The Growing Love of a Husband

I grew up in a predominantly male house. Here’s Sean. And now I’ve been married to this incredible woman for 32 plus years, had 2 daughters, and got quite an education along the way. A house full of boys is not the same as a house full of girls.

There are some differences. And here’s what I know. I thought I was in love with my wife the day I met her. I mean, I was just, I was gushing.

I told her I loved her like almost right away, and I was just like head over heels. But I had no idea how much stronger that would get as the years went by, and I know for a fact I would do anything for her.

I would throw myself on a grenade to make sure she lives. And I started to think about that. It’s like, look, that appears to be hardwired into a lot of guys. And I understand that today people are saying, no, no, no.

There’s no hardwiring of male and female in the brain. It’s like, yeah, there absolutely is. There really is. And while there’s overlap, there are, you know, males that tend to have some female typical traits and vice versa.

Generally speaking, There are patterns to our behavior. And for guys, yeah, we want to defend our wife. We want to protect our wife. And I’m thinking, well, no wonder.

You know, it’s more than, oh, I love you and soft feelings when Jesus says, you are my bride. I think in marriage, we can learn something about how He feels about us. Jesus would throw Himself on a grenade for me, well yeah, figuratively speaking, but literally speaking He went to a cross for me to make sure I would survive.

He is the heavenly husband, We are the heavenly bride.