{"id":13912,"date":"2016-08-18T00:45:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/10-dress-to-show-you-care-for-your-mate\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T00:45:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:45:47","slug":"10-dress-to-show-you-care-for-your-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/10-dress-to-show-you-care-for-your-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"10 DRESS TO SHOW YOU CARE FOR YOUR MATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b>\u201cH<\/b>ow can you leave the house looking like that? I have to be seen with you!\u201d commented the wife. Now the husband could respond childishly and say, \u201cYou\u2019re not my mother. Don\u2019t tell me how to dress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Or that husband could respond maturely and change what he is wearing. Why? Because we dress for our mates. We look good for them. We want to dress sharply, attractively and modestly for them.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>At times, we see couples walking through the mall and one of the pair is dressed so provocatively that everyone is looking at that spouse except the mate. We dress for our mates not for others.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Consider this: your clothes, hairstyle, scent, weight and total appearance honors Christ and your mate. Of course God sees the heart, not the outer appearance. But the outer appearance reflects what\u2019s in the heart.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>If you have a heart for your spouse, then you will dress to please both your spouse and Christ.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Try this: Go shopping with your mate. Try on and select clothing that you both enjoy and find attractive.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Remember that how you both dress sends a message about self-image and your marriage to the world around you. Before you go out, check out your appearance in the mirror of your mate\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Ask, \u201cDoes this outfit please you and the Lord?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><i>\u2026 Make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother\u2019s way.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:right;line-height:normal'>Rom. 14:13b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow can you leave the house looking like that? I have to be seen with you!\u201d commented the wife. Now the husband could respond childishly and say, \u201cYou\u2019re not my mother. Don\u2019t tell me how to dress.\u201d Or that husband could respond maturely and change what he is wearing. Why? 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