Leaving Beyond – Grounded In Scripture

Written by: April J. Buchanan

 “A wife’s submission is not her weakness, but her strength under the mighty hand of God.” ~ Charles Spurgeon

Rather than seeking to usurp her husband’s role and responsibilities, a godly wife submits to God in her role and prays for her husband, understanding that he will give an account to God for how he led—or didn’t lead—his household.

A man leaned over and jokingly teased the husband and wife saying, “Oh, I forgot; she’s the boss isn’t she?” She smiled and gently said, “Oh, no sir. God has made him to lead and I understand the weight of that responsibility. I don’t seek it; I support him in it.” The older gentleman smiled and agreed.

A godly wife knows she is different from culture and she is pressured to conform. But she knows the beauty of God’s order and she knows the sinfulness of her own heart. Her desires are being sanctified by the truth and the more she studies her Bible the more she sees the beauty and glory of God in all He has created and in His order.

The world speaks to her sinful heart and tells her she is oppressed and lumps her in with those who have taken the truth beyond its beauty and corrupted it by adding to it—Legalism.

She wants God’s will in her home. The more she studies the more her mind and heart are changed. She begins to love what she once hated and desire what she once disdained. Rather than desiring her husbands role and responsibility, she recognizes how she can be of support to him or by her pursuing what is not her role, she can make his burden heavier when he stands before the Lord to give an account.

Did he lead well? Did she make that easier for him or harder? Did she walk alongside him and help and encourage him to obey the Lord as she obeys the Lord? Did she adopt the lies of the present evil age and place stumbling blocks before him?

If he’s not saved, did she pray for him? While her role was harder, did she trust God and continue to obey Him or did she stand in the way of her own prayers by her woeful and willful disobedience? Did she trust God who is sovereign or did she brazenly seek to take authority even from God and try to save her husband herself with her words, her declarations, her perceived power?

It’s not easy being a godly woman in a culture that hates God and Biblical womanhood. But, it is easy when we are led by the Lord and trust Him, understanding that the culture is led by satan and his lies and sadly, many in the church as well.

Grace and Peace, y’all.
Soli Deo Gloria