A Deeper Look at 1 Peter 3........

I sat, looking out at the mountains in Colorado, a few weeks ago, getting ready to open my study for the day in Rick Renner's "Sparkling Gems". I wondered what it would have for me to think on and learn. It was October 3rd, the 10th anniversary of Jeff and my remarriage to each other. What a day! I thought back to Oct 3, 1999.....Beaver Creek, Colorado, the Beaver Creek chapel, our twins (who were 11 then....21 now), and us....getting ready to recommit our lives to each other. Now it is 10 years later.......what a surreal day. It did not feel real. 7 years of standing for reconciliation, and now....God answering that prayer that never seemed possible. I almost could not breathe. But I did.....and we said "I Do Again". The whole story is told in our book, "I Do Again", released last Dec 2008 by Waterbrook Press/Random House.

So what did I start to be reminded of, and learn, a few weeks ago as I sat staring at the beauty of the snow covered mountains? Much...........

I want to share what god has been showing me and reminding me of........ and will blog on this for a while ( a week or two maybe?? ha ha........it may take that long!

1 Peter 3:1 says " Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even fi some do not obey the Word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives."

Ok, so right out of the gate Peter is talking about our conduct and how our husbands can be won by our conduct. It hit me right between the eyes. It caused me to cry out to God and ask Him to forgive me for my conduct, even the conduct in my heart (my thoughts, my negativity). I realized that I have a huge responsibility and command form God, not to be taken lightly, that of my husband being won without a word by my conduct.

I did not want to hear it at first. One of the first thoughts I had was, "Well, what about his conduct?".....but God was ot speaking to him, but me! (there are plenty of commands for the guys.....so my job is to take care of my side of the street!

He also tells us in this verse that we are to be "subject" to our husbands. In the Greek, "subject" means hupotasso, which means submitted to some type of authority.

When Jeff and I counsel couples together, one of the first things we talk about is that God designed an order for the home. And until that order is taken to heart and followed there will be chaos in your marriage. God has set the husband as he head of the home and the wife is to respectfully fall in line to submit to his authority. Tough at times, huh??

So wives, you ask "but what if my husband doesn't act like the head, won't take on the leadership role, or is not following Jesus? What do you do?? Before I write the answer I want to hear from you.....................