Be Strong in your Submission...

I don't usually buy stage plays on DVD. However, because of a strong recommendation by a really good friend, I decided to purchase one of the great Tyler Perry plays that are available now. I'm not going to say which one, but let's just say, it was about a good woman who was hurt a lot by a bad man...
Does that narrow it down for you?
Anyway, one of the many key points that stood out to me in this awesome performance was that a wife should be proud of serving her husband. She should be strong in her submission. I am one of the few women left in society that is proud to say that I like submitted to the authority that God has placed in my husband.
Before you go and grab a soapbox to tell me I'm wrong, let's read a scripture and give me some time to explain...

Colossians 3:18

'Wives, submit to your husbands,

As fitting for those who

Belong to the Lord."

 

Okay, let's just go on and pass the fact that God chose to put the exact words wives submit to your husbands in His Word for us to read. It's there, but sometimes we need a little more convincing.

I understand.

Besides that one fact, there are an abundance of other reasons to submit you your husband. Once we understand what true submission is, we can better begin to implement it into our WifeStyle. The dictionary does say that submitting is the act of being obedient. I know that in this age of the strong independent woman, obedience is left for children and dogs. But if you would take some of the bass out of your voice and dare to change your mindset, it can get to a place of being easier.

Submitting means that you understand that God blessed you with a strong husband. I didn't say a perfect man, but a strong, intelligent and capable one. God designed your husband to lead, support and guide your family in the ways it must go and grow. He may need your input. He may not. But as long as you focus on the God in your husband, you will never be led wrong.

Submitting means that you are well taken care of. Even if some times are sketchy than others, you are protected, provided for and loved. That's why he walks in front of you and holds your hand; your man is the first line of defense, in the spirit and in the natural. He will not let any harm hit you.

Submitting means that you are respected. It in no way means that the man you are married to gets to belittle you, abuse you or tear you down. Quite the opposite, actually. It means that you are reverenced and held in the highest of high regards. There is no one more important to a husband than his wife. He hears her voice in his mind when he has to make an important decision and he sees her smile when he does something thoughtful.

Now, don't things look a little different to you? Be strong in serving your man, girl. Accept the vows of being a submissive wife. You serve him, he serves you right back...