LOVE AND SUBMISSION IN MARRIAGE

To love like Christ, one must first be submitted to Him.

Some Christian women make the mistake of choosing men who have little or no connection to Christ, only to expect these men to love them as Christ loves the Church. Similarly, some Christian men choose women who are not rooted in their faith, hoping they will submit to them as the Church submits to Christ.

This approach simply doesn't work. For someone to love you or submit to you in a Christ-like manner, they must first be submitted to Christ.

How can you tell if a man or woman is truly submitted to Christ? It is evident in how they treat God's Word. Do they live by its teachings? Do they obey the instructions of Jesus? Are they aligned with God's standards and principles?

As a child of God, seek to marry someone who is submitted to Christ. It is far easier to submit to a man who is submitted to Christ. A woman is called to honor and reverence her husband (her head), just as a man is called to honor and reverence Christ (his head).

In this divine order, a woman submits to her husband, while he submits to Christ. A man loves his wife as Christ loves the Church, and it takes a man who is submitted to Christ to understand how to love you in that way.

If he is not submitted to Christ before marriage, it is unrealistic to expect him to love you as Christ loves the Church once you are married.

Likewise, a woman who is submitted to Christ learns how to submit to her husband.

Shalom🤎

~Precious Victor Akah