There is some debate over the relationship that men and women have biblically. Some say that men and women need to submit to each other as they are equal, others say that women must be subservient obaying their husbands every command, that is unless it is to sin. And must do the housework, cooking, cleaning, etc. usually, these men are opposed to women getting jobs outside the house.
Now this posting is not going to be on the topic of who is right, biblically. Although that does seem like a good post for the future. Instead, this post is going to be on the topic of something I observed, particularly about the men who biblical view is that only women submit to their husbands and that the wife should stay at home doing all the housework. And what I have observed is something that seems to be consistent with the vast majority of these kind of man. And that is that many if not most seem to be more in love with what the wife does for them. Then they are with their wife.
I remember one particular instance where I watched as this man who almost always preached the same thing over and over, which was that women need to be subservient to their husbands. And how the wives need to do all the housework. There seem to be almost nothing in between. And when I watched as he made these YouTube videos . I noticed in many of them his wife would be in the background doing housework and this was very revealing. Because this one tells me that he was getting to sit down and do something he enjoys why his wife was working. So instead of showing his wife that he loves her and helping her out around the house so that when the bowl done. They can sit down and do it. They want. He decided to let her do the work by. He got to sit and relax doing what he wanted.
So let me ask my readers something… Is that man showing his wife that he loves her, while he is sitting down making YouTube videos or perhaps even watching television, all the while his wife is laboring away taking care of their children and doing housework? It doesn’t sound like he loves her very much.
I think a man who loves his wife would actually assist his wife when it comes to housework. Sure, he might come home from work and relax for a little while. But after that he needs to get off his lazy butt and help his wife, showing her with his actions that he loves her. And not just loving what she does for him.
Remember the story the good Samaritan found in the Bible? All these different men walked around this man who needed help, who was laying in the road and they did nothing. But then here comes a good Samaritan who helped this man and brought to a Inn helped dress his wounds and then paid a man to care for while he was gone. The story shows how one person’s actions showed that he truly loves his neighbor. So why is it that many of these men who’s biblical view is that women should submit to their husbands and do all the housework, won’t even get off their butts for their wives to help them?
Helping one’s wife around the house takes a lot less effort than it would be to help somebody on the side of the road who requires assistance. Yet these men are unwilling to lift a finger for their own wives. So I asked again… Are they showing their wives that they love them when they’re not willing to help them around the house?
Men when it comes to your wives, the Bible makes it clear. You are to love your wife. But you’re not doing that. If you’re not willing to help your wife. She’s not just their to do what you want her to do. She is not your servant or slave. She is your wife. You need to love your wife and if you’re not willing to do anything that would show her that you love her, all the while you are demanding that she do what the Bible says. You’re a hypocrite. And you are not deserving of such a great woman.
So do your part, and love your wife…
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