Women's Rights?

Women's Rights?

Genesis 12
1Corinthians14:34
Titus2:5
1Peter3:1
1Timothy6:1

The Bible says that I am to be subject to my husband and submissive to his authority. Even when he is lying? Sarai obeyed Abram, even when he told her to say that she was his sister. Which was a partial truth. A deception.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/subject
1. Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others: subject to the law.
4. Contingent or dependent
1. One who is under the rule of another or others, especially one who owes allegiance to a government or ruler.
2. To submit to the authority of.
subject - make subservient; force to submit or subdue

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/submissive
submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"
Synonyms: unassertive, obedient, humble, subordinate, meek, passive, compliant, resigned, patient, yielding, accommodating, subdued, lowly, abject, amenable, docile, dutiful, ingratiating, malleable, deferential, uncomplaining, biddable, unresisting
Antonyms: difficult, awkward, stubborn, intractable, unyielding, obstinate, headstrong, uncooperative, disobedient

Confession: When I married more than a decade ago I was not subject to my husband, and I did not seek to be submissive. Mostly because I wanted my own way, and I wanted my husband to follow my way. Which as we saw earlier in Genesis, is the curse: That the woman's desire will be for her husband, and I think that I may correctly infer that she would wish to rule over him, since that directly correlates to the context of the verse and we see that in nearly every male/female relationship in the world today. Women's rights? Hello.

¹⁶ To the woman he said,
       "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
       with pain you will give birth to children.
       Your desire will be for your husband,
       and he will rule over you."

I know full well, 1) I am human, created in God's image. 2) I am a woman, created to be helper to man. 3) I am married, so I must be subject to my own husband as I am subject to Christ, in everything. 4) I am a mother, but I will look more closely at what the Bible says about that later, as this is one huge bite.

Does the Bible say anything about marriage being a compromise? I think not. I see that my Creator is head over my husband, and my husband is head over me. I'm thankful to be in a correct position of contingence and dependence on my husband, because in this I know that I am obeying the Word. I am thankful for the times when I have obeyed my husband, because when he is not at war with me he is free to lead me, protect me, serve me, and cover over me.

Father, I yearn to more completely obey your Word concerning my marriage and my husband. Lord, I open my hands to You, I am not trying to hold my husband to my way of doing things. My desire is to serve You, and that means that I shall serve him. Please let me never elevate him above You. Thank-You for Sarai's example of obedience in Genesis 12, even when her husband told her to deceive and she did it, she was protected by You. You alone are faithful, all Your ways are right and pure, and who am I to say, "No!" to my Lord and disobey Your Word. Where my heart is not subject and submissive to You first, I repent, and I turn to You, and I ask You to cleanse me of that sin and refresh and renew me so that I may follow You and worship You in spirit and in truth. In Jesus Name, Amen!!! 

A Bit Modest

Genesis 9:20-27

Immodesty is a huge deal to me. I try to realize that most of the people out there dressing themselves so scantily are not believers in Jesus, and therefore are going to be immodest to an extreme. I love that Noah cursed the son who looked on his nakedness. How often do I neglect to hide my eyes? Opportunities to look on another's near nakedness are everywhere, even at a church that I sometimes attend. I need to hide my eyes and give the other person their modesty. Yes, I do believe that I and everyone else should cover our nakedness, just as the Lord made skins to cover the nakedness of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. But I choose to not forget the additional responsibility of hiding my eyes, and if the opportunity is given to me, to cover over the other persons nakedness.

Returned, Refocused

Major life change. Transition. Two things that recently happened to me, and will be happening again in about 30 weeks. Pregnancy can be a part of womanhood. And we see the Lord's miraculous handiwork in every aspect of it. I have never felt ready to be pregnant. My husband and I have never planned a pregnancy. Each time I have been enraptured with the love that the Father has for this new life that He is creating, and the joy of being the vessel. Tonight I just want to think and pray through Psalm 139. Just to sit at the feet of Jesus and thank Him for this miracle of life begun in me, and to hear some of His thoughts on it. And to respond in worship. "For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb."

Prayer: "Oh Lord! I weep that I am indeed a mother. That You chose me to bear the children that You have given me! That You would look on Your servant, in truth, a foolish Gentile woman, yes, but You saved me, and grafted me into the Vine! Hallelujah! And now You are again forming within my womb a new precious one. Yet this child has known no days on the earth, but You have already written them in Your book. Oh forgive! Oh Lord, have mercy on the moments that I will fail this child! Lord, let me not sin against this untainted babe. Let me not follow my flesh, or be selfish, or angry, but let me always walk in Love towards all my children as You have walked in Love towards me. And Father, may they each come to repentance and salvation in Your Son Jesus!!! Amen and Amen."

Below find the lyric to a song that touched my heart so deeply during my first pregnancy.

Rachael Lampa \ No Greater Love Before I knew Your Name, You knew my ev’ry breath. Before I found my way, You knew my ev’ry step. Before I knew everything that I need, You gave it all to me. No greater love than this… That You should lay down Your life For someone such as me; I’d spend a lifetime wondering why. The Beauty of Heaven Is here in my heart And I know there can be No greater love than this. I never understood How merciful Love could be, Until I felt His Flame Light every part of me And I would give everything that I am ’ Cause I have been saved; Yes, I have been saved! No greater love than this… That You should lay down Your life For someone such as me; I’d spend a lifetime wondering why. The Beauty of Heaven Is here in my heart And I know there can be No greater love. The Beauty of Heaven  Is here in my heart And I know there can be No greater love... For someone such as me. No greater love...than this.