WHAT WIVES WISHED THEIR HUSBANDS KNEW
Text: Judges 13-16
When we hear the names “Samson and Delilah” - we automatically think of romance... The world’s strongest man was however, truly the world’s weakest lover.
INTO THE STORY
- Angel appears to Manoah’s wife to tell her they would have a son.
- Samson was to be raised a Nazarite... (No strong drink, no razor to his head, restricted diet)
- Samson is born; he grows in the Lord, and the Spirit begins to stir him
- Physically, he has this incredible strength from the Lord...
- But his character is flawed
- Judges 14:2 “When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”
ADVICE TO THE UNMARRIED
- Young single ladies - If you are looking for a good husband - one that will treat you right - watch how he treats his parents
- Young/single men - Fall in love with the ideal marriage before you fall in love with the ideal partner.
- What does marriage look like??? “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” (Eph. 5:25)
- A working marriage begins with unconditional love...
I wish my husband knew, I want long term ______________________________
14:7 “Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her”
- Women appreciate p____________________ acts of affection
- Women also appreciate w_______________ of affection
I wish my husband knew, I want open and honest _____________________________
- Proverbs 13:17 says, "Reliable communication permits progress."
- Women are more r_________________________
- Men are more task o________________________
I wish my husband would a__________________________ me more
Explain the “Love Bank” __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I wish my husband would take more _____________________ _______________________ at home.
Phil 2:3-4 has some good advice for us ... “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
God didn’t give Samson a 2nd chance in romance - he gave him one in character...
