Love, Sacrificially.

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Today, I want to talk about roles. Particularly, the role of a husband and a wife. Yep, there is a big difference. If you did not know that? My prayer is that by the end of the reading you will think differently. Tony Evans, Christian pastor, author, speaker, and syndicated TV and Radio personality defines the Kingdom man and Kingdom woman as follows. A Kingdom man is a male who places himself under God's rulership and lives his life submitted to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. A Kingdom woman is a female who positions herself under and operates according to the rule of God over every area of her life. A Kingdom husband is responsible. That's why when Adam and Eve first sinned, God looked for Adam first. A husband's 1st role is to love his wife, modeled by Christ to the church. It's a sacrificial love. You get it? Fellow Wives, Are you feeling that? Are you seeing tha? You husbands out there are supposed to make us wives feel extraordinary, exceptional, sensational, unique, (in a good way). All that and a bag of chips! So, to speak. You, fellow wives, get what I mean right? Husbands, where are you guys at? Are you showing your wives sacrificial love? How about you wives? Are You making your husband's feel appreciated? ( Are you guys thinking what about women?) Should they show sacrificial love?Here's my opinion on that. This is just my opinion, so no guarantee of it being truth. I think sure why not? Why shouldn't us wives show our husband sacrificial love? If that's what you want to do? Then do it. Now, if that's not what you wanna do? Then that's not what you want to do. I am no judge. All that matters to me is Joe. Is he working on showing sacrificial love to me. Honestly, I am usually blocked from all his work behind the scenes. All that matters is the final scene. All that matters is our husbands final work. That is the time when us wives ask ourselves how exactly are we feeling? Are we feeling that our husband is showing us sacrificial love? You know what? Let's define that. Let me end with a definition on sacrificial love. Following that I will add some notes from the reading of last night's Devotional. OK, I asked my GA to define sacrificial love. She took me to an online dictionary by Farlex. This is what it said. 1. A strong feeling of affection and concern toward another person, as that arising from kinship or Close friendship . Notes Husband's first role is to LOVE his wife modeled by Christ to the church. Its a sacrificial love. • Cleanse and purify the wife/church just as Christ do. • Husbands sacrifice is another. To give up certain things for the wife. Know what they want or need. • Knowing (take the time to come to know her), Honoring (place her in a position of significance, make her feel special) and Praying with the wife. • Kingdom Wives HELPs the husband. Discover how we use our skills and talents. Ezer Kenegdo. • Submission is hierarchical and must only be used when necessary. Submission is a choice to go under someone else 2. A strong feeling of affection and concern for another person accompanied by sexual And many other definitions.