Marriage Instructions

1 Peter 3:7: Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives and treat her with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Welcome back to another inspirational moment from historical Christian romance novels.

There are many verses in the bible that address marriage and the roles and responsibilities of the husband and wife. Unfortunately, many of these verses are taken out of context to serve worldly views and selfish desires. Marriage is not for the selfish, but rather the selfless.

Marriage is a gift from God; therefore, he provides us with instructions so that we can fully experience His blessing. I love how Jody Hedlund weaves this into her novel, The Last Chance Cowboy.

This scene happens right before Dylan marries Catherine. Of course, their marriage was fast and one of convenience.

“I trust that you’ll make it your mission to love your wife the way Christ instructed?” “Didn’t realize Christ had instructions for me.”… “Yes.”… “The Bible most certainly has advice for how husbands are to love their wives.”… “Maybe we can sit down soon and you can fill me in on the advice.”

(Hedlund, Jody p. 73 The Last Chance Cowboy)

Our pastor always says that who you marry is the second most important decision in your life. Marriage is not something to take lightly. His advice is to pray and focus on running your race for God. Soon a man or woman of God will be running beside you. At that point turn and say hello!

I will leave you with this thought: Men of God make the best husbands. Women of God make the best wives.