Respect @ MindSay

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Day Twelve:

 

"With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love."

Eph. 4:2

 

Part of the difficulty you may face as you continue in this 30-day challenge to encourage

your husband is that you really are struggling to find positive things to praise. Perhaps

the problem is not with your husband. Have you checked your own heart?

 

Sometimes we get disillusioned because of our own unreasonable or unrealistic

expectations (Prov. 13:12). It may not be that our mates are doing something wrong; it's

simply that we expect too much in some areas.

 

Our expectations must be met in God alone, and then we will have the right perspective

to ask God for the healing and grace we need to respond to others.

 

How sad that we give more grace to others than to those in our own homes. Today, try

to look at your husband through eyes of grace. Verbally thank your husband for what he

is already doing.

 

Prayer

Pray that your husband will discover and live his God-given purpose. Pray that he will offer all his dreams to the Lord, and pursue only those goals that will bring God glory and count for eternity. (Jer. 29:11; 1 Cor. 10:31)

 

Posting just a little early, I have some early appointments tomorrow and want to get this done so I dont get bogged down tomorrow.

 

Love and Laughter,

Dawn

 

Day 11

 

 

Women who are constantly negative toward their husbands--especially by speaking evil of them to others--show great disrespect. Determine not to do that today (or ever!). This challenge to encourage is closely connected to submission.

 

Men respond to women who respect them. What do you respect about your husband? Part of that respect includes submission to his authority. Let your husband know how respecting him makes it easier to submit to his leadership. Show your respect in public by listening to him and smiling at him when he speaks. Place your hand in his as you walk together.

 

If you feel there is nothing to respect, search harder . . . nearly every man has some core characteristic that can be nurtured and respected. In any case, you must still cultivate a submissive spirit to his position of leadership . . . "as to the Lord."

 

"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22)

 

Dawn's personal notes after listening to the video, I would also like to add:

 

Submission does not, however, mean that she is inferior or less important. It does not mean she should be uneducated or intellectually inept. It does not mean she never has an opinion, suggestion, or strong will. It does not preclude her expressing her thoughts, desires, ideas, and aspirations. It does not eliminate her industry, contributions, and "savvy" in helping the home, church, community, and nation (Prov. 31). Submission does not negate her influence (1 Tim. 2:15) nor shackle her abilities and talents. Within parameters (and men are restricted in some ways as well), she can teach, counsel, pray, guide, and rule (1 Tim. 5). Submission to her husband does not demand that she disobey the laws of God nor tolerate violence and lawlessness. Submission is not slavery.

The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and his Legacy  (the above photo is of Alinsky)
Narrated by Alec Baldwin. Produced by Chicago Video Project and Media Process Educational Films. 1999.

A gripping story about how ordinary people can become forces for change. The documentary portrays a slice of community organizing history by revisiting Saul Alinsky’s pioneering organizing work with labor, civil rights, and religious leaders, and looking at how people use his methods today.

“The film shows the excitement of people achieving success through organizing. It’s a universal message and applicable to all kinds of organizing.”

--paul booth, american federation of state, county, and municipal employees (AFSCME)

“A powerful and revelatory documentary on one of the pioneers of grassroots organizing…It could never be more timely than today.”

--studs terkel

Best Documentary, 1999 Philadelphia International Film Festival
Special Jury Award, USA Film Festival

And in a letter to the editor of the SF Chronicle, this letter:

"Rudy Guliani and Gov. Sarah Palin's mocking disrespect of community organizers at the Republican National Convention demonstrated shocking ignorance of how change occurs in communities, particularly those most marginalized by injustice, poverty or economic disaster.  Throughout history, community organizers have been central to the legal, organizational and personal changes that enable us as a society to live up to our promise of equality and opportunity for all.

 

Our Founding Fathers were among the very first community organizers - organizing countless small communities to oppose unjust colonial rule.  As demonstrated by their actions and still true today, effective community organizing requires a sharp analysis of power and politics, a keen sense of time and place, and an abiding hope for what is possible.  It requires the ability to listen, to find common ground, and to inspire others with words, action and courage.  It also requires the ability to understand complex problems, mobilize resources and achieve things that matter.  I want a president with the skills and sensibilities of a community organizer.  I also want leaders who speak of others' professional and service careers with respect.  "The fierce urgency of now" demands nothing less."  Kathleen Roe, Walnut Creek

 

 

 

So ...

 

Sunday Question:

 

What is the fear of God?