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Let’s face it, perfection is never attainable in any part of life. No perfect wife, no perfect house, no perfect job and certainly no perfect husband exists. Perfection in this life is just a myth and fairytale. No matter how perfect husbands appear to be on TV and in the movies, no such person can be found. So, when I read this book hope was stirred for a normal life.
Sunday we will examine the passage in Ephesians 5:22-33 to see what it says to husbands. We’ve taken time to see what it says to wives. Now, we must be sure to closely note what it says to husbands. One thing that is perfectly clear is that husbands are to love their wives. What does this love look like? How should it be expressed? These and other questions will be answered.
Between now and Sunday a good exercise for each of us as husbands is to ask ourselves what our shortcomings are. Honestly look into the mirror of your soul to see what your wife sees. That kind of honesty will result in stringer marriages and better relationships between husbands and wives. Then, acknowledge these shortcomings and begin to go to work on them.
What is our purpose? What is our role? What is our function? Is this simply three ways to ask the same question? Is our purpose the same as our role which is the same as our function? Is it related to how the words are used in a particular context? Let’s see.
When we speak of a role our minds will often interpret this as in the role an actor plays. The part, or role, he or she plays is not their real life or their real job or their real family. They are given a part to play and they say woods given to them to say. People who play the role of a smart person may or may not be as smart as they appear. An actor or actress play the part, let’s say, of a doctor may perform that role extremely Well. But, I for one, will not call upon them when I need surgery!
Purpose has become an overly used word in our day. It seems everyone from Rick Warren to Dr. Phil uses this word! Of course a legitimate use of it is fine. But any word or thought that is overused loses its significance. What our most important purpose on earth do is to glorify God.
But, I want to think about function. How we function is part of doing what God has called us to do. Each of us functions in many different capacities. For instance, each of us functions as a producer. That is, we function as a worker. Some of us function as a parent. Everyone has a parent, but not all of us will be parents. Another function some of us will take on is that of a partner. Not as a partner in a company, but functioning as a partner in marriage. Every husband and wife have certain functions that are more related them them than to the other. In the coming weeks we will be looking into these functions in relationship of the biblical family.
Though I will use these three words somewhat interchangeably, I want to try to focus on the thought of function. I don’t want us to just be “playing a role.” I don’t want us to just know what our purpose is to be. Rather, I want us to function in way God has called us to function. If husbands and wives, moms, dad, and children would do this, Christian homes would better reflect Jesus Christ.
So, how’s your function quotient. In mathematics the term function is used of inputs and outputs. A home will only put out what is being put into it. Let’s commit to functioning well.
