Growing in Grace

Colours to my life - thank you for adding that!

I read a very interesting piece on marriage relationship recently. It goes back to the making of the woman by God. One of the points I have noted is - during the process of making of woman, the man was put in a deep sleep! The writer said this, I quote -

There is the revelation that man was caused to fall into a deep sleep and during this period of unconsciousness woman was made. These things are reported to us not only because they actually happened but because they also are suggestive of certain continuing relationships that obtain. This period of unconsciousness strongly suggests what modern psychology also confirms -- that the relationships of marriage, the ties between a man and his wife, are far deeper than mere surface affection. They go much more deeply. They are a part, not only of the conscious life of man, but of the unconscious, the subconscious.

This explains what any marriage counselor soon recognizes: why it is that men and women are so puzzled by one another's reactions at times. They know that they themselves are often upset or angry or hurt at something the other one has done, but they can't put their finger on the reason. It is, of course, because the other person has violated a basic drive which God himself has built into the feminine or masculine nature and which are thus rooted in the basic nature of each individual. Though we cannot put our finger on what it is that is bothering us, we know there is something wrong. This is why in First Peter the Scriptures exhort the man to dwell with his wife "according to knowledge" (1 Peter 3:7 KJV). The responsibility of the man in marriage is to understand what the Scriptures teach about women, and to help his wife to understand herself as well as to understand him. She will have a much easier task understanding him than she does herself.

I may not be very qualified to give a talk on marriage on our 23rd anniversary - I hope to do so as we grow in grace together!

We had an early "celebration" in Kuala Lumpur because I won't be travelling back today. By chance, we met there, both on our business trips.

We had this simple dinner at Secret Recipe - the woman suggested. I had this lamb stew, while he ordered a grilled chicken -

Now, when the woman suggested only a simple dinner, don't fall asleep! There is something else to ask from the man! What's it? The woman got the man to sign a cheque to buy this -

Thank you, for adding more colours and wonders in my life!