Oh, sister, you are so right on so many points-- and so blessed!
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Originally Posted by BelieverInGod
I am taking a stand. By staying where I am I can afford to actually take care of my boys rather than forcing them to live in a rat infested hole while I work 2 full time jobs just to keep a roof over their head.
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This person clearly does not seem to appreciate that the Good Lord, in His Wisdom, made men and women unequal in economic matters as well as spiritual and physical. This, of course, is to prevent us from running off and supporting ourselves whenever we are tempted to rebel over the tiniest little rebuke.
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Oh, goodie, then maybe we could knit a quilt together and talk about our feelings. I'm getting the feeling that you were not raised in a Christian home. The Bible is very specific about the roles that we are to take. Even if I did leave my husband, I would probably not divorce him (unless he asked for it) and I would definitely not remarry. I just couldn't, it would be so wrong.
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Oh, sister, you
know that one does not knit a quilt! Or are you so out of practice that you have neglected to knit your husband's socks? Perhaps you could visit among the Amish (but not for too long! ) for a refresher on quilting?
I certainly agree with you on the remarrying point. My own former husband, a self-proclaimed Bible-Believing Christian ( though I have my doubts now, based on the number of things he let me get away with ) has remarried a somewhat younger woman than myself. I have not remarried and this as the Lord would deem fit.
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1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
So it is Christ's job to rebuke my husband if he is wrong, and it is my husbands duty to rebuke me if I am wrong.
Ephesians 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord
I am to submit to my husband.
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Truly you present God's Owm Truth.
Submitting to a husband can be difficult, but the alternative is no picnic, either. Praise God that you have a husband to rebuke you. I do not; and I must seek out rebukes from the brothers here, and they don't always have the time to do it thoroughly.
Because this is a cyber connection, meanings can often become unclear. Having a husband right there, who can administer some just physical correction makes the learning process so much more direct.
Thanks for sharing your deservedly humbling experience and the important lessons that you have learned.
Impressedly Yours,
Handmaiden