Friday, 03 April 2009

• Well, we're back, & we had a great time!  It was so nice to get away, even if it was just for one night & we didn't go very far.  (If you're clueless, see my last post.)  If any of you decide to try it, I'd love to hear about it!

  I just saw this article by Alex Chediak on the Gender Blog (by the Council for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood) & thought it was so helpful--brief, but very good!  I'm really putting this quote on my blog for myself more than anything else, but I thought maybe some of you would enjoy it, too! 

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  But a truly feminine demeanor does not prohibit acting on the occasional need to strongly disagree with a man or with one's husband. Femininity does not deny or exclude intelligence, rationality, and an ability to make a convincing argument. In a marriage relationship, a strong wife is an asset to her husband. She can give him insightful feedback, expand his horizons to matters he may not have considered, and lovingly rebuke him when he is sinning.
  
  What a godly wife aims for at such moments is an attitude that, while affirming his leadership, seeks to sharpen it. She is not seeking to take advantage of his weaknesses by usurping his leadership. Rather, she wishes to encourage, advise, correct, and rebuke to the end that his leadership might be enhanced, his effectiveness increased, his capacities enlarged. "She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life" (Prov. 31:12). At the end of the day, such a woman can submit to her husband knowing that he ultimately bears the responsibility before God for their relationship.

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  Be sure to read the whole thing, though!  :)

  Currently More Precious Than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms By Sam Storms see related

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