"Pastor, is that my wife is stubborn, bad-tempered, hormonal; there are days that you can't even talk to her, what should I do?"

The funny thing about these encounters, so to speak, is that everyone expects me to tell them "Poor, bad wife, let's bring her to her senses by the power of God", but no, because the word of God says:

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it" Ephesians 5:25.

The clear and concise command is LOVE HER. She is hormonal, LOVE HER. She is short-tempered, LOVE HER. She has angry face, LOVE HER. She has existential boredom, LOVE HER. Because loving her in the good times is very easy, in other times, with the power of God (1 Corinthians 13). Christ leaves us the example, he gave himself for us out of love.

"But pastor, it says there that the wife SHALL SUBMIT - with a strong accent - to her husband" to which I answer "Yes, of course, but are you a wife or a husband? Each one follows what the Lord commands.

Eve went to talk to the serpent because Adam was not attentive to what his wife was doing. As my marketing professor would say "Your main customer in your home is your wife, if you don't do marketing to her, someone else will"

"For if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever" 1 Timothy 5:8.

The error of interpretation of this passage is that it means to provide food, house, clothing, that provision comes from God (Mt 6:25-34); what it invites is that men carry the provision of word "Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord" and "You will be teachers of your household" and in order to carry that provision, we must be subject, clinging with all our strength and dedication to the Lord.

Men, hold on to this verse "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind" 2 Timothy 1:7.

The Lord will give you the power of love (1 Corinthians 13: 1-7) with which you will be able to cope with everything you need in your home. Care for, love, protect, guide, support your wife, your children and all those who live in your home.

God bless you on your way, let us go hand in hand with the Almighty.

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