Apr. 1, 2008 - love...wifely roles |
I just read the articles linked here.
There is something to be said about our treatment of others, and first and most importantly what the Lord tells us about love. Love is not conditional. Love is selfless.
"Love is patient and kind."-1 Corinthian 13:4
Love can be hard but it a choice, showed with actions that will show straight through to the heart behind it, be it good or bad. We can't love the way we are commanded to without the Lord. It is a daily laying down of our pride and selfishness. It is a requirement though, to live a life that is pleasing to our Heavenly Father, and living a life filled with true joy, that your Father will say,
"Well done my good and faithful servant"-Matthew 25:21
"This is my command: Love each other."-John 15:17
Other amazing verses:
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."-Proverbs17:22
"He who finds a wife finds what is good..."-Proverbs 19:2
"She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life."-Proverbs 31:12
The Lord's word tells us that it is good to be a wife. That we are a blessing to our husbands. He tells us this because He knows we can be a blessing to our husbands. If we allow Him to use us, we can be the wife He knows we can be.
"Create in me a new heart, O God."-Psalm 51:10 TLB
This means we must lay our own wills down to follow the Lord's will. In this way we can bring our husband's and the Lord good, and be in the Lord's will with His blessings. Being outside of His will brings an inner grief and a loss of His abundant blessings. God gives the strength to endure, persevere and find joy. Please, remember I say this of my own opinion and it is important to be safe and seek help if needed. God provides for all and we are humans and fall. We will face sadness, disappointment, loss...but He will carry us through, and we are accountable for how we act during all times...
"When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need- words that will help others become stronger."-Ephesians 4:29
We can however, find hope and comfort in His strength, which is made perfect in our weakness. He invites us to set our worries and burdens at His feet, for He will carry us through.
"My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you."
-2 Corinthians 12:9
God bless you. Praying you will find joy and strength in His word with an open heart, that if it is convicted, praises, it is not condemned! Amen!
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