"The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands." Proverbs 14:1. I am pretty sure that most of us pull down with our attitudes, which influence our behavior!! We are challenged here to drop the attitudes and put on a thankful heart. For some of us, we are naturally thankful, appreciative ladies, but some of us seriously struggle with self pity and seeing the proverbial glass of water half full(that would be me). While studying this, I realized that even when the glass is half full, I can fill the rest with joy, through the Lord. It totally changes my "reality" from bad to happy. Recognizing this tendency, I have used Philippians chapter four as a means of renewing my mind for many years, with a strong emphasis on verse eight and the words "good report". I encourage you to find scriptures that speak to your heart about joy and thanksgiving, and let the the poor-me, why-me attitudes fade away.
The bottom line in this chapter's questions is, "are you willing to lay down your grievances toward your husband to achieve a heavenly marriage?" How can you do that?
Creation of Woman
"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him...And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam... and he took one of his ribs...And the ribs, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man" (Genesis 2:18, 21-22)
"Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtainth favour of the Lord" ( Proverbs 18:22)
"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man" (I Cor. 11:8-9)
"But she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband" (I Cor. 7:34)
"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband" (Proverbs 12:4)
"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man" (I Cor. 11:8-9)
"But she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband" (I Cor. 7:34)
"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband" (Proverbs 12:4)
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. (Proverbs 17:22)
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance,: against such there is no law" (Galatians 5:22-23)
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything" (Ephesians 5:22-24).
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord" (Colossians 3:18).
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of every woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." (Corinthians 11:3).
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord" (Colossians 3:18).
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of every woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." (Corinthians 11:3).
