Five R’s for Godly Womanhood.
Vicky writes – To be quite honest, it was a bit overwhelming for me to review these two sessions. The main reason is because they are both chock full of great information.
The series of five comments (below) hardly touch the surface and there is so much more to hear and learn from each of these sessions. I’ll just start with these few comments…
Five comments from session 1
“Refresh: A Woman Who Kneels Before God Can Stand Before Anyone”
(REFRESHING our relationship with the Heavenly Father)
- You cannot have a growing relationship with anyone unless you spend time with them. That includes the Lord.
- Daily quiet time helps us get the strength we need to make it through the day.
- None of us have enough time to spend time in Bible study and prayer – we must MAKE time.
- Time with the Lord should not be a “chore”- it is a privilege.
- Meditate on Scripture. Pick a verse each day and read it over and over. Focus on it throughout the day. Incorporate it into your life and it will help you to maintain a right frame of mind.
Five comments from session 2
“Rekindle: Red Hot is So Cool”
(Ideas to help wives REKINDLE our relationships with our husbands)
- Loving our spouse MORE than we love ourselves is the key to keeping a marriage strong.
- Flirt with Him. Treat him the way you treated him when you were dating or first married.
- A lack of desire from you is not a reason to deprive him.
- Nagging doesn’t work. If you consistently feed him love, encouragement and affirmation, he will feel loved, desired and safe. This is when he is more likely to listen to you, versus your nagging at him. Its not your job to change your husband. Its your job to love him, and God’s job to change him.
- Intimacy is tied to love and respect. If wives don’t feel loved they withhold respect. If our husbands don’t feel respected, they don’t act in ways that make us feel loved. This cycle is found in Eph. 5:33 – “However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” (NIV)