Power Series: Part 40: Power Of Being

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Good Morning! Samantha here continuing with the Power Series. Today is Part 40 - Power of Being. I apologize for the rather vague title. I can't think of what the title should be so. Here it is, power of being.

I have heard many times from marriage counselors, not marriage counselors, read it in books, heard it from Pastors, friends, family, and just people who the Lord wants to put in my life to let me know what I'm about to tell you. Yes, I've heard it. However, hearing it and following it are two different things. And I'm not one who likes to follow it. :( And, you know what? I'm assuming there will be some people reading this who won't like or won't agree with what I'm about to say either. Remember I said I even have a hard time doing what I'm writing about.

And, what I am talking about is this. "Being right!" Think about it. Everybody wants to be right! When we get into arguments with different people, we strive to win! We'll be happy once we are regarded as the winner!

Well, let me talk about that sort of thing when it comes to marriage. Sometimes wives, oh no actually that's all the time wives, we need to learn to just let it go. Yup, I'm even meaning if you are 100% sure you are right. Even if you have proof to prove you won the argument. LET IT GO!

Make your husband believe he is right. Trust me, it will make your husband feel good and it will make him feel like you respect him! I am telling you if you keep pushing it even to the point of proving your right, he will find something else wrong about what you guys are talking about. And, that will bring about another argument. Wives we need to let it go!

Just a couple days ago Joe and I were arguing about something and it got to be such a fiery dispute Joe said to me, "WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE RIGHT?! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO ARGUE?

At that time the Holy Spirit tugged on my heart and I realized what I was doing.  So, immediately I shut my mouth and stopped arguing and apologized. That's the end of that. I forget what happened next. All I know is we stopped arguing.

What I always forget and what I know is imperative to remember is this. God knows who really won the argument. And, if God wants he will reveal who the winner is.  God just wants us to do it his way.

Let's pray. Father thank you for the gift of marriage. Thank you for my spouse. Help me Lord to show my spouse more respect and to be more submissive. And, help us both to show love and respect the way that we interpret it.  We love you, Lord. In your name, we pray. Amen

1 Peter 3:1 ESV

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,


TBC........

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