Thursday, April 28, 2011

What, My Son?



God's Boys will be good boys!


My highly regarded prince is marrying tomorrow. It may be shocking to a young man that there is a season of grieving after marriage. Perhaps, not immediately, but shortly after marriage, it hits you that you have chosen the mother of your children and the father of your children and that there is no turning back from this choice, without saddening and embarrassing consequences.
I have never seen a man that I regarded as great, who didn't learn to speak respectfully of his wife. This is certainly a learned skill. To speak well of her when refering to her in public and private.
It puts a beautiful and happy knot of admiration in my stomach, when great men speak of their wife's counsel, in this or that circumstance. It is endearing, especially for a Prince, to consider learning to speak of his wife in respectful terms in public.
That every other woman would look for that type of respect to be given her, raises the standard of culture. Men, as it were, put their finger in the dike of degradation of women, when they protect the honor of their chosen vessel. God promises great reward for such; answered prayer, not the least.
"I invite you to stand in the presence of my chosen vessel, my princess, confidant and friend, the one whom I have chosen to share my royal position and life..." Respect for the blessing of the Lord in a wife is the closest we can get, in this fallen world to contentment in our estate. If we cannot choose to be content when we have all, and abound, we are truly ungrateful. But, as with Solomon, if we choose wisdom and the fear of the Lord, God often comes near and gives a real sense of contentment and love. These things don't come by accident, they are sought from the Lord. God says to seek Him and He will be found by you, in whatsoever state.