I was a single mom, with two young boys. I lived in a rough neighborhood. I made enough money to support my little family, though I did not have a lot. Though God always provided, there was not much I could offer. I worked hard and by God’s grace my bills were always paid, my kids cared for and loved very much. When my husband came into our lives, he was patient and kind. He was the first man that ever asked to pray with me. He was the first man to respect me as a woman. He was the first one to ever ask me if I would be willing to read the Bible with him. The first year we were dating, for only a few months at the time; he stepped up. I had to go school shopping and I was a little short on funds. I felt defeated. He reached into his pockets seeing the angst in my eyes and paid for a good portion of my children’s school stuff. Fast forward we are married and he treats my children as his own. He loves them as though they are. He is very good to me, to us. He takes care of and supports us so beautifully. He works so hard at his job and comes home and helps in any way that he can. He leads us to walk with God. I admire, cherish, and respect my husband for who he is and all that he does. Though he is not perfect, he is a good, godly man. I do not say this to brag, for I am well aware of how blessed that I am. I say this to encourage the men that are reading this, to be true God- fearing, loving, leading men, in their family’s life. I see it all too often, men not leading and loving as God has called. Men, please be the man, that God had in mind when He created you. For it is amazing how much it benefits the children, the wife and even the man himself; when he steps up to being the man that God has called him to be. For a man that leads as God instructed, finds a happier home; filled with love as God had planned.

Erin Fitts-Brower

 Ephesians 5:25 NIV

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

Ephesians 5:28 NIV

In this same way, husband’s ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

1 Timothy 3:4-5 NIV

He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)