It was a difficult process for me to surrender my plans and submit to God’s plans. After all, I was in college and planning a career. It helped that I could never set my mind to a specific course, but I remember the evening Hubby and I talked about what we wanted marriage and family life to be like, and what we believed God’s plan for the family entails. The next week I changed my major to Human Environmental Sciences (glorified name for Home Ec) and found a job as a nanny for a homeschooling family.
Even though Hubby and I decided a long time ago that I would devote my life to making a home for him and our children (and homeschool them), some days it is a struggle for me to accept with joy God’s plan for our family. I think about all that we could “have” if I provided some sort of income. And then I am reminded that I am to submit to God in godliness with contentment.
I can think of dozens of times a day in which I am challenged in my submission to God’s authority over my life. And if my personal challenges aren’t enough, I can see a perfect picture of my rebellion before my heavenly Father every time the kiddos whine or complain about a command I give.
I am in such need of his grace to lay down my desires and accept with joy His perfect plan.
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Leslie Wiggins 
4 responses to “More on Submission”
I struggle every day to be a good Christian – but I think that the point is the struggle. Not that we should always suffer (I think we should focus on the joy we have in His love)but that being a Christian is hard work! That is, we show our dedication and submission to him in the every day things we do – we are “little Christs” (CS Lewis?) and that’s a lot to live up to!
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You know, this world yells SOOO loudly sometimes that it’s hard to hear that still small voice. Stay in the Word and keep focused on the King of Kings. 🙂 You and your husband sound like y’all are doing a really wonderful, God-focused job!! :)Also, a GREAT help to me has been http://www.ladiesagainstfeminism.com. I’m sure you’ve already seen it, but it’s a VERY encouraging site. Last, what kind of friends do you have? I make sure to surround myself (including in the blog world) with godly women who have the same values that we do- the husband is the head of the home, children are a blessing, the wife stays at home. This is a blessing to be able to live like this. We barely make ends meet, but God ALWAYS provides.He IS good and He DOES good!! :)His,Mrs. U
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Thank you plainandsimple and Mrs. U for the encouragement. I read LAF quite a bit. It is great to connect with other women via internet who have the same values and are actually living it. I know women who talk about it, but don’t really do it. It is hard to make close friends with anyone these days. Everyone thinks they are so busy that they don’t take the time that is necessary to cultivate a good, lasting, relationship. It makes me sad. There are women I am close to, but not many my age, doing what I am doing. Most of the encouragement I receive comes from the godly women like you who I “meet” blogging.
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It’s the same for me Leslie. Since we moved I haven’t made a single close friend. Lots of acquaintances, but no other women I really “click” with and no one who shares similar values. If it wasn’t for the friends I’ve made through writing my blog and reading others, I would be terribly lonely right now.
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