Ephesians 5:15-24 -Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do. Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days. Don't be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God.
1. Remember the meaning and purpose in life. Live your lives together for God's glory. In the Philippines and even here in the US there are many people who have no clue about the meaning and purpose of life. Don't let yourselves be wishy-washy in your living for God. Firmly fulfill His will that is uniquely suited for you as a husband and wife.
Ephesians 5: Don't get your stimulus from wine (for there is always the danger of excessive drinking), but let the Spirit stimulate your souls. Express your joy in singing among yourselves psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making music in your hearts for the ears of God! Thank God at all times for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:4-7 - Delight yourselves in God, yes, find your joy in him at all times. Have a reputation for gentleness, and never forget the nearness of your Lord. Don't worry over anything whatever; tell God every detail of your needs in earnest and thankful prayer, and the peace of God which transcends human understanding, will keep constant guard over your hearts and minds as they rest in Christ Jesus.
2. Delight in the Lord at all times. As you find your delight and joy in the Lord, develop a habit of bringing all your needs to the Lord and prayer and develop a heart of gratitude. This will not bring immediate resolution to the situations you are facing, but you will find peace and that will be pleasing to God.
Ephesians 5:22-24 And "fit in with" each other, because of your common reverence for Christ. You wives must learn to adapt yourselves to your husbands, as you submit yourselves to the Lord, for the husband is the "head" of the wife in the same way that Christ is head of the Church and savior of the body. The willing subjection of the Church to Christ should be reproduced in the submission of wives to their husbands.
3. Learn to adapt to your husband. Marriage often reveals to us our selfish desires. But learn to fit in with what God is doing in your lives as a couple. Submitting to your husband will be a beautiful picture of the church submitting to Christ who is the head. We may thing we have the harder task, but actually our husbands do because they are required to present us spotless before the Lord and to love us as Christ loved the church.
Philippians 4:8-9 Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be with you.
4. Fix your mind on holy and pure things, don’t allow it to get worked up. Develop a habit of fixing your thoughts on the things of the Lord and the stresses of every day life will fade and you will find the peace of God. Begin practicing this during the next month as you prepare for your wedding and ultimately, as you prepare for your marriage.
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