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" Ezra, you relegate everything—including your wife—to a box, and the only two things inside of that box is you and God. You can’t have a flourishing marriage if your wife isn’t situated inside of that box and seated next to you and God. If God, in fact, gifted her to you—which is possible, biblically speaking—He didn’t do so for you to interface with her like an object that can be tossed outside a box like your job, your education, your ministry, your martial arts, and your relationship with those outside of your home. That’s a good practice to manage all those things, and not have them overtake you. But your wife is your equal. You "
― Love Belvin , Bonded with Ezra (Love Unaccounted #3)
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" can’t be completely satisfied in life if you objectify her. She was created to help you, to take on your big world with you. Now let’s say He did send her to you, do you think you’re maximizing on her by consigning her to one place in your life: your sandbox? Is her only value in your life to physically feed you, and not mentally stimulate you, or spiritually back you? Is that all God created this bright, tough, apparently well-rounded—if she’s been surviving in your contrasting world—loving, and nurturing woman for? Think about it! God is all-knowing, but you’re not His only child. You’re not His end all and be all. Ezra, you’re good, but you ain’t all that, sweetie.” Needless "
― Love Belvin , Bonded with Ezra (Love Unaccounted #3)
