Submission

Submission is not an easy thing to do but it must be done anyways. The Lord wants us to submit to our own husbands (Ephesians 5:22). This is one of the greatest challenges I have ever faced in my marriage. Submission is to accept the authority of another; it is to accept that your husband is the leader and head of the family.  Obedience, compliance, giving in, surrender – these words give flesh to the term submission. Of course, submission in the Lord. You do not have to sin in the name of submission.

In this world we are told to stand alone, to be independent. Yes it is good but to a certain extent. There is a time that we ought to be submissive. Submission would entail discussions instead of argument, I will serve you instead of you serving me, I will obey you, and I will respect your requests. I guess men are dying inside for such a submissive wife. A home needs a leader and without one there will only be chaos in the home.  

Being submissive does not mean you lose your identity and be a doormat. You do not have to be abused but take your place as the wife and do all that is expected of you under the Godly leadership of your husband. Sometimes you may have to sacrifice your dignity. Consider Christ when He came here on earth; He was born in poverty, lived a lonesome and painful life and died the death of an evil man. Yet He was the Creator of all. Whatever your calling may be, listen to the voice of God and He will guide you in your paths. Our marriages are not all the same. The leadership styles that we receive from our husbands are not the same. Go to Christ and ask Him to teach you to be submissive and to give you the strength thereof.