These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. (Titus 2:4-5. NLT).

The test of a gentleman is his respect for his woman and that of a woman considered wise in the eyes of God is her submission to her man. Friends, when we fail in respect and submission to our spouses, we bring disgrace to the faith we profess and shame on the word of God.

Thou woman, are you so beautiful, polished, rich, tall and connected that you respect and listen to no one – not even your husband? Do you possess luxury and affluence that makes you fill you are out of your man’s control and not in his class? Are you influential in the society that you think you cannot come under the authority of your hubby? This is wrong before God and man for there’s nothing we have that we have not received of God. Have a heart of change today and whenever this happens by mistake, apologise to your man and sincerely avoid a repeat. Don’t be fond of always saying sorry to your spouse, avoid been sorry by showering respect on him and do the things that will make you not to be sorry for your actions as this makes you matured and wise as a woman.

Antoine de Saint Exupery once said: “I have no right, by anything I do or say to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it’s what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man’s self-respect is a sin”.

Never ever disregard the authority of your man (leader) for when God created Eve, He brought him to Adam (Genesis 2:22-23). This was not just honour and respect on Adam on the part of God but typified the fact that Adam had authority over Eve.

Most of the issues that seems to challenge or crumble your relationship will cease to exist if you realise you are to complement and not in for competition with your spouse. Friends, when you make your man know you’re not competing with his authority, he feels free to leave some decisions to you, but when he sees you are competing with his leadership of the home front, he will take decisions alone that could affect you and relegate you to the background.

Use the respect approach today and you will see heaven in your relationships.

Prayer Lines: Father, give me the wisdom of submission that my relationship/marriage will not fail heaven in Jesus name.