the strength of vulnerability
An excerpt from The Power of Being a Woman by Michelle Mckinney Hammond,
“Whenever I ask you to do something and you so sweetly go along with what i say, it does something to my heart. It makes me want to just shower you with everything you want! You are such a woman. I really like that.”
In essence this is the strength of vulnerability that comes from submission. Submitting to a man (of God) gives him room to grow as a man (of God), never judging him or condemning him for the choices he’s made but giving him room to make mistakes and learn from them. So that he can submit to the knowledge of who he is in God’s sight.
Submission is not weakness. It takes strength to submit. It is a co-operation and partnership. When women submit to their husbands’ leadership, they walk under God’s covering as a covenant. Dare I say, it’s a joyful thing to do, submitting, for in submitting, I’ve learnt to love.
This is becoming more evident for me in a relationship.
But by no means bullying is allowed. That is simply an abuse of power! Husbands, love your wives as Christ loves the church. By laying your lives down for your wives, putting her first in everything.
And all the women say, “AMEN!!!!”
