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1 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | Reformer Joe | 98836 | ||
"I find it hard living trying to figure things out by myself under his ridicule of me." Is your husband a believer? It will be hard for him to lead you spiritually if he is not a Christian himself. The two books I would recommend which give a biblical analysis of the woman's role in marriage and motherhood are _Praise Her in the Gates_ and _The Fruit of Her Hands_, both by Nancy Wilson. http://www.discerningreader.com/praisheringa1.html http://www.discerningreader.com/fruitofherha1.html Hope this helps! --Joe! |
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2 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | VerticalRelationship | 98848 | ||
Thank you for the book recommendations. I will check them out. My husband has told me his faith is stronger than mine because he NEVER doubts it. He does believe in Jesus as Savior. Guess it is a "Got my ticket I'm going" type of faith. Awareness of the need for a lifestyle change is missing. Awareness of separation from the world is missing. Awareness of the struggle between flesh vs. spirit is missing. Here are some more NEVERS: Never prayed with me, Never read the Bible that I know he has, never spoken to our kids about the gospel, never attended church on a regular basis though there are a handful of times he has gone, never discussed the difference between God's Ways and Man's Ways, never acknowledged a need for Repentance. Things done: He always tells me how much he loves me! He is generous, praises often and by the world standards a good man. But I hunger for more. I hunger for a husband who will influence towards God not alway from him. And I feel caught up in a tug of war. For I think that he critizes my faith, my Bible reading, my church attendance, etc. because it is uncomfortable for him just as much as his lifestyle choices are uncomfortable for me. So yes he feels he is a believer. He knows his past before our marriage. He was a youth director for his church for their region. But as an adult he has chosen not to be involved in acknowledging any authority other than his own fleshly desires. I've learned that a church Christian is not always a Christian according to God's Word but a Christian based on Man's Viewpoint. It was a pretty hard thing to figure out. I expected differently. And I can't fix it. Only God can. All I can do is be who God calls me to be and let him work in me to be a living example of HIMSELF. Which is why I called myself "Vertical Relationship". |
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3 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | Reformer Joe | 98851 | ||
It is a tough call when husbands do not follow the commands found in Ephesians 5. The bottom line is that disobedient husbands are walking lies about Christ and His church. God has not forgotten you, however, and remember His own commandments to you, and the be encouraged by the possible results of your obedience to them: "In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear." --1 Peter 3:1-6 --Joe! |
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4 | The Sacred Romance | Num 28:11 | VerticalRelationship | 98857 | ||
I had to learn first of all that this scripture applied to my circumstance. I didn't realize at first that a confessing believer could be in action an unbeliever so I had to process my broken heart and accept the type of relationship I found myself in-- Unequally yoked. Then in first applying these scriptures I had to come to a point of comprehending these verses didn't mean being a doormat. When I realized all I was was a doormat, I had to process and relook at what the verses meant not by my eyes of how to apply them but from what I knew of God. I had to learn what submissiveness means. I had to deal with attitude sins that were natural from my human nature especially when you see your precious children make bad choices from an ungodly influence and receive permanent consequences from these choices. Then I came to understand that sin no matter how it comes even if it is a bitter reaction and a natural response brings consequences too. Chaste, respectful, quiet and gentle. The qualities being spoken of here are not from the natural man. It is fruit from the Holy Spirit's work within the heart. Fruit takes time to grow and develop. And it truely does come from choosing to ABIDE in the Living Lord. He processes it. I believe the most important instruction here is not the results seen but in what is needed to receive the results. The holy women also, WHO HOPED IN GOD. The work is not mine. It is the Lords. My responsibility is to hope in him, adorn myself with him, and obey him. |
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