Realizations of a Wife and a Mom

Genesis 2:18 "The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper suitable for him.'" In the beginning, as reflected in the scriptures, the woman was created from man. It is also stated in 1 Corinthians 11:9 , "Neither was man created for woman. but woman for man." God, during the days of creation, formed Adam first before Eve (1 Timothy 2:13). And Eve was formed from Adam's rib. In verse 3, it is clear that the " head of the man is Christ and the head of the woman is man." Verse 7 mentions that man is the image and glory of God while the woman is the glory of man . Therefore, t he Lord has commanded the woman, more so the wife , to learn in quietness and full submission ( 1 Timothy 2:11 ). With that, God further stated in verse 12 that He does not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man ; hence saying that in marriage, the wife must submit to her husband and...

Matthew 19:6 "Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate." As I was reading through related verses on the scripture above, I have come to realize how important commitment in marriage is. According to 1 Corinthians 7:10, the wife should not separate from her husband . It is clear in the Bible that this is a commandment from the Lord. This is supported in Malachi 2:16 which states that divorcing one's spouse is like covering one's garments with violence. God instructed us to guard ourselves from unfaithfulness. The question of divorce being lawful is in fact mentioned in the Bible, but clearly, scriptures in the Bible answered the query: Malachi 2:11 "I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commit adultery." Mark 10:11-12 "And He said to them, 'Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she d...

Matthew 5:37 "Simply, let your "Yes" be "Yes", and your "No" a "No", anything beyond this comes from the evil one." To put simply, this is one way of telling us to NOT BREAK OUR PROMISE .  In marriage, the words "I love you"  mean a lot of things. This is not only an expression of love and affection towards our spouse, but also a declaration of our vows . The vow "for better or for worse, till death do us part," is a pronouncement that we should be able to love our husbands until eternity -- no matter what happens. In my devotional, I have learned that couples must promise ... to be there through all of life's ups and downs; to build spouse up; to overlook weaknesses; to forgive mistakes; to put each one's needs above one's own; and, to stick with spouse even when the going gets tough. To ensure marriage to work, our role as a wife is to always be there for our husbands ...

Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ God forgave you." Oftentimes, we always want to see our husbands following everything we tell them. We expect them to be "this" and "that", and we find ourselves nagging in the end because they couldn't just be "what we expect them to be". My marriage is young, but I can say every relationship is different and maturity doesn't come with age - it comes with EXPERIENCE. In over a decade of marriage, I can say that I expected too much from my husband. But I always end up getting disappointed because he just keeps on repeating the same mistake over and over again. As I reflected on God's word in Ephesians 4:32, I came to realize that it is really our duty to be forgiving. God wants us to show kindness and compassion at all times, and give off forgiveness comparing it to how Jesus forgave us from our sins. True, it's ...

Marriage is beautiful. ❤ You get to be with someone whom you treasure and love so much for the rest of your life. But sometimes, marriage isn't all "beautiful". You get to experience rough roads while on the journey. You will encounter misunderstanding due to miscommunication, and then argue - worse is when it starts to get way out of control. This morning, I just woke up so lighthearted - feeling so excited to have my first ever encounter with the Lord. I have been thinking about this for a couple of days but I just do not know where to start. Simply put, I am at a loss like - what topic should I be focusing on my devotional with the Lord? Should it be about myself? My family? My children? My husband? And then.. just very suddenly in the morning, I decided to focus my devotionals on marriage. And I guess God heard what my heart truly desires. :) So I started searching the internet for a guide. And then I came across Dr. James Dobson's Dev...