“And wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.” (Proverbs 5:20-21).
Proverbs continuously warns men to avoid the adulterous woman. She is a snare, her lips drip honey, and she flatters with her words and so on. God is aware of the power of our sex drive: He created us and knows everything about us. He has given us the ability to control our desires and refuse temptation. When a man commits adultery, it is often because the intimacy, fire and passion are gone in his relationship with his wife. It is the man’s fault when this happens. Let me explain why. “It is the husband’s responsibility to romance his wife. He cannot win her heart during courtship and abandon her heart after marriage. He must continue to romance her daily. Flowers and candy are not the only way to romance our wives. Preparing a warm bath, opening the car door, pulling the chair out for her at a restaurant and standing when she arrives or leaves the table, are all old-fashioned ways of showing her respect.” (paraphrased from Wild at Heart, John Eldredge). Husbands love and honor your wives, as Christ loves the Church and gave Himself for it. (Ephesians 5:25). Wives are a gift from the Lord and should be cherished and honored. You will only get out of your relationship with your wife what you invest in it. Are we the husbands that God wants us to be? Are we the kind of men we would want our daughters to marry? Be thankful for the wife God has given you. Begin to serve her, and the love you thought was lost will return.
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