Ephesians 5:21-23; 33 (NLT)
“And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything... So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”

The LORD blesses obedience! God loves me so much. He allowed me to go through humbling challenges in life, mainly caused by my desire to be in control, because He was unable to catch my attention the easy way. It is because of such great love that He has given me a second chance.

I had so much confidence in my decision-making skills during my adult life in the corporate world, which also translated to decision-making at home. Often, I did not consult my husband or I disregarded what he suggested. To be blunt, that meant I didn’t trust him nor showed him the respect he deserved. I don’t subscribe to feminism, but I believed strongly in being an independent thinker. Looking back, I think that if I had allowed our marriage to follow the Biblical mandate for the husband-wife relationship, I would not have had to learn life lessons the hard way.

In our current retired life, my husband has been making most decisions and I’ve learned to submit to them. Now, I am blessed when the final decision is not mine even though I think I am right, for I discover that I don’t have the best solution after all. In many instances, when I am overly stressed not knowing which direction to take, and even with minor decisions, I say a little prayer for the Lord to give wisdom to my husband. Then I present him with options, discuss them, and let him decide. God gives me peace in my surrender. God blesses my submission to my husband and I praise our Lord! God gave me a kind-hearted, gentle partner in life. No, he’s not perfect and he can be very stubborn. In a way, I am discovering new aspects about him. Or most likely, they had always been there but I had been focused on other things.

Thank You, LORD, for blessing my obedience! Thank You for granting wisdom to my husband. Thank You for your faithfulness.