Being a godly wife has nothing to do with being a doormat.
Anyone who believes otherwise hasn’t been reading the Scriptures.
The godly wife is called to be:
a visionary steward;
a thinker;
a do-er of difficult things;
a lover of excellence;
a light to her children;
and a shoulder-to-shoulder partner with her husband, walking the same path with zest and commitment.
Gifts will vary, but a husband who values his wife will always see the incredible benefit of having a comrade-in-arms as his closest companion through life.
With their complementary roles, the visionary husband and wife don’t walk in opposite directions with differing agendas.
They unite their hearts and minds and work toward the same goals, each in their own God-ordained sphere.
This isn’t a fairy tale, pie-in-the-sky idea;
it’s what has driven
successful marriages,
families,
and cultures
for centuries.
Doormats need not apply.
A wife’s submission has nothing to do with being inferior or unintelligent.
Every person on earth has to submit to someone or some thing.
Try having everyone do otherwise, and you’ll get anarchy on a massive scale.
Men submit to their authorities.
Women submit to theirs.
What’s the big deal?
If you’re opposed to submission, then try disobeying all traffic lights tomorrow and see where it gets you.
Biblical submission is not about tyrannical overlords forcing their underlings to kow-tow.
It is all about Christ and His Bride, and that picture is one of
beauty, love, tenderness, protection, and mutual honor.
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