Your Family Can Be Happy - WHAT HUSBANDS EXPECT FROM WIVES

Every family needs a head, someone to guide the family so that they work well together.  The Bible says at 1 Corinthians: "The head  of every man is the Christ; in turn, the head of the woman is the man; in turn the head of Christ is God." 

Every husband makes mistakes. But when a wife supports her husband's decisions and cooperates with him willing, the whole family benefits. (1 Peter 3:1-6)  The Bible says: "The wife should have deep respect for her husband." (Ephesians 5:33)  What if a husband does not share in his wife's beliefs? She still needs to have deep respect for him.  The Bible says:  "You wives, be in subjection to your husbands, so that if any are obedient to the word, they may be won without a  word  through the conduct of their wives, because of  having been eyewitnesses of your chaste conduct together with seep respect." (1 Peter 3:1, 2)  A wife's good example can help her husband to understand and respect her faith.

What can a wife do when she disagrees with her husband?  She should express her opinion in a respectful way.  For example, Sarah said something that Abraham did not like, but Jehovah told him: "Listen to her."  (Genesis 21:9-12)   Rarely  will a Christian husband's final decision be against what the Bible says, so his wife should support him. (Acts 5:29; Ephesians 5:24)   A good wife will take care of the family. (Titus 2:4, 5).  When her husband and children see how hard she works for them, they will  love and respect her even more. -PROVERBS 31:10, 28.

Sometimes couples quickly decide to separate or divorce. However, the Bible says that "a wife should not separate from her husband" and that "a husband should not leave his wife."  (1 Corinthians 7:10, 11) There are certain extreme circumstances when couples may separate, but this is a serious decision.  What about divorce?  The Bible shows that the only valid reason for divorce is if a husband or wife has sex with someone other than her husband. - MATTHEW 19:9.

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