Packing to move tonight, I ran across the following on a piece of paper. Guess it's 9+ years old, but don't know where it came from. Is it a quote from someone famous? Something I wrote? No idea. But it seemed like a good and valid observation. So here 'tis for our contemplative enjoyment ...
God has made the patriarchal heart of a man an easily expandable vessel for God's love to flow to his wives and his home. This plurality of capability exists within us men. Either we recognize it and give it to God or Satan will recognize it and twist it into motivation for a multitude of vices or sins. But once it belongs to God, do not be surprised if God requires some action and faith.