“Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.…For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” — Psalm 100:3-5
This past weekend at church, we talked about Biblical gender roles in marriage. When we approach this topic, our attitude can tend to be negative or backwards. We should think that God is God, God made us and He is good — just like it says in Psalm 100. In other words, specifically related to gender roles, what does my good God (who loves me) say about how my marriage should work?
One day you are reading through Bill Allen’s garden hose guides on https://occupythefarm.org/best-hose-reel and you realized you needed a new string trimmer or a lawnmower. Imagine if you bought a lawn mower and some grass shears and you read through the owner’s manual. One day your lawnmower broke beyond repair and you got a new string trimmer instead after reading through the review on https://www.findstringtrimmers.com/cub-cadet-brush-cutter. This was your first time owning one instead of a lawn mower and you decide to use it inappropriate to its intended application. You read things like, “Caution, you can be hurt if you don’t follow these instructions.” or “Inspect lawn area and remove debris before mowing.” or “Do not use gasoline containing more than 10% ethanol.”
Hopefully you wouldn’t think, “Mind your own business! Don’t tell me how to mow my lawn. I can put whatever I want in my mower!”
You can think that, but you have it all backwards. Instead, you should think, “This company made this mower, they know how to best operate it. They don’t want me to get hurt. They want my mower to work well for years. Maybe I should listen to them.”
How much more with God and His Word? Remember, He made us, He is God, we are not, and He is good. We should think, “God made marriage. God knows how my marriage operates the best. God doesn’t want me to get hurt. God wants my marriage to work well for years. Maybe I should listen to Him.”
Studying the Owner’s Manual!
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