Submission is a very touchy subject to most people, including myself. Most people have a hard time submitting themselves to others, whether it be authority figures, such as cops, gov't officials, teachers, bosses, etc, or to your husband or wife or anyone else for that matter. But most importantly, we have a hard time submitting ourselves to God and letting him take control. I always thought of submission as doing whatever someone tells you to do, and being at their beck and call, but I found out that it means to be subject to... to honor and respect and be willing to do whatever it takes for that person, no matter what. If someone wants you to do something that goes against the Bible or your beliefs, then obviously you don't have to submit to them.
The speaker last night said that he felt that the reason that most women struggle with submission and view it as something bad is because males haven't been taking their leadership roles seriously and have abused the submission thing to scare women and get them to do what they want. This is completely wrong. For example, my stepbrother, who just turned 19 and my sister-in-law, who is 16, have been married for about four months. Every night before they go to sleep, he makes her put her hand on the Bible and promise that she will never cheat on him or leave him... EVER. Imagine having to do this everyday. I believe that this is an example of misusing submission.
Submission, along with everything else, is all about the heart and having the right motives. Submission doesn't neccessarily mean obedience. You can have respect and honor for someone and not agree with everything they say, or do everything they want you to do. I know I am probably rambling on and not making much sense, but it made sense last night. I would love to know you guys opinion on submission, just because I am curious to know from guys and girls perspectives. You can read 1 Peter for yourself and let me know what you think.
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tough, tough, tough subject. Way to go, Amber. You just hit on the thing I struggled most with last year.
I agree completely about not having to agree to submit. Submission is showing you place someone else above yourself. If your husband wants the room blue, then no matter how good you think it'd look in sage green, it's gonna be blue because you desire to honor him. It's a practice in honoring God. If we can just be submissive to the point that we do EVERYTHING according to God's quiet little whisper, even to the point where we're standing in front of thousands of Muslims, and get shot, that is the goal. To be submissive, I mean, not to get shot.
But if the hubby wants you to gas it up at Shell, you don't have to agree. You can have your own opinions about that. But you have to obey. It's just easier to obey, in each and every little thing, if you try to see it from his point of view. Then you're not battling the whole way.
I had a very domineering boss in S. CA. I struggled with his way vs. my way, and it's hard. It made me not want to get married, at least until God causes a miracle and changes my mind.
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