I think Solomon had a since of humor September 4, 2008

    Proverbs 21:9-Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

 

   Proverbs 21:19-Better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome and ill tempered wife.

 

  Proverbs 19:13-a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

 

   Anyone who is married knows that it is impossible to keep harmony and the ideal of “oneness” 24 hours a day. Think of Solomon. He had a much bigger challenge than the average person. He didn’t have one wife to deal with. He had 700-along with 300 concubines. I imagine he was pretty frustrated with those that were hard to get along with. He compares a quarrelsome wife with a ” constant dripping”. When he says he would rather live in the desert then in luxury with an ill tempered wife, he is just stating a fact.

   There is nothing worse than strife at home-no matter who creates it. Home is the place where God wants us to enjoy intimacy,safety,and peace.

 

    Romans 12:18-”if it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”

What A Word! July 29, 2008

                                                     SUBMISSION

    there it is. the word that makes every woman come to a screeching halt in front of God and her husband.I started thinking about this a lot after i visited worm’s blog and watched the 30 minute video he has up.in one part the man is talking about the woman’s place in the church and it got me thinking about a woman’s place in the church and in the family.in ephesians 5:21-33 paul urges women to submit to their husbands. some women might think that since it is the 21st century that this passage doesn’t apply but you can’t ignore the passage. in verse 21 paul says that all should submit to one another for Christ sake- husbands, wives, children, singles. we should willingly love and submit ourselves to our brothers and sisters in Christ because Christ first loved/loves us.

     in the same way, in a marriage relationship, the beginning is not submission it is love. a husband’s loving interaction with his wife will produce a willing submission to him. a wife’s loving interaction with her husband will produce tender leadership on his part.

      submission doesn’t mean women become doormats or wimpy wives. it requires an inner strength to obey God and submit to your husband. it requires finding fulfillment in the role of being a godly wife.

      IF WE ALL WILLINGLY AND LOVINGLY PUT OTHERS BEFORE SELF, SUBMISSION BECOMES A NON-ISSUE. WHAT A TRANSFORMATION SUCH SELFLESSNESS WOULD MAKE IN A MARRIAGE, IN A HOME, IN THE CHURCH!