Let’s get real, shall we?
CONGRATULATIONS Barbie Halaby – YOU WON THE GIFT CARD!
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Lots of things have been happening around here and lots of lessons have been learned. Some the hard way. Well, ok. a lot the hard way.
Beginning in January, we’re going to start a new series:
We’re going to take a good hard look at the things we do and what the bible says about the things we do. It’s time to start living the life we say we live. It’s time to teach our children, by example, what a godly marriage looks like, what an honorable man looks like, what a submissive wife looks like.
It’s time to get real. Because Satan only has to attack marriage to win. If our marriage fails, everything else we do in God’s name is worthless.
Between now and then, I would LOVE to hear from you and the topics you want to see covered. I’m not above bribery (maybe that should be a topic!) so there is a gift card up for grabs.
COMMENT ON THIS POST and a winner will be drawn randomly on Friday, December 16th!
LOVE the submission topic…LOVE IT…and I want the gift card…I love me some starbucks.
I’m learning about submission in a Bible study right now, and it’s a tough concept when you are also battling the negative worldly concept of submission. Could you discuss how to submit in the little decisions, like small expenses? Also, how does a wife submit to a husband who is accustomed to saying “You decide” or “It’s up to you”? Is that a free ticket to making those decisons without breaking God’s command? Thanks! (I wouldn’t mind a few chai lattes either!)
yes! I can’t wait to talk about this. We seem to get caught in the “it’s up to you” / “whatever you want” loop… I do it all the time!
I hate submission-HATE it. Submission is the number 1 reason I’m not married right this second. I’d like a clear Biblical definition what it means-everyone seems to have their own idea :/ but as for a post idea- I’m curious on your thoughts on cursing and drinking as christians.
from what i’ve learned (lately) and understand (feebly), biblical marital submission really has nothing to do with the label the independent american woman has attached to it and i cannot wait to talk a whole lot about that! *I* think we (as independent american women) miss the blessings that come with truly submitting to one another, and a great deal of us will only ever learn to fight our way through it, which is rather sad.
As for the second part, i will get thinkerly on that and see how to answer it without coming off rude, offensive, or just plain wrong! I know what my opinion is, but I need to make sure that *really* aligns with what God says. thank you!
I love you. I love the way you write. I love the things you write about. I love Starbucks.
I’m excited to hear about submission too, but not for the same reasons. I LOVE submission, I love not being the boss, I love putting myself under authority. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely struggle with it, but I have found true trust and freedom in that act.
Also, I am trying to track down a GREAT cd on the topic I listened to this year, if I do, I will give it to you. It put a totally new perspective on the topic for me.
“Comment” before noon! Marisa, I don’t often comment, and honestly I’m not a huge Starbucks fan (I don’t dislike it either!) LOL. I am a coffee lover, just on the cheaper side. The reason that I’m commenting is I saw your desire to get a better feel for response / reading. Being a blogger (sort of) myself I fully understand the desire sometimes for reaction / replies / feedback! Please know that myself and others are reading, I usually catch it on FB and often click “like”, although not always, it doesn’t mean I don’t like it, just that that particular may not have spoken to me as directly! I rarely comment as I often don’t feel that much can be added to what you’ve said, although brief (which I like in my hurried mornings!) Your posts typically “got it all covered” and need no further commentary. Keep up the good work and know that God often calls us to encourage, inspire, etc with little or no great recognition, certainly no fame or fortune, but one sweet person at a time. My wife and I got a great reminder of this recently as a woman thanked her for a speech she’d given about 12 or 13 years ago, my wife didn’t even remember the details, it was a talk at a retreat, this woman had never forgotten it and has called upon it’s content to this day, where as my wife couldn’t remember it! God is amazing!
thanks for the encouragement Jimm. You are correct, this is not about fortune or fame. I find that doing a series is usually well received and since this is a topic we get OH SO WRONG (ME ME ME included), I wanted to put it out there and see what others are dealing with. Thanks, as always!
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