Submission is a Sign of Strength

I’ve often said to my friends who are wives, “Although your husband should take into consideration your opinion on any given subject, in the end, because your husband is your head, if you can’t agree, allow him to make the final decision and whatever the decision is (as long as it’s not sin)…support it! BECAUSE…He will be the one to answer to God for his family.

Although I’ve always known that to be correct, I’m thankful that God revealed to me where that is in the Bible. Check out Genesis 3:9. Although Eve was the one who ate the fruit first and therefore rightly deserved rebuke from God, God went straight to Adam because he recognized Adam as the head of his household. Furthermore, in Genesis 3:17 Adam was punished for taking the word of his wife over the Word of God. WOW!!! Wives, stop trying to be the controlling factor in your husbands life and instead, allow God to hold that position…it protects you and him! Although having control is what you think you want. What’s better is a husband whose seeking to hear and obey the Lord. And if both of you are doing that then you’re far more likely to agree on decisions that you’re making together.