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Two days ago, I had an ecumenical meeting with the President Gloria and various religious leaders in the country (even Muslim leaders). That was where I spoke to Bishop Ruben Abante, the head of the Alliance of Baptist Churches in the Philippines. We were talking about how to solve the problems of the world. Naks.
That was when Bishop Ruben gave me a word about families that blew my mind.
He said, \"Brother Bo, the Bible says in Ephesians 5:25, 'Husbands, love your wives, and wives submit to your husbands.' Have you ever wondered
why the Bible doesn't say, 'Wives, love your husbands?'\"
\"Why?\" I asked.
The Bishop explained to me that the responsibility to love the family rests on the husband's shoulder. The wife and the kids are only to respond to that love. In the same way that the Bible says in 1 John 4:9 (my life verse) \"We love because He first loved us,\" we respond to God's love for us.
That was powerful. I began to reflect on all the broken families I've counseled through the past 28 years of my life. Most of them (not all) were broken because the father didn't love enough. And as I reflect on all the broken people I've counselled, I can see the same pattern. In most of these individuals (again, not all), I see the lack of a loving father in that person's life.
Fathers, you have a pivotal role in the life of your wife and children. You are to aggressively, assertively, deliberately love them-and they will respond.
But the good Bishop was not finished. He said, \"Why didn't God say, 'Husbands, submit to your wife?'\"
\"Why?\" I asked again.
He said that once that love is there, submission is the natural response. He asked, \"Why is there so much rebellion and disobedience among children today?\" He explained that kids need to see their mother submit to their father as a model to follow. (We didn't have time to talk about situations where the man of the house doesn't love. Should the wife still submit? That difficult question I hope to answer it in another article.)
But let me share with you my experience.
I love my wife. I do it aggressively, assertively, and deliberately. And she submits to my leadership. I have a vision for the family and I'm bringing my family to that vision-and she supports me. But what does that mean in daily life? That I'm king and she's my slave? Gosh, you should visit my home.
Because I love her, I want to serve her. And because she follows already my general direction, I realize that 90% of life's decisions are about the trivial stuff. Because I love her, it's my joy to say, \"Yes\" to her. So in reality, I follow her 90% of the time! She isn't my slave. She is the queen I pamper.
That, my friends, is marital headship-submission in daily life.
Husbands, take responsibility in filling your family with love.
Wives, support and submit to your husband.
And together, we can fill the world with God's love.
I remain your friend,
Bo Sanchez
Sure Gyps..Ill stick to the "old" arjie... whew!!
Arjie, pls. stick to comedy....a dramatic Arjie, eeekkk!!! <img src=\"http://www.filipino.net/file/smile/biggrin.gif\" alt=\"\" phpfox=\"image-protect\"> Ok, just teasing u <img src=\"http://www.filipino.net/file/smile/tongue.gif\" alt=\"\" phpfox=\"image-protect\"><img src=\"http://www.filipino.net/file/smile/artist.gif\" alt=\"\" phpfox=\"image-protect\">
Honestly, I have a problem accepting the word \"submit\".....in older days, maybe that
word was preferred & deemed proper, but now, I'm not so sure about it, there's something
too negative attached to it. Imagine that Bishop telling me \"Gypsy, submit to thy BF\".....
u'll probably hear me say \"No way, over my dead body!\" <img src=\"http://www.filipino.net/file/smile/bowl.gif\" alt=\"\" phpfox=\"image-protect\"><img src=\"http://www.filipino.net/file/smile/bowl.gif\" alt=\"\" phpfox=\"image-protect\"><img src=\"http://www.filipino.net/file/smile/bowl.gif\" alt=\"\" phpfox=\"image-protect\">
Ok, on a more serious note, I think I prefer \"Love cultivates love...love begets love\", now
that sounds more equal & even, don't u think?
