IT is with deep regret that I find myself not really saying alot in my post. Things are really behind at home and there are going to be some changes taking place that I am not very happy about, but I cannot change them. I can only try to change my mind and attitude about them. 

It is interesting to me that I am learning how even my attitude can be feminine or masculine.  Reactions to spilled milk, broken glass, shocking news, unkind remarks; all these can be inintiators of either a godly womanly nature or ungodly manly reaction. For a MAN a MANLY reaction is not necessarily ungodly; But a MANLY reaction by a woman is ungodly. There I said it and I hope it is clear now.

For instance, how do you usually react to a child spilling milk. Do you simply sop it up with a rag and pour fresh milk into a glass, or do you screech at the person who spilled the milk and rail on them loudly for 10 minutes refusing to give them more?  The reason I am classifying the screeching woman as a MANLY response is because God wants us to exhibit a meek and quiet spirit. If our spirit is truly meek and quiet we wont' react in a way that is not meek and/or quiet.

Men are expected to be loud and rough. Women are expected to be soft and gentle and sweet.  Sort of the opposite of the man. Even in today's world, the old double standards of conduct exist. This is due to them being rooted, for the most part, in the Bible and history. 

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Posted by momofsix

Okay, you have to come visit me and be my blogger friend (smile). I just love your post. It was insightful. I never thought of things that way. I need to visit some more.

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