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Bible Questions and Spiritual Discussion
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| Submission | | Hi Family,
The talk with Dr Neil yesterday was a blast. I am glad to have been a part of it.
I have some questions and would like to hear your views. What does it really mean for wives to submit to husband?
I have had a big struggle in this area since we got married (almost 6 years ago) especially in the area of Finance. But in the last few weeks, the Holy Spirit has been convicting me that submission is the will of God... Share your views and stories.
| | Mamalijah 07/29/2010 07:21 | |
Hi Mamalijah, welcome to the forums! what a heavy duty question to start with! I am glad the Holy Spirit and yourself are in dialogue. I wanted to at least put my hand out and say hi, even if I feel I am the wrong one to answer your question. I am divorced, and although my ex and I are still great friends, I was not a particularly submissive wife in the classic sense of those words. All I can do is remind you that the submission in the Bible is mutual, done in love, with respect. I personally believe a woman is a responder and where she is cherished as Christ loved the church, and feels safe and heard, submission becomes less of an issue. I also don't think any human being is completely happy if they run the show like a drill sergeant OR if they are treated like household help. Respect and love and respect and love. I knew a woman whose husband was verbally abusive to her, and her heart would be hurt so she'd fight back. At one point, she just stopped fighting back, and instead would just say "What you just said... that hurt my heart." And that is all she would say. And it changed their marraige. So I know doing things God's way is a powerful thing. I would offer to study it all out for you but have several things I am already working on studying as time permits, and possibly it might be a greater gift to show you how to proceed in studying for yourself the things that come up. Ted C. has been kind enough to show me how to proceed with searching the Bible, and with his permission I can forward the email regarding that to you, if you are interested. I don't think anyone's opinion can ever really take the place of simply asking Jesus, and setting your heart on hearing what He has to say. God bless you as you seek His heart on this most important of relationships. Hug.
| P.S. I am not a memeber of the women's forums so I don't know if this topic is addressed there, but that is certainly the first place I'd look to find the perspectives of wives and women in dealing with this issue. It may already be a thriving thread over there! :)
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