CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE

Submission Testimony

When my husband and I were having marriage problems years ago, God by His Spirit was teaching me how to set boundaries. Sometimes though I needed a “heart” correction.

In this Christian marriage article, I share with you one of those “heart correction” times.

In 1990, my husband bought me a bread machine. You know the kind. You dump the ingredients into it in the morning, set the timer, and by suppertime, you can smell the warm loaf baking. My husband (who is a very safety-conscious guy) told me to unplug the bread machine when I wasn't using it. Still balking at times against his controlling nature, I thought, "That's really dumb. We have so many appliances plugged in, like a microwave, a stove, a fridge. Why not just keep the bread machine plugged in too?" So I didn't unplug it until I saw him driving up the driveway from work each evening. One day we got a notice in the mail that the brand of bread machine we bought had a defect that could catch a house on fire, and we needed to send it back to the company for repairs. Wow! I was humbled! That night when my husband drove up the driveway, I immediately handed him the notice and confessed to him (through tears) my unsubmissiveness against his headship in this domestic matter. He readily forgave me.

Through this incident, I learned these things:

• God speaks to me loud and clear about my own heart condition through my everyday circumstances if I have the ears to hear.

• I can gain my husband’s heart as I submit to him in these seemingly small domestic things from my own heart and before the Lord.

• Genuine repentance brings healing in relationships.

Whenever my husband tells me to do something within our domestic life that really doesn’t matter (like unplugging a bread machine or stacking dishes), I do it submissively and without hesitation now.

What about you? As God reveals your own heart response to your husband in seemingly small matters, do you submit to Him and to your husband from your heart?

The fruit of your submission and repentance, if necessary, will be revealed as you carry out submission practically. By responding to the Lord’s correction with humility, you can avoid unnecessary fires both in your house and in your marital relationship.

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