what are your daily struggles with submission?

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  • MOMMYOFMANY67
  on Jul. 7, 2009 at 8:42 AM

• I think that comes from our society. WE are taught from an early age that if a man tells us what to do, or is dominant. They are not loving, they are being brutes, they think their your daddy. on and on and on. We have all heard it. but then deep down inside we like a man that is in charge. In a nice way. We love his strength. So we have that battle inside of us all of the time. Just try to see where he is coming from when he tells you to do something. and just try to do it , just to please God. You are submitting to God when you submit to your husband. because it is God's rule. . About always wanting to yell. That comes from living in a house of yellers. we used to do that too. If you were raised by a mother or a father that yelled and yelled. way more than they did anything else. That is how you learned to communicate. It is a circle. and yes that takes time to break. but you CAN DO IT. God will help you. Pray for God to help you have a more sweet spirit about you. He will help, he always does. God bless you guys.

  

  
  

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  • Happy_at_home
  on Jul. 7, 2009 at 2:50 PM

• I agree it is very heard when our husbands either make decisions we disagree with or tell us to do something (even if he does so kindly and is in the right).  I still have to stop myself from saying or outwardly acting disrespectful towards him.   I have gotten better with the decision thing, mostly because my husband--bless his heart--is a very easy-going type of guy.  If he wants to do something I disagree with I can respectfully tell him why I may have a disagreement with it.  Oftentimes it is that one of us is leaving out an important part of the equation.  So if I am in the wrong I'll admit it and if he is in the wrong he will change his mind.  When he tells me to do something I just often will remain silent for a bit so that I don't say something that would be disrespectful.  I am still working on cheerfully receiving direction from him.
  

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  • 4kids1mom
  on Jul. 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM

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  Quoting Happy_at_home:
  
  

  I agree it is very heard when our husbands either make decisions we disagree with or tell us to do something (even if he does so kindly and is in the right).  I still have to stop myself from saying or outwardly acting disrespectful towards him.   I have gotten better with the decision thing, mostly because my husband--bless his heart--is a very easy-going type of guy.  If he wants to do something I disagree with I can respectfully tell him why I may have a disagreement with it.  Oftentimes it is that one of us is leaving out an important part of the equation.  So if I am in the wrong I'll admit it and if he is in the wrong he will change his mind.  When he tells me to do something I just often will remain silent for a bit so that I don't say something that would be disrespectful.  I am still working on cheerfully receiving direction from him.

  I agree! This is how I am also. Sometimes in my mind I can visualize biting my tongue off because I'm trying so hard to keep my mouth shut! It does get easier, the more times I'm able to control myself and keep quiet.

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  • JoJo1990
  on Jul. 19, 2009 at 7:32 AM

•  My biggest struggle with submitting to my husband is when I think about (which I shouldn't) how he is suppose to Love me the way Christ Loves the church giving himself up for her. He really doesn't do that so i  have a hard time respecting him and submitting to him when hes not doing his part. (Yes I know my submitting to him is not to be contingent upon his actions or behaviors, IT'S JUST HARD!

  “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation.I will be honored throughout the world.”
  Psalm 46:10
  

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