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feel good, God indeed meant what He said. Do you says such wonderful things to your wife that expresses how much she means to you and how much you love her? When you say it, do you mean what you say or you do it for ‘feel good’ purposes only?
Jesus was never ashamed to associate with us just as He was never ashamed to associate with His Father. Our shortcomings notwithstanding, He stood by us. The people complained that he was spending time and eating with sinners but He told them that we were the reason why he came to the world. He was ever excited to speak about His Father, and the love that he shared with Him. This is how love toward our wives ought to be. We must never be ashamed to associate with her publicly and we must always pay compliments to her that we mean. These are strong elements of cherishing our wives and they have great impact on our relationships.
To cherish means to show high regard for, to admire and adore, to hold dear and special, to pamper and celebrate, to make someone feel wanted, to take great pleasure in or even to remember in a deeply felt way. This should give us a good idea of
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