Learning the keys to submission in marriage
It is a divine law that wives be subject to their own husbands if they want to have a happy marriage (Ephesians 5:22). Some wives would like to do it, but they don’t know how. The keys to effectively submit to your loved one are here. take them. apply them. Enjoy that dream marriage.
Submission is voluntarily placing oneself under an authority. The proud and impious, he says that it is foolish to be submissive, but for the humble and pious, it is wisdom. Every wise woman builds her house; but the fool with his own hands knocks her down (Proverbs 14: 1). When we refuse to do God’s word, we expose our lives to the influence of the devil, who comes in to steal, kill, and destroy peace in marriage. God’s word is a road map for anyone who embraces it. Therefore, a wife’s submission to her husband is not to demean her in any way or to advocate the supremacy of her husband. It is wise to recognize and fulfill her complementary role in the marriage union. If we allow this mind to be in us, the struggle for supremacy, pride, arrogance and rebellion in the homes would stop. Let’s examine some of those keys to learning.
The first key is that submission must come From your heart. Until submission takes root in your heart, it won’t hold up when the pressure comes. This is why women who submit conditionally to their husbands soon become rebellious when the motivation to do so wanes. Soften your heart with the Word of God. You might ask how? Use the Word of God. When you hear God’s Word about submission, receive it with meekness and joy; save it and do it with patience until the fruits become evident in view of all. Learn to diligently guard your heart against the subtle voice of the devil that tries to steal from you those sublime Words that you have heard.
Meditation of the Word on submission is a second key that you need to learn. Be sure to meditate on the word of God that you hear until it becomes a part of your being so that it can bear fruit in your marriage. Speak words that will lift your spouse’s morale. Speak uplifting words for your marriage. Take positive actions that truly show that you are the submissive wife of God’s dream.
The third step is to take practical steps against the rebellion in your heart. One of those steps is to take care of the company you have. The Bible says that bad communication corrupts good manners. It is time to deprogram your life from those worldly associations that have programmed you to rebel against your peace of mind. May those in captivity seek liberation. You are a free child of God. So be it! Take those books and movies that are contrary to God’s Word off your bookshelf. You don’t need them. Take a position. It is in your own interest.
Added to the above absolute love for your partner. Perfect love casts out fear, the fear of dominance. If you truly loved him, you would submit to him in all things. You won’t be afraid of being dominated because submission attracts love. Let your love for him be tangibly expressed. Overcome that fear with your expressed love.
Above all, both partners must submit to God. The husband’s submission to God will attract the same level of submission from his wife. Abraham submitted to God and Sarah submitted to Abraham.
In conclusion, every great marriage must make the word of God the norm of life. God’s word advocates submission as the key to a successful marriage. Therefore, accept it.