Ecclesiastes 6:7 MSG
[7] We work to feed our appetites; Meanwhile, our souls go hungry.
If only we could feed our souls accurately first and let every other thing flow from there
"You must not despise those who were broken off like branches, How can you be proud? You are just a branch; you don't support the roots, the roots support you"
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The gay marriage laws didn’t affect my marriage.
Feminism didn’t affect my marriage.
No-fault divorce didn’t affect my marriage.
It’s hard to admit:
The collapse of marriage isn't just a legal problem.
Few are asking the real question:
Why did so many men surrender authority before the courts took it away?
Most men think authority is about permission:
Get married.
Get the title.
Now you're the leader.
But that's not how authority works.
True authority isn’t assigned by paperwork.
It’s delegated from a higher authority.
If you’re not under it, you don’t carry it.
Blaming no-fault divorce and feminism is easy.
Blaming bad laws is easy.
Harder to admit:
The collapse of marriage was a failure of authority.
Because most men never understood it to begin with.
That's why so many husbands collapse when marriage gets hard.
They’re standing on the shifting sand of "legal authority."
Not the rock of "spiritual authority."
You can have the right paperwork.
The right vows.
The right ceremony.
Go to church every Sunday.
But if you're not aligned with God,
Your authority is already invalid.
Authority flows from alignment, not complaint.
From surrender, not self-pity.
If you're not first under God's command,
You'll lead by one of two counterfeits:
➔ Coercion ("Do what I say!")
➔ Cowardice ("Whatever you want, dear.")
Both are failures of authority.
Both are symptoms of a man out of alignment.
Marriage doesn’t fall because authority is outdated.
It falls because authority was abandoned.
You can't delegate what you don't carry.
You can't lead where you refuse to be led.
If you want your wife to trust your authority,
You must first submit to God's authority.
Fully.
Freely.
Finally.
It’s not the courts.
It’s not the culture.
It’s the condition of your heart.
You want to be trusted?
Get under authority.
You want to be respected?
Walk in alignment.
You want to lead?
First, be led.
My friends should really not use receipts of chats on a single platform to prove a point in future. We literally can talk about same thing and follow up on multiple platforms.
You guysss
Be warned 😅
Yesterday, a vendor we've been using and can't do without (at least for now) came with a shocking 300% increase reviewed monthly charge, and i saw my supervisor negotiate it down to a 100%
In this life, don't always accept what's thrown at you.
Negotiate!!!