I still remember this concept. It feels so right to say to my husband, "Okay," out loud after he makes a suggestion or says how things should be done. The Bible says to submit, so it is good for beating Satan, who hates submission. It is good that a wife hears herself say it. When I hear myself say to my husband, "Okay," simply, I know that I am benefiting any listeners. I'm bringing peace to the children and taking a path with no conflict. This is something I need to work on more. This is a children's song, and it applies to wives submitting to their husbands. There really is a happiness and peace in a wife's heart, when she, with self-control, will choose to just say "Okay," and nothing else. "Trust and obey, for there's no other way, to be happy in Jesus, than to trust and obey."
I have been reading a book. The Power of a Praying Wife was given to me this year on my birthday. I am almost through reading it. There are many chapters, each with a different area about a husband to pray for him. The chapters are short, and there is a suggested prayer at the end of each chapter. I really appreciate this book, and have been praying the suggested prayers and more. Stormie Omartian is the author.
I really appreciate what you said about simply saying OK when your husband makes a comment or suggestion. It's something I've recently noticed I need to work on. I want my little girl to simply trust and obey, not argue, stall or bargain, or tell me I'm wrong. I need to show her how to do that with a cheerful, trusting attitude.
ReplyDeleteHey, I appreciate you putting in how you don't want your daughter to respond to you. The description "stall, bargain, tell you you're wrong" are convictions on my heart that I wonder if my heart though I might not express it in words, has responded toward my husband sometimes. Something for me to pray on.
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