Series seven is titled - The Patient Woman
Seven weeks ago, I mentioned in series one that I was invited to speak to a group of married women about - The Woman in Marriage - during their Mother's Day Symposium.
To read the first post on The Forgiving Woman, click here.
Find the second post on The Praying Woman, here.
For the third post on The Virtuous Woman, click here.
The fourth post on The Wise Woman is here.
And for the fifth post on The Submissive Woman, click here.
You will find last week's post on The Faithful Woman here.
On today's post, I'm going to share a few truths on The Patient Woman in marriage.
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The Patient Woman – Gen 24 - 25
Rebekah was a patient woman.
Rebekah was a patient woman.
The marriage journey as we found in series one, is a long and an uncertain path.
Marriages are froth with mixed issues. There are homes where the husbands ignore the needs of their wives. In others, there are rumours or evidence of betrayal, illegitimate children, emotional and physical abuse, interference from others, lack of communication and so on.
(i) As a woman in
marriage, you need to allow the word of God remould your life. Patience is a
virtue and a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
(ii) Whatever your situation, wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage, wait for the Lord. Ps 27:4.
Patience is the
ability to WAIT, to ACCEPT, and to TOLERATE delays, problems and sufferings
without becoming annoyed or anxious.
Rebekah was a beautiful
virgin and a godly woman with a kind heart. She married Isaac. And she was
barren. It took 20 years of prayers and her husband’s plea to God before she
had children, twins – Jacob and Esau. Gen 25.
You need tons of
PATIENCE to receive special gifts
from God. All the barren women in the bible gave birth to divinely anointed
children. Except one. The only woman recorded in the bible who renamed
childless, was Michal, one of the wives of King David.
Michal (King Saul’s
daughter) was cursed by her husband. Do you know why? She mocked King David
when he danced before the Lord without restraint. 2 Sam 6.
(iii) No matter the marital difficulties, the patient
woman seeks God’s face in prayer without giving up, until an answer is received.
James 5:7-8.
(iv) The woman in marriage is patient with her husband, her children and others because of her love, and she knows she is just as imperfect as they are.
(iv) The woman in marriage is patient with her husband, her children and others because of her love, and she knows she is just as imperfect as they are.
Rebekah was a
patient woman who also knew when to lean on her husband. This was part of her
strength.
(v) Love is patient and kind and so is the woman in
marriage who vowed to love and to cherish her
husband.
(vi) She is a contented woman
because she knows that godliness and contentment is great gain. 1 Tim 6:6-7.
Also she knows that we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain, we
can carry nothing out.
(vii) The patient wife
does not PUSH her husband to make
money nor commits adultery to satisfy her ambition or monetary appetite.
Instead, she asks God to teach her
husband to make wealth, to establish the work of his hand and to rebuke the
devourer from their resources.
(viii) The patient
mother knows that children are not always going to get it right the first time.
She is content to watch her child explore and discover, question and learn. She
is not threatened by acts of rebellion because she knows who her authority
comes from and how to correct the behaviour with love and firmness.
(ix) Like God, her Father, she knows that sometimes human hearts are bent on evil, yet God’s mercies are new every morning. Ps 103:14. And love covers a multitude of sin.
(ix) Like God, her Father, she knows that sometimes human hearts are bent on evil, yet God’s mercies are new every morning. Ps 103:14. And love covers a multitude of sin.
CONCLUSION
Dear women, there are many decisions you are going to make in your life and in your
marriage. At all times, making the right decision is vital. The closer you are
to God, the better the chance you have of making the RIGHT decision. As you make your bed, so you lie on it.
Jesus says to
you and to me; “I have said these things to you, that in ME you may have PEACE. In the world you will have
tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.”
There is a
song that ministers to me when I’m worried; WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS.
And another
song that I find uplifting when I’m down or sick or afflicted in anyway;
YOU RAISE ME UP.
YOU RAISE ME UP.
As a woman in
marriage, you need the spiritual hotline number to God the Father. Jer33:3 “Call to ME, and I will show you GREAT and MIGHTY things which you do
not know.”
Final quotes from movies: “If you
think your husband and others are never going to fail, or you think you are not
going to fail, you are a FOOL doomed
to fail miserably.”
“Love is
perfected by every trial and heartbreak, spend the rest of your life perfecting
that love.”
My Prayer is that
God will strengthen us to be the Godly women in marriage he created us to be.
Now unto God,
Immortal, Invincible, the only wise God be all adoration and power in Jesus
name, Amen.
If you missed any post in the seven series, click on the links below;
Series 1 - The Forgiving Woman
Series 2 - The Praying Woman
Series 3 - The Virtuous Woman
Series 4 - The Wise Woman
series 5 - The Submissive Woman
Series - 6 The Faithful Woman
Series - 7 The Patient Woman All photos are courtesy of 123rf.com
Thank you for visiting. Special thanks to Celestine Nudana for staying with us throughout the series.
You can listen to the presentation by clicking; The Woman in Marriage Video.
Series 1 - The Forgiving Woman
Series 2 - The Praying Woman
Series 3 - The Virtuous Woman
Series 4 - The Wise Woman
series 5 - The Submissive Woman
Series - 6 The Faithful Woman
Series - 7 The Patient Woman
Thank you for visiting. Special thanks to Celestine Nudana for staying with us throughout the series.
You can listen to the presentation by clicking; The Woman in Marriage Video.
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Have a beautiful time with your loved one.
Love
Stella
Flirty & Feisty Romance
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