I sometimes listen to a radio personality named Michael Baisden. He has a syndicated show and talks about several different topics. Today's topic was marriage so of course I was intrigued. As I listened I was quite disappointed in some of the messages being delivered. At one point he mentioned that it is time women stopped submitting to their husband's and asked why do women need to submit. He mentioned something about this being new day and submission a thing of the past. I was really curious about his position and wondered from what place was he speaking.
It then dawned on me that this is a man that is over 40, not married, not a Christian and clearly not in a position to speak about marriage from a biblical perspective. It saddened me that the message he was sending was being heard by millions, several I'm sure that are married and possibly struggling with the aspect of submission. I was on my way to a meeting and not in a position to hear the entire segment, but I did get to hear a guess he had who spoke about the importance of demonstrating respect to one's husband in language. This message left me with a sense of pride about the idea of submitting to my husband.
Today I am honoring my husband with pride, not in a boastful manner which can get in the way but the kind of pride that is subtle and exuberates from the heart with joy. The kind of pride a parent has when their child accomplishes a great goal, or the kind of pride that comes with buying your first home. I am honoring him with pride because the Lord says as wives we are to submit to our husband's and I am very proud to be a wife that follows God's word. The Lord says we are to submit to our husbands. The journey of honoring my husband has helped me to gain more clarity on what that means.
Wives of the world how can you honor your husbands with pride? Are you proud to be the kind of wife that follows God's word instead of the word of the world? How can you honor your husband with ?
pride on today
Blessings,
Rochelle
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