Okay, so I'm on week 7 of "The Truth Project".
It's been pretty powerful, but absolutely nothing like it was the other night.
The lesson was about The Order of God.
Tough subject.
Church on this evening was break-through for me from start to finish.
That hasn't happened in a really long time.
I felt it laid on my heart to share some of the verses that touched me so.
Malachi 2:16 "I hate divorce," says the Lord God of Israel, "and I hate a man's covering himself with violence as well as with his garment," says the Lord Almighty.
So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.
basically, this means to have the same commitment to marriage that God has to his promises with his people. We need passion in the marriage relationship to keep the commitment and intimacy satisfying, but this passion should be focused exclusively on our spouse.
Now right now, in my life, this is HUGE. Life has been tough and there are many decisions to be made. Now, I fully believe that God would NOT want anyone to stay in an abusive marriage, but the reality is that MOST of us don't treat our spouses as God intended. I know I don't. Can you say "ouch"?
Next up was 1 Peter 3. Yup, the whole thing. From start to finish it's about husbands and wives. It's been a while since I read this chapter and it pierced my heart. Basically it talks about the true order designed by God.
The speaker in this series summed up a few things for us. And I wanted to share.
The world has distorted the word submission and made it ugly.
Jesus submitted to the Father and it was not a negative.
I will leave you with the one statement that I cannot shake.
Husbands need respect like wives need love.
Now, you know my knee-jerk reaction was - they don't always deserve respect...blah blah blah
But then he said...(as though reading my mind)
It is not about worthiness, it is about the design of God.
So maybe something that touched me will touch you.
Maybe it will just make you think.
But maybe, just maybe, it will mean as much to you as it did to me.
4 comments:
How wonderful and true...absolutely true!
I am a divorced woman who loves her God and her Christ. I struggled with the same things when my marriage was breaking up. And despite what we define the scriptures as saying, I know that God loves me and accepts me just as much as when I was married. I can't tell you whether it's right or wrong to stay in an abusive or loveless marriage. I can only say that we need to be before God with everything --- and to remember that even though we sometimes misinterpret what God wants, we should always remember -- "His love never fails".
Sandy - I agree. His Love Never Fails!!
I too am a divorced woman and I do not stand in judgement of anyone! I am a sinner just like everyone else.
Suzann, I don't want to sound like a know it all, so please don't take it that way because it is not how I intend it. When I first was married I thought we were equals. I had gone to a liberally minded college and all that and well I just thought men and women were equal. There were issues that came up in our marriage like in any other and we would argue and I was assured that I was the right one and he needed to know that.... :)
I started reading the bible verses you wrote and I read a book from an outside source about Christian Marriage and I came to a huge understanding that it isn't me it is us, but I submit to him as my husband is my Moses and he leads and decides for me. Ever since that "a ha" moment for me, my marriage has been near perfect. We still argue from time to time, but I know that since we put God first and then ourselves with my husband being the leader of our home and me being the caretaker of the hearth, my life has been wonderful. Just thought I'd share my experience.
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