In the Bible, we often read about
temptations that men have, but not as many examples for women. In
the tenth commandment men are told not to covet their neighbor's wife -
an obvious temptation for husbands to resist. But, this
commandment goes beyond just coveting your neighbor's wife to the
temptation to covet any thing our neighbor has. Many women need
to be aware that they are in as much danger of violating the 10th
commandment when they get their Land's End catalog as their husband might be with a pretty woman at the office. Wives might look at the Land's End catalog and say "oh well, I can't have that." Then, they slide on into lust, covetouseness and discontent.
As wives we need to be on guard of coveting the "things" that others
have, whether it is furniture, clothes, nicer home or whatever.
Women tend to think they are above the sin of coveting because their
desires are for the "home". And, aren't wives suppose to spend
time making their home comfortable for others. Well, I think that
is the extreme that women need to beware. Oftentimes, wives can
drift into the position of urging our husbands to make more, ask for a
raise, or through foolish debt creates a situation where he has to do
that kind of thing.
As wives and moms we should strive to be
satisfied with exactly what God has given us. He knows best for
each one of us. Besides, He knows that each of our missions in
life is different, so our needs are different, too. Watch out for
that sigh of discontent in our current circumstance.
I have learned to be content in whatever state I am, to be CONTENT.
Philippians 4:11
That is one of my life goals!
Kerry
Taken from Douglas Wilson's sermon on Marriage as Manifest Glory
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