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Ephesians 5:22-33 


It’s been many years since I listen to sermons and yet this verse seems to leave a long lasting impression. I recalled the elders in the church was preaching that God knows our problems and He knows that in a marriage the wives have problem submitting to their husbands and the husbands have problem loving their wives. That was the main reason why the bible verse was made so. Now as a married person I could understand and value the verse better. If only most marriages could apply those verse, I think the rate of broken marriages would definitely reduce. 


I recalled how I felt back then reading those verse. In my feminist mind, I was thinking “oh typical verse most likely written by a man, making women inferior by having to submit to their other half”. I think the elders were telepathic and I was told that to submit doesn’t make you a lesser person or inferior to your partner. Instead it means to be a supportive role as the husband is the head of the house. Makes a lot of sense to be a cooperative wife as long as the husband’s leadership is congruent to God’s values (which are all suppose to be good). Dwelling deeper, the verse never asked husbands to dominate or rule over their wives but to love their wives. The love mentioned in the bible is one that is equivalent to the way the son of God (Jesus) have loved his subjects which is self-sacrificial and unconditional. I find it rather beautiful and I am glad that during hard times, a verse from the bible gave me comfort and confidence in my actions and decisions. 


Although neither me or my husband are believers but I always believed in learning from various source and it includes the bible. I recalled countless times where I turned to the bible for comfort and answers and there isn’t a time that the bible failed me. It is a great source of inspiration especially the book of Psalms and the use of parables is quite entertaining. I may have put God in the backseat many times in my life but somehow or rather He always finds me. It gives me goosebumps thinking about it and I feel blessed. 


On a side note, I found an uplifting song this month entitled “get back your fight” by Sarah Reeves and the lyrics resonates a lot with my thoughts. The song is available on Spotify and most of her other songs have meaningful lyrics. I am definitely getting back my fight! 

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