Submission

Bimbola Tayo-Bamidele

29/07/2014

No matter how much you succeed in repressing him, "conquering" him or getting him to a point where he "allows peace to reign" by doing things your way, you can't win in a marriage where your hubby sees you as an opponent.

That is not God's best for any marriage. You can't "conquer" your man ...except by giving him the chance and the much needed feeling, to be your hero.

And the weapon for this is submission.

In a post I put up yesterday, I asked for what submission is. Kindly check through the wall to locate the post and read through the beautiful definitions sisters have supplied there.

They have said it all.

Submission is an active CHOICE... A choice to trust, accept and be receptive of our husbands’ God-given inclination to lead us.

If it is a passive attitude, it is not submission.

If it is not your own choice, it is not submission.

Submission is not something we do because we have no choice or because we can't help it or because we are fearful... It is something we CHOOSE to do despite being in a very good position to do the opposite.

It is not for the weak.

It takes strength to submit.

It's very easy to have power and wield such power as you like and desire; anybody can do that. But it takes strength of character to CHOOSE to not use that power you possess, which is obvious to everyone that you have.

That is submission.

It is a deliberate and conscious stripping of your rights, and bowing to another; when you could have CHOSEN to do otherwise.

It is not for the weak; it is for the truly strong.

Benefits of Submission:

Submission unleashes unusual level of grace into your life.

Submission releases unusual depth of wisdom into your heart.

It beautifies you, attracts honour and causes people to bow to your authority.. Because you have first bowed to God's constituted authority over your life.

Submission gives you covering, protection and is a defense against all forms of attacks.

It brings peace, harmony and serenity to your home.

It helps your hubby to perform at his best and in return, gets you what nagging can never get you.

It gets God to fight for you and show you special favours that no prayer can get to you.

Submission is key in gliding easily and walking in the fruits of the Spirit. It causes things to work for you without stress, and with unusual ease. Submission gets you to be exactly where God wants you to be. It ensures you don't miss out on God's best for you in all areas of your life. It is the ladder through which heaven releases its blessings upon you, your dreams and your desires.

Submission also empowers your man to shoulder his God's given responsibilities and helps him to be in the best position to protect, defend and love you in ways nothing else can do. Submission helps him to pursue and be receptive of a loving relationship with you.

The way most men are wired, they thrive more in a competitive environment. That is why some love soccer and others love games that help them compete against some opponent. They have this overwhelming desire to conquer or win. When a wife voluntarily submits to her hubby, by ALLOWING him to take the lead in their marriage, the man no longer feels he is in a competition against her but feels relaxed, needed and trusted and this helps him to be at his best performance as he also finds ways to please her. When we stand on the Word of God and CHOOSE to not take over the reins, our men are empowered, all forms of fears and insecurities are overcome; they lower their defenses. Submission communicates to him that you respect him and fuels his desire to succeed in giving his all. You have "called" him your hero and He wants to prove he really is your hero.

"Wives, be subject (be submissive and adapt yourselves) to your own husbands as [a service] to the Lord." - Eph.5:22 (AMP)

When God asks us to do something, it is because it is GOOD for us.

Amen.

God rewards services done to Him.

Have a beautiful Tuesday, sisters...

(Please, do not submit to evil. Remember Sapphira and Ananias.)