Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

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Male-Female

Differences

Until the Male Recognizes the Female’s God -Given

Strengths, He Will Be Weak in Those Areas,

because She Is Designed to Supply What He Lacks.

od created men and women with perfectly comple mentary designs. The male is perfect for the female, and the female is perfect for the male. It is when men and women expect each other to think, react, and be have in the same ways —that is, when they don‘t know or appreciate their God-given differences — that they experience c onflict. Yet when they understand and value each other‘s purposes, they can have rewarding relationships, and they can blend their unique designs harmoniously for God‘s glory. One of the greatest problems I‘ve seen while counseling couples is that husban ds and wives don‘t realize that the needs of their spouses are different from their own. Remem G

ber the principle that purpose deter mines nature, and nature determines needs? If a woman wants to help a man fulfill his purpose, she must learn his nature, how he functions, and what his needs are. She can‘t give him what she needs, because his

Males and

females have

perfectly

complementary

designs.

needs are often different from hers. Consider this illustra tion: you fill up your car‘s gas tank with gasoline so that it will run. However, you don‘t pour gasoline on you r plants to make them grow. Each entity needs to be given what is ap propriate for its own nature and needs. The same principle holds true for males and females. Sometimes I hear men say, ―I don‘t need a woman.‖ These men fail to realize that women were designed to bene fit them. Recall that when God created the world, He said

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