out, is to love my wife the way Christ loves the church. My wife doesn’t pump her own gas when I’m in town. Why? Not because she can't or doesn't know how. I’m demonstrating my love for her. My wife doesn’t go to the grocery store when I’m in town unless she wants to. Why? Not because she can't or doesn't know how. I’m demonstrating my love for her. When my wife is sick and needs medicine and rest, guess what? She gets the medicine and the rest she needs. Why? I’m demonstrating my love for her. I would move heaven and earth if needed to get her what she needs, and even some (if not all) of her wants. Why? Because she’s my wife and I’m commanded to love her as Christ loved the church!

If you are reading this and you are having problems (and even if you're not) in your marriage, try starting with yourself first. I see so many husbands today who have simply forgotten their wedding vows. If there is trouble in your home, stop blaming your wife and start doing an honest inventory of your own life!

Ask yourself: "Do I love my wife the way I’m supposed to?" So oftentimes, we as husbands want to be the MAN (ra ra) in the relationship, but we fail to see that our wife needs something—clothing, medical care, medicine, or a listening ear—because we’re too busy being the "head of the house."

As a husband, I am the head of the house, but I meant what I said when I looked at Hannah and said: "I, Matthew, take thee, Hannah, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part."

If my wife needed medicine, I’d get it for her. If she needed a break for a few hours, I’d make sure she got one. If my wife needed a listening ear, I’d make sure she had one from me!

Men, I challenge you today: Let's stop making excuses and start keeping our word. Let's put down the remote, set aside the 'head of the house' title for a moment, and go serve our wife. Will you join me in doing an honest inventory of your marriage today?