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1 " A woman who wants to be the head of her home invites the Devil to take over her family. And the Devil has taken over many homes because the wife has refused to submit to the legitimate, biblical authority of her husband. The result is spiritual sickness and dysfunction. "
― Tony Evans , For Married Women Only: Three Principles for Honoring Your Husband
2 " There may be a hundred reasons that a husband is not fulfilling his role as the head of the home. But a wife who rebels against her head is only introducing a new element of spiritual sickness and dysfunction into the family. "
3 " A lot of wives are trying too hard to make their marriages work, but they can’t sustain the weight of what they’re doing, and they crash. God says, “I want you to soar on the wind of the Holy Spirit. Position yourself in Me, and let Me glide your marriage into a changed relationship.” When you are doing it God’s way, you don’t have to flap because you can soar. "
4 " God doesn’t need you to be your husband’s critic, his conscience, or his mother. Neither does he need you to sit down, fold your arms, and say, “Okay, that’s it. I’m not going to do what I’m supposed to do until my husband starts doing what he’s supposed to do. "
5 " You may say, “I’d compliment him if he did something right.” Well, he did at least one thing right. He married you! "
6 " A godly woman’s true adornment can’t be bought at a department store or acquired in the beauty shop. "
7 " A Christian wife who may be looking good on the outside, but who cuts her husband with her words, runs him down to her friends and family, and dishonors him in the children’s presence is not beautiful by God’s definition. "
8 " Women who want to please the Lord in their marriages often must ignore the people on the other side of the glass. That’s because what God is telling them in His Word may go against what many of their friends are telling them and what the television is telling them. But none of us is here to please the onlookers. "
9 " God commands a wife to respect her husband. This word means to hold in high esteem, to lift up. It’s closely connected with the word “reverence.” Ladies, what your husband needs and craves from you more than anything else is respect. While you love to hear, “I love you,” we men want and need to hear, “I respect you. "