19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
Colossians 3:19-21 (NIV)
Are you man enough to make your wife feel loved by you “just as Christ also loved the church?” Are you man enough to encourage and not discourage your children? Are you man enough to still be grown and obey your parents “in everything?” The question is: Are you man enough?
It takes a real man to be husband, father, and son. God wants us to imitate Christ in all that we think and do (Philippians 2:5). He, especially, wants us to have healthy, holy relationships. At best, our role in these relationships should reflect our relationship with Christ. We submit as He did so to the Father; we offer ourselves to our wives as an extension of sacrifice; we provide our children with loving support. In all of these things, we are called to be like Him.
Are you man enough?
Well said. We as men need constant reminders of whatwe are called to be by God and notlive by the standards of the world and get caught up in our selfish,prideful ways. We have to remember to produce the fruits of the spirit and not the fruits of the flesh.
I wish my husband would learn how his actions in reactions play a big part in this marriage. To him I’m always the problem and he don’t need to fix anything about himself.