Submission is Not a Dirty Word

Submission. It’s not a word most women like – at least not this woman, anyway. I was born stubborn and worked for years to perfect the attitude not to submit.

• Be bold.
• Be strong.
• Be forceful.

My mother wrote in my baby book that I was stubborn and obstinate (and boy, oh boy, does my husband like to remind me of this).

Sometimes, I think that I’m the comic relief in the day of God. Why else would I get to the place of perfect stubbornness, only to discover submission? It’s all through the scripture.

• Submit to God
• Submit to authority
• Submit to your husband.

Ugh! Just thinking about it makes my skin crawl.

Thank God he’s patient (I do on a daily basis)! He’s taking his time remolding and directing my attitude.

Embrace the power of submission!

I’ve recently come to understand the importance of submitting to my husband. I wanted an addition. There was a new baby on the way and we had to have the room. I found a way to get the money – even though we committed to not borrow money ever again.

I talked a reluctant husband into agreeing with me. We got a loan, I got the addition, and the disasters started right off.

What happened? I’ve come to understand that the reason I need to submit to my husband is that he is the timing. If he’s not ready, then it’s not time.

So I announced yesterday at bible study (out loud and to witnesses) that I was going to go the whole week without saying no to my husband or arguing with him.

Believe me, you aren’t the only one that laughed.

But I was determined. I was motivated. I was stubbornly focused (yes, I see the irony).

I made it for six hours.

I recovered, and have made it most of this day without any more slip-ups.

Making the choice to be submissive is more than doing with others’ say or want. It is a focus on doing what God has uniquely designed me to do. It may not always be fun, but submission is not a dirty word.

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