Today’s Thought “A Work In Progress” G. Ward

 

“But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” Matthew 5:39

 

Men! Gotta love them! Very few are cut out for the long haul. They marry women of virtue, indifferent to those exhibitionists of little constraint. Moreover, these same men while seeking to mimic the great race of the tortoise vs. the hare (cf. Aesop's Fables); are more desirous to emulate the hare (as to the marriage principle, considering it a win without a work ethic). In the beginning they marvel at the dedication of their bride. Daily she seeks to keep romance a precedent. Although he enjoys her efforts, great melancholy sets in. His appreciation becomes altogether routine. He tags it boredom. Periodically distress of many kinds pervades this routine and his returning to that same bride for refuge is met with tremendous willingness to take the bum back into her bosom. Months of forgetfulness (i.e. of that great refuge) deludes his responsibility towards reciprocity unto her unselfish ways and when she attempts mending broken fences he then exacerbates the old homage “familiarity breeds contempt.”

Ladies, let me encourage you. The first response is fervent prayer and second there’s a peaceable confrontation awaiting that would invite total cognizance of the vow he made unto Holy God that declared “Richer or Poorer, In Sickness or Health, Till Death Do We Part!” Remain faithful in your personal believer-ship by allowing him to hear the recitation of Holy God’s word concerning his marital responsibility (cf. 2 Ti. 2:15, Eph.5:25). When he returns home, keep a leash on him…

Happy Tuesday!