Wives are made to love, want to love, and expect love. Many husbands fail to deliver. Husbands are made to be respected, want respect, and expect respect. Many wives fail to deliver.
What is your worst fear in marriage? As a husband is not your worst fear that you put on love but your wife shows you disrespect? In response to your attempts to be close, open, understanding, peacemaking, loyal, and esteeming, she remains disrespectful...........As Jesus spoke of the trials and tribulations believers might have to go through for Him. He mentioned something so powerful and profound that it is often overlooked and underestimated He said "a man's enemies will be members of his household." (Matthew10:36) WOW!!!!! Let that sit in your spirit for a moment.
For some of us it may feel like that right now. So should we simply say, "This Love and Respect thing doesn't work"? When you love and respect unconditionally, you are following God and His will for you. Ultimately, your spouse and your marriage have nothing to do with it. Its not about US. You are simply demonstrating your obedience and trust in the face of an unlovable wife or a disrespecting husband. Unconditional Love and Unconditional Respect will be rewarded. Lets call this the Rewarded cycle. Jesus said, "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?" (Matthew 5:46). Jesus could have had your troubled relationship in mind when he said that.
I believe Paul also had our relationships in mind when he wrote Ephesians 6:7-8: "Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free." In the immediate context, Paul refers to how slaves can serve their masters, but notice that he ends the passage by saying it applies to free persons as well. In other words, this idea is for all believers. If you trace his thinking back a couple verse, you find him mentioning this same principle concerning children and parents (Eph. 6:1-4) and also husbands and wives (Eph. 5:22-33).
Paul is saying whatever we do as to the Lord we receive back from the Lord. In marriage, everything you do counts, even if your spouse ignores you!!!!This is what the Rewarded Cycle is all about: His love blesses regardless of her respect: Her respect blesses regardless of his love. Make sure you play your part for Jesus and don't get played by the enemy!!!!!!!
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