Misconceptions of Weakness: The real meaning of submission

Mista’s blog yesterday reached out to women to submit to their husbands…support them…lean on them and to not be so judgmental.  Through my eyes, his blog basically gave SOCIETY’S view of submission.  A view that men take and twist to their liking….a view that women “rebel” in fear of being referred to as WEAK. Let’s take a moment and be real about it….

Ephesians says: "Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church...so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church….. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”

Now…having said that…the Bible clearly states that a man and a woman are equal in the spiritual realm…but..in the flesh, the man is the HEAD and should guide his home and family.  Guide…not belittle…not control…as a matter of fact…if you read deeper, it says both man and woman should submit to each other.

Submission is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of respect. Respect for your marriage and respect for the WORD of GOD.  Submission is not equal to obeying….you SUBMIT to your spouse…you OBEY your parents.  There’s the difference.  Any man or woman that takes the word submission and uses it to their liking is SELFISH. No marriage or relationship can stand without support. Not just from the woman…but the man as well.  Each party is equally responsible ….

Let’s stop putting the term submission on the woman…if anything…let’s say u are pursuing the “virtuous woman” ….or ladies…u’d like to be a “virtuous woman.”  And men…what’s a virtuous woman without a God fearing man? Stand up…be a man…be the head…and claim the titles God intended for us.

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