Marriage is like a coconut fruit.

It looks green on the outside. It has a hard shell, the fruit itself and water in it.

The shell represents the man, while the fruit and water represent the woman. As the woman, you ought to be soft, and sweet. That is your nature. And the man ought to be strong. His wife is the only one who can see his weakness. But on the outside, the man has to be strong.

I am not saying that he should fake it till he makes it. No! He has to be strong. Else, his weakness will cause the sweet and soft essence of his wife to drip away.

As a woman, you should be soft. Be soft! “A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire. Proverbs 15:1 MSG”

As the woman, you have to be sweet: “Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long. Proverbs 31:11-12 MSG”

Man, you have to protect the sweetness of your wife. You have to nurture this sweetness, else she will get rotten in you.

I said marriage is like a coconut fruit with the man as the shell, and the woman as the coconut with water. But what about the husk? What makes the coconut green? I will tell you.

Metaphorically, the husk is Christ. The woman (coconut and water), is not directly connected to Christ (the husk). It is the man who is. Christ is the head of the husband, and the husband is the head of his wife. The husk covers the shell, while the shell covers the coconut and water.

When this arrangement is observed, then the glory of God rest upon the marriage (coconut) to give it its fruitful look.

Marriage is like coconut,the man cannot be the coconut and water.

Marriage is like coconut, the husk shouldn’t be inside while the shell covers it and the coconut. No!

Marriage is like a coconut; woman, be soft, be feminine, be sweet.

Man be strong. Don’t seem weak to the outside world. You seeming weak makes your wife vulnerable. When you are attacked, she is attacked too.

Man, stay in your husk. Stay in Christ. If you have Christ as the head, your head will be in the right place to know what to do in a marriage as a husband, father and the family head.

Marriage is like a coconut; look at it and model your marriage like it.

Marriage is like a coconut; it was created by God.

Note that coconut grows by waters, and has water in its fruits. This means that, woman, you should be sweet so that no matter the waters around your man, your man knows that you are different, and unique, and rare.

Man, know that the water surrounding you is tasteless. They may water you to cause your growth, but they can never be as sweet as your God-given sweetness inside your fruit.

Man, if it happens that your wife needs to be poured out for another God-ordained purpose, allow yourself to be broken (miss her, lead her, etc) to let her out. Don’t imprison her, else if her time passes, she will become soar, and her soft fruit will get rotten. You don’t want that man. The purpose of your wife is diverse. She could be drunk as a juice, she could be fried for oil, she could be chewed for pleasure, etc. All of this purpose is in her. It is God-ordained.

Don’t see your breaking as a disadvantage. You are doing the Lord’s work in Jesus’ name.

Marriage is like a coconut; it was created by God.

            Marriage is like a coconut; the strong man is the hard shell, while the woman is the soft coconut, and sweet water/juice.

                        Marriage is like a coconut; it will be surrounded with other ladies (the water body around it).

                                    Marriage is like a coconut; when focused, it will grow even among its temptations (other girls/water body)

                                                Marriage is like a coconut; man stay IN God, and woman stay with your man.

                                                            Marriage is like a coconut; it’s sweet, healthy, beneficial, and purposeful.

Amen.