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Men of Integrity, May/June 2003
Yo, Adrian!
Theme of the Week: Caring Commitment
Monday, May 5
Key Bible Verse: And you husbands must love you wives with the same love Christ showed the church (Ephesians 5:25). Bonus Reading: Ephesians 5:25–31
I loved the movie Rocky, especially the first one. Rocky Balboa was a sloppy, muscle-bound meat packer with a thick Philadelphia accent. He drank raw eggs and punched frozen beef. Most people think of it as an underdog movie where a no-name gets his big shot to fight the champion. Not me. I think of it as a love story.
Adrian was Rocky's girl. She wore thick dark glasses and a stocking cap pulled down over her non-stylish hairdo.
Rocky loved her more than anything, but Adrian couldn't believe that anyone as wonderful as Rocky could love someone like her. Rocky was great. He didn't blow her off with a, "Oh, come on Adrian. That's stupid. You know I only care for you."
Instead, he held her chin in his hand and drew her eyes to his. With such tenderness and firmness he said, "You ain't neva gittin' rid of me." I love that line, and we men should use it from time to time.
It would be perfect after an argument, a disagreement, and when things get really tense. It will make it clear to our wives that we're in it for the long haul and that nothing can make us throw in the towel.
—Todd Wilson in Indiana
My Response: I'll try it tonight. In my best Rocky voice, I'll repeat his line to my wife.
Thought to Apply: If wives and husbands would practice giving love instead of waiting to receive it, I doubt if there would ever be a divorce. —Dave Imbach (writer)
Adapted from The Marriage Masterpiece (Tyndale, 2001) by permission.
Copyright © 2003 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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May/June 2003, Vol. 6, No. 3
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Lord, give me fierce determination to protect my marriage—and tender love to makes it a joy.
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