Does he force her to pull back the petals or does he love her in such a way that she becomes who God has called and destined her to be. In a certain sense, the measure of a man is determined by how he lives in relationship to woman. Because of this, the world never encounters the real gift of her person, her gift of womanhood and beauty, which remains locked up inside of her. Why do so many women’s “flowers” remain shut tight? Because they have yet to experience the tender, gentle, self-giving love of the Son of God through their husbands. However, when a man offers his bride the warmth of the Son-light, that is, the divine love planted within his heart, she becomes trusting, vulnerable, and more willing to unveil her exterior and interior beauty before him.
When this happens, a woman can become ashamed, overprotective, suspicious, and resentful. When a man attempts to pull back woman’s “petals,” when he manipulates, coerces, intimidates, pressures, forces her to expose her beauty, he can crush her confidence, purity, dignity, and ability to become vulnerable and to trust. A flower’s petals open and spread when it receives the warmth of the gentle sunlight, without which it will never open. Have you ever seen someone, perhaps a child, attempt to open a flower before it blooms? When someone attempts to pull back the petals on a rose for the purpose of peering inside, they destroy the flower.
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