Submission

Submission is such a tough word for women to hear. It really has gotten a bad rap and I think part of that is because its meaning has come so far from what it is supposed to describe. And it isn't just younger women who struggle with this concept either. Women just starting out in marriage and women in their 60's and 70's struggle to keep their hearts submitted to their husbands. Each stage in life brings out a new facet of submission. 

With such a universal struggle in such a women's lib culture, where can we go to get some really GOD-ly examples to apply to real life? 

 Enter a surprised Candace Cameron Bure and an interview she gave about her new book...

 

Candace Cameron Bure describes the idea of submission in a way that had me nodding.

I think she did a great job dispelling some of the myths that are out there concerning Christian thoughts about the way wives submit to their husbands. She even touched on a point that made me examine the relationship between husbands and wives a little deeper...she mentioned what her husband had to be willing to sacrifice - his life!  

In Ephesians 5 we see the charge Paul gives to husbands and wives...there are three verses alone describing how deeply wives should submit to their husbands. The chapter finishes describing in the next nine verses how husbands should be willing to lay their lives down for their wives as Christ did for the church. There is more responsibility on their heads for the state of the marriage relationship than there is for women. That's because they are leaders for the entire family. We as women lay down our pride and the need to be right. Our men lay down their lives.

I think part of the problem is the way Submissive translates so easily into Dominated. NOT THE SAME THING!!! It takes such a strength of character to lay down your right to your opinion in order to show respect to your husband and maintain peace in the home. No one who is dominated has the strength to voluntarily do that. They work out of fear and that's different. 

 I love being submitted to my husband. I strongly encourage women everywhere to try it! Husbands respond so positively to a wife who lets him lead. They feel respected. That translates into loved for them. If you have a problem in your marriage, try submitting instead of nagging...the results will amaze you. And that's because GOD designed it to be that way.