Direction Toward Marriage

For the man: Read and meditate on Ephesians 5:25- 33. What does this mean and how can you make it evident in your life as a man/husband? What does it mean to “love” your wife? (Eph. 5:25; Col. 3:19) What does it mean to love unconditionally? What does it mean to love sacrificially? What does it mean to be a man/husband? What is marriage and what does marriage entail? What ways can aid toward a harmonious marriage, and how can you invest yourself in order to assure you have a harmonious marriage? Read Galatians 5:22-23; James 3:17; and 2 Peter 1:5-9. How can you develop these Christian characteristics and how can they enhance your marriage? How can you be sure that Jesus Christ has the pre-eminence in your marriage and that He remains on the throne of your marriage, being the Center and Refuge of all things pertaining to your marriage? What significance do these passages teach the man? 1 Peter 3:7; Hebrews 13:4; Titus 2:2, 7-8; 1 Timothy 3:4. How can they become evident in your life?

For the woman: Read and meditate on Proverbs 31:10- 31. What does this mean and how can you make it evident in your life as a woman/wife? What does it mean to “submit” to your husband? (Eph. 5:22; Col. 3:18) What does it mean to love unconditionally? What does it mean to love sacrificially? What does it mean to be a woman/wife? What is marriage and what does marriage entail? What ways can aid toward a harmonious marriage, and how can you invest yourself in order to assure you have a harmonious marriage? Read Galatians 5:22-23; James 3:17; and 2 Peter 1:5-9. How can you develop these Christian characteristics and how can they enhance your marriage? How can you be sure that Jesus Christ has the pre-eminence in your marriage and that He remains on the throne of your marriage, being the Center and Refuge of all things pertaining to your marriage? What significance do these passages teach the woman? 1 Peter 3:4; Hebrews 13:4; Titus 2:3-5; 1 Timothy 2:9. How can they become evident in your life?

Blessing of a godly wife — Proverbs 12:4 — "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.” (KJV) "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames [him] is as rottenness in his bones." (NASB) "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones." (ESV) "A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones." (NIV)

Key to a happy marriage — Proverbs 5:18-20 —"Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love."

Psalms 127:1 — "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain."

Proverbs 18:22 — "He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord."