Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Do You Love Their Daddy?


In my post Do You Love Your Children I taught that if you sacrificially love your children, you will do everything in your power to be home full-time disciplining, training and caring for them. This is a full-time job that was created for mothers by God! Another important way that women sacrificially love their children is by loving their father. You see, the problem today with feminism and the lies women have been fed is that many love themselves more than they love their children. They do everything they can to make sure children don't interfere with their lives much by having a full-time career so others can raise them and if they aren't "happy" in their marriages, they split. This is why God commands older women to teach young women to love their children. I am teaching you that to sacrificially love your children, you will deeply love their father and do everything in your power to be a help meet to him, submit to him, obey him, please him, respect him and love him! You will realize that the greatest gift you can give your children is a peaceful home where mommy and daddy are deeply in love and at peace with each other.

When women decide they aren't "happy" with their husband and decide to divorce them, they are not loving their children as they should; they are, in many circumstances, only thinking about themselves. Divorce has lifelong and cruel consequences for children. This is why God hates divorce. Women need to stop thinking about their happiness and sacrificially love their children more than they love their self. The second greatest commandment is to love others as you love yourself. Surely this should take place between a mother and her children.

If you are married to not such a great husband, your children will more often than not  prefer a not-so-great father than none at all. Children love their daddy. Daddy's have a huge influence in their lives. If he is a disobedient man, win him without a word by your godly behavior. Your children will be SO happy that you do this even if it is difficult. It is worth staying with a disobedient husband for the children's sake and because you are a covenant keeper. Christ will not leave us when we are disobedient and wives should not leave disobedient husbands as a concrete example to your children of Christ's love for them. Always remember that God works out all things for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. It may not be easy but we are traveling on a narrow path that leads to eternal life. Few want to walk this path since there is suffering and trials along this path, plus self-denial and sacrifice, but it is all worth it in the end when our Savior will someday say to us, "Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord"{Matthew 25:23}.

In my opinion, the Church has stumbled in the area of building up families by failing to teach husbands and wives their roles in marriage. There shouldn't be any divorces in Christian marriages, if both spouses love Jesus. Men should be taught to be the leader of the home and women a help meet to her husband. In this way, there would be no confusion about their roles, very little conflict and many more solid marriages. Since a marriage between a husband and a wife models Christ and His Church, Christian marriages should never fail. I asked the women in the chat room how many of them attend churches where clear biblical roles in marriage are taught and very few said that it was taught but they sure wish it would be. 

Therefore, learn to sacrificially love your children's father more than you love yourself. It isn't always easy but obedience to God is ALWAYS the right path to take. There is NO guessing here. God created marriage and He created it until death do you part.

What therefore God has joined together, 
let no man separate.
Mark 10:9

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Amen. Thank you Lori. No Greater Joy, your blog and Erin's blog are my counselors to God's will in marrage and child training and being the best wife and mom I can be. Thank you so much.
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You're welcome, Talita! I love doing it.
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Lady Virtue · 485 weeks ago

I, too, wish all churches taught Biblical roles for husbands and wives. However, we all also, as Christians, have the responsibility to study to show ourselves approved (II Timothy 2:15). The word of God is nigh unto us and we need not be confused about marital duties. The Lord's ways are certainly not always easy to follow, but they are simple and alleviate many misunderstandings. If we're allowing the world's influence, whether through TV, movies, pop music, books and magazines, ungodly counsel, etc., to indoctrinate us, then we will be confused and discontent. Shutting those things out and replacing them with Scripture and godly blogs such as this one have helped me tremendously as both a Christian and a wife. God bless you, Lori!
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Thank you, Lady Virtue. It is so important to dwell on the lovely and the good as God commands. In this way, it is so much easier to be thankful and joyful as we walk in obedience to the Lord.
This is such an excellent post, Lori.

Two points:

I love what you have to say about loving even a husband who is disobedient. Ten years ago, my husband's family went through a really rough time with my father-in-law. He'd been hooked on drugs ever since the Vietnam War (prescribed for PTSD), and there came a time when he was out of control. He nearly killed himself with drug overdosing and ended up in jail. The entire family, including (to our shame) myself and my husband, urged my mother-in-law to divorce him. It was just so ugly, and it had gone on so long. It felt like she just needed to give up and move on. But she refused. She stuck with him, and now, ten years later, their marriage is beautiful, whole, and sound, and he's been clean for years. Had my mother-in-law acted on our bad advice, and the desires of the moment, we would now have a fractured family and a fractured heritage. Instead, we have something beautiful that nothing can replace.

Sometimes we just can't see past our current darkness to the future beauties of what can come from God's long-term plan for our families. But if we stick with it, we will see God's faithfulness.

Secondly, you are right in that the church has dropped the ball on teaching about marriage and divorce. It's easy to see how this happens - quite simply, once a pastor has a divorced person in his congregation, he feels embarrassed preaching about divorce. Ditto for women working out of the home, and a host of other modern issues. It takes a brave and committed pastor to speak hard truths even when congregants are disobedient to those truths. Most will decide to keep quiet on unpopular issues, or will preach "to the times."

Thank you for your writing!!
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You're welcome, Diana. There was a time when I was in high school that I wanted my mom to divorce my dad but I am so happy she did not nor did she ever seriously consider it. Divorce affects a family as long as they live on this earth. My mom and dad are so happily married now and depend upon each other as they grow old together. My children have loved having them in their lives.
I really wish more people would take marriage seriously. It seems like so many young women are more interested in having a wedding or finding a husband, and don't really bother to think what it means to be a good wife. Once they are married there's almost nobody to teach them how to be a good wife because people in the church are afraid to offend. It's lucky those who are willing to take the initiative to learn can find resources (like this blog) to help them.
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Older women need to step up to the plate and mentor young women. This lack of older women teaching the young have failed the Church in many ways.
Lori I agree with you completely about the failure of older women teaching the younger women. I am wondering if you or your readers can give some suggestions for this question: How does an older woman begin (other than example) to teach the younger women? Most of the younger women where I attend church have jobs and are so busy that they don't attend worship service regularly. They want to socialize with their generation and see my age group(60's) as the older, slower paced generation. They don't hear sermons or any teaching from the church about God's plan for them. And yes they would probably be offended if they heard it. I think relationships take time and their form of relating is: shopping, concerts, hay rides, etc. So how does a older women even begin to teach the younger woman?
I read your blog this morning and it made me think. When we were married we were not saved. I certainly was not a believer and I didn't understand all this God stuff. I thought church was for those people. You know the perfect people. Boy I was wrong. A serious almost fatal addiction to painkillers left me wondering about my future, even if I had one!! My wife was finding the strength in Christ to help me through this. She was already attending church with my kids which I wanted no part of. Until one Sunday morning I walked to the church ashamed of myself. I listened to that message that Sunday and cried the whole service. I was disobedient and lost.

At that time I knew God's hand and the forgiveness of Christ. My wife truly won me without a word. Never give up hope that God knows what's best for us. He commands you to win your husband without a word. Believe me in our situation it worked. Then the real work began. Coming to Jesus is only the beginning. Later that year my wife and I were baptized together. We still struggle and struggle a lot but when my wife seems to be off track it makes me be even a better Christian husband and when my sins weigh me down she is becoming my rock

Sorry to go on but today's blog really got mind going.

Hope all is well Lori and you are continuing in strengthening health
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Praise the Lord, Rob! Thank you for sharing your beautiful testimony and how you have both lifted each other up when needed!
Powerful message! A woman has a choice to love or to be miserable. Jesus calls us to lay down our lives for others. The lies of the world tell women that happiness is found in all sorts of things apart from what the Bible teaches, and if a woman does not guard her heart and mind she could easily be deceived into following after fleshly desires. True joy comes from knowing God and walking in obedience to His Word. A woman who respects and submits to her husband blesses her whole family....and most importantly, she pleases the Lord.
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I wish at times I could find that joy. My husband is very harsh and hurtful. I have no friends or family support. My children are sick of the fighting and how he treats me makes them never want to marry. It is so painful I can hardly function in my duties as a mom.
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HappyHomemaker · 485 weeks ago

Hi Mom to 7, I don't know your situation, but have you read Created to Be a Helpmeet by Debi Pearl? If not, I urge you to read it and apply it. It isn't easy, but God's ways are always better.The thing I love about the book is she doesn't sugar coat anything and gives you scripture to back up what she says. Lori is doing a study on Mondays on the book, so if
you can read through some of the past few Mondays if you can't get the book.
I am so sorry to hear this. Are you involved in a solid Bible teaching church? If you are, can you find an older, godly woman to encourage and mentor you? Have you ever read Debi's book? Are you in the Word daily? You need to find godly support and wisdom from above.
It can be difficult when you don't feel like you have support in your Christian walk. Christians are called to encourage and uplift one another. I think it would help you if you could have at least one trustworthy connection with a godly woman who could listen to you, pray for you, and help you seek Christ in scripture. Are you a part of any online Christians groups? Maybe that could be an option? Or, are there any groups for women at your church?
You are so right, Amy. Our joy is to be found in the Lord and His strength, not in our circumstances. If Paul can be full of joy and praise in the midst of hunger, beatings, imprisonments, etc. we can as well!
Again, Lori posts about the beauty of Christ's church and the Sacraments! Fortunately, God will ensure that the sacramentally married have the grace necessary to live out their marriage vows. The sacrament of matrimony itself gives this grace. Whenever we face a trial, God ensures that we will have the grace we need. As Paul elsewhere says, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it" (1 Cor. 10:13).

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