Biblical Marriage Mashup

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Wynona

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Many of my female friends wanted an ideal marriage and a committed husband. But many of them failed to understand that for a man to trust you requires a lot of investment and a respectful/submissive attitude.

If a man can't trust you even in something small like accepting criticism or not belittling him in public, why would he trust you with bigger things like his past, his secrets, bigger household decisions, etc?

Why does the woman submit to the man? Because submission is an act of trust that takes a marriage where mere words and empty promises can't go.
 

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I believe in biblical patriarchy.

My conviction is to be a submissive wife. Its been almost ten years of marriage, growing into these roles.

"It"s because of you that I am the man I am today. I shaped myself to be your husband."

And I am a better person because of my husband.

I submit because it's commanded several times in the Bible.

I submit because my husband faces the brunt of life's hardships for me.

Knowing that I am relying on him and that he is responsible for leading our family, he has become a stand out man. A man I am proud of.

When I criticized him and argued with him, I was simply tearing down my own house---our ability to advance in life and in the things of God.

When I submitted, I won his trust and his listening ears.
 
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We can argue, insult, and criticize our husbands and they will often resist changing.

The only one we can control is our own self. The wife is to help and love her husband, not be his conscience. Work on your own sin and let God handle the husband. When we are respectful, submissive, and kind, it amplifies God's voice for them without us preaching or nagging.