A lot of us cringe at that statement. But when you look deeper into it, it's actually kinda fun! Let me explain...
1 Peter 1:3 says "wives, submit yourself to your own husbands..."
My pastor once said that "submit" means to "come alongside"; be a team. I looked up the word submit in it's original Greek and it said "a voluntary attitude of giving in, assuming responsibity, and carrying a burden". I LOVE THAT!!
I see it this way. Hubby comes home from work, it was a stressful day, and he starts talking about it. I listen! The house is clean (less stress on him), and supper is waiting. He gets to tell me about all the issues he's had all day, and then what happens? The answer comes later in the verse: "if some (husbands) disobey the Christian message, they will be won over".
Something happens. God is able to work in him, through you!
My house is by no means clean every day. Supper is NOT ready for him every day. I am by no means 100% supportive when I should be. But winning him over to God sounds like some fantastic incentive to do what I can on my end!
(For more read 1 Peter 3:1-6!) ;)
God doesn't lie!
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