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Five words jumped out of the sermon I heard today: “The tyranny of the moment.” Does “the moment” ever cause you to do stupid things in your marriage?
- You’re so caught up in whatever you’re doing that you’re rude to your wife in word or deed.
- You’re so focused on your immediate goal you don’t listen to her.
- You’re so ready for sleep you fail to give her the ten minutes of talking and cuddling that would make such a big difference to her.
- You’re so desirous of sex you don’t take the time to warm up first her mind and then her body.
- You’re so upset at being interrupted you don’t care what she says.
- You’re so desperate to get ahead of the bozo who cut you off in traffic you terrify your wife with your driving.
In one way or another, each of those is putting some short-term thing with no long-term significance ahead of the woman you promised to love, honour, and cherish. This sends to her the message she is less important than whatever you’re doing or wanting at the moment. That’s not a message that blesses her or helps your marriage!
[This post first appeared Dec 12, 2011.]
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“I’m not her servant!”, men declare,
“Why can’t I just be me!
It’s not right and it’s not fair
to pull me from my tree
where I can roar and pound my chest
unto my heart’s content,
and then wonder where the best
part of me just went…”
We are enjoined to be like Christ,
the Bridegroom down the years,
defined by what He sacrificed
to shield us from our fears,
so if Manly’s how you want to feel,
then put away your pride, and kneel.