Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭22-24, 33 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

God’s design is for us to trust Him. When we trust Him, He will show us who to marry and how to be a great spouse. For a wife it’s easy to submit to a man who submits to God because he has no problem admitting if he was wrong or standing firm in what God is leading him to do. For a husband it’s easy to balance cherishing and leading a wife who trusts God because she’ll trust Him even if she doesn’t agree with her husband.

For example, the wife may say, “let’s turn right” and the husband may respond, “I’m going left.” The wife can then say, “okay” (submission, no argument necessary). Then, the husband may turn right, and whether or not he tells his wife, she knows that God told him what to do, and because he hears from and submits to God, he did it.

Women: Don’t marry the man who does everything you tell him to do; marry the one who hears from and submits to God.

Wives: Pray that your husbands submit themselves to and are led by God in everything.