AS MARRIED MEN AND WOMEN, EACH OF US HAS IDENTITIES by which we function in the respective places of our diverse callings and duties in life.
For instance, in the home, husband and wife are Spouses, Parents and Householders.
At the work place, you’re identified by the name of your profession, business or vocation. In Christian Ministry, you’re identified by your Gifting and the measure of Grace at work in you. And, of course, you endeavour to fully live up to those identities.
When Christ came to earth, He didn’t wait for men to give Him an identity as our anchor scripture easily attests. He knew Who He was and HE ANNOUNCED HIS IDENTITY. He called Himself the Son of Man, the Son of God, the Good Shepherd. These identities infuriated the religious elites of His day, but He didn’t back down. Instead, He asserted Himself. He said, He’s the Resurrection, the Life, the Way, the Bread of Life, etc. He refused to let circumstances or people define Him. YOU NEED TO DO THE SAME IN YOUR MARRIAGE!
Today, your subordinates at work and other persons of the younger generation accord you respect. This is healthy. When as a wife and mother who holds a high rank or a title at the workplace or Church they call you “Mama-de-Mama” or “Mummy, Mummy!” or “Grandma” it’s good. However, don’t let those names make you lose sight of your other identities; especially YOUR ROMANTIC IDENTITIES IN MARRIAGE!
Yes, you’re Mama-de-Mama or Mummy-Mummy to those younger people but in your Marriage YOU ARE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON. In Matrimonial life, you’re your husband’s Sugar Baby, Milk and Honey, Igbélè, Omoge, Sweet 16, Blossom, Sexy Angel, Sweetie-In-Love, etc. In your husband’s presence, you’re The Ageless Girl, The Timeless Lover; you’re his KissQueen and LOVEBIRD! With your husband, you have no numerical age tag and you’re not aware of any imaginary 5th, 6th or 7th Floor. You’re just his Charming Babe AND YOU BEHAVE ACCORDINGLY IN THE BEDROOM.
How about Husbands? The same thing holds. You could be called Your Royal Majesty, Your Lordship, My Lord Bishop, Papa, Daddy, Chief, etc. There is absolutely nothing wrong with these. However, you must not replace your marital identity with any of them. In your Marriage and between you and your wife, you’re her Lover, her Prince Charming, her Casanova, her Bunny, her Sweet Man, Her Romeo, etc. Grey hairs got nothing to do with it.
You don’t only need to know your identities as a LOVER to your Spouse, you also need to consciously REINFORCE those identities and assert yourself in them constantly in your mind. Why? Because you’re as you think. You’ll behave in line with your dominant thoughts!
Always seeing yourself as Mama-de-Mama or Papa-De-Papa tend to make you feel Old. But thinking of yourself as Sweetie-In-Love or your husband’s KissQueen lights up your face with a smile; makes you feel energetic and younger on the inside.
Husbands should have the same mentality.
🍷🍗Take Home Point: BE ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF YOUR IDENTITIES AS THE LOVER TO YOUR SPOUSE!
💕❤️ TONIGHT’S ONE FLESH ASSIGNMENT IN THE BEDROOM
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