Above is a pic of my youngest daughter and me.
My Husband, My brother in Christ
Do Not You Love Me?
Yes... well that is Shakespeare for ya.
For some reason, it reminds me of Yoda.
The above title of my post is the male speaking.
The female responds, "Why no; no more than reason."
Ensor loves to quote Shakespeare in his Doing Things Right in th Matters of the Heart book and he explains why in the interview I did with him HERE.
This time, I am going to put Chapter 6 and 7 together.
Chapter 6 is titled He Initiates... She Responds
Consider the image above as you ponder the chapter title. What if he initiates the spin and she does not respond? And there is no way that she could initiate the spin and then he respond. Both end up in disaster.
Now, think about Biblical manhood and womanhood... man and woman as God designed them, as God intended. Don't taint it with the view of the world and the advice from magazine's such as Vogue that promote aggressiveness in women to go after their man. That might work for a whirlwind short-term sexual relationship that ends up leaving the girl pregnant and the affair over... disaster. But what about that mutually satisfying, enduring relationship where the man loves her well and loves her steadfastly and vice-versa?
Now you can perhaps grasp what this chapter is about.
Chapter 7 is titled He Leads... She Guides
Again, consider the image above as you ponder Biblical manhood and womanhood. There is equality in their mutual worth before God. But one must lead and one must guide and God has ordained for the man to lead. How does that woman guide? By welcoming the man's leadership; helping him to think clearly; encouraging him to act confidently. The result? A shared victory. If there is a mistake it is borne together. This is where the two become one. This is the complementary exchange where the male leads and the female guides... The wise woman will resist the impulse to lead while looking for ways to help him find his footing and lead as God intended; and the wise man, even if he is convinced that the woman will do a better job leading, will lead.
He leads, and she respects and guides his leadership.
Disagree?
