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The Man In Love
and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”
Mark 14:32-36
The love walk demanded of husbands toward their wives is not and will never be piece of cake, the anointing upon the husband notwithstanding. Jesus was anointed without measure yet He had to discipline Himself to stay on course. There will be challenges in the journey but discipline will empower to overcome them when they do arise.
Let me add here a very important note. Your commitment love your wife as commanded by God must be unconditional. Your attitude to love her must never be dependent on whether or not she reciprocates the gesture. Jesus did not wait on the people to reciprocate His gesture of love while He showed love on earth. Many times the people doubted Him, the scribes and Pharisees abused Him and He was even accused of being of the camp of Beelzebub (satan), yet He insisted that He would see through the assignment He was given. If we are to love our wives the way Christ loved the church, how our wives respond to our gesture
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