Comments on: Transforming

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:01:16 +0000

Brought me to tears. Praise God for your gift in writing and teaching other woman. I’ve been needing this gentle kick in the butt. Truth spoken in love, is not an easy thing to come by. Thank You. All Glory to God.

By: Renee'

Renee' — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:21:47 +0000

Sara:

awesome devotional. I’ve always been a little thought of that Proverbs Woman as either an overachiever who made it tough on the “real women” (smile) or a man’s fantasy of what a woman should be…..how dare her husband sit at the gate while she ran herself ragged…..but I’ve learned to love her and strive to be like her a Woman after God’s heart in my home and for my family. But the devotional really hit home with the quote about the chains of sleep and being of little use to God after we have put our own “self indulgent nature” first. Great Job. God’s blessings
R’

By: trish

trish — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:32:33 +0000

I just found your site today and have been browsing through it all night! just have to say it’s great and thank you for all of your wonderful words. I am in need of a major life change(or a new journey as I think of it) I don’t know where to start but I have been praying for help with this. Anyways, I too like to journal-mostly a daily feeling thing, but I am going to write out my prayers from now on also(thanks for that idea!) I also liked the getting up early in the above post. I want to do that, I feel I SHOULD do that, but I’m a bit of a insomniac who does her best sleep starting at 5 or 6am, but I will work on that too! I must go to bed now but look forward to reading more tomorrow.
God Bless !!

By: April

April — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:15:56 +0000

Sara~ Wow. I am being so greatly encouraged through your words. Bless you.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:19:05 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I love how you explained each section. A friend sent me to your blog, I am looking forward to reading more of it.

By: la

la — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:09:11 +0000

I love the insight about the Proverbs 31 woman, we should all strive to have that CHARACTER regardless of working or nonworking status, married or unmarried. I see people over and over again think that this refers to a homemaker and it doesn’t (only) it refers to the various scriptures for a woman who fears the LOrd. I am a working woman, but I always communicate with my husband as does he, of what or plans are for today besides the everyday thing we do. I don’t think I have to confer with him with everything because the ordinary I should know what to do, but when it involves finances etc… then that is when I talk to him. He has the same respect for me, if what he does impacts me, he will notify me and we can talk about it.

Also, the scripture for early morning waking up isn’t about waking up early, it comes from staying consistent in the face of adversity. it points to the midnight hour when things might not be going right, but you are able to stay faithful to God as well as the family.

There is hebrew books that talk about this same thing and the meaning is of course a little different once translated, but with much study it leads to a revelation.

There is always a battle with feminisim and machoism.

The bible states to submissive UNTO ONE ANOTHER, NOT ONLY THE WIFE BUT ALSO THE HUSBAND

Of course this doesn’t mean that you have changed head roles, but it means that you both have respect for one another.

No more religion searing in our head with a hot iron, please only the Word of God!

The relationship isn’t demeaning to both parties if they both respect eachother and aren’t domineering over eachother. It is easy for me to submit because he makes it easy, also it is easy for him to submit because I make it easy.

I don’t discourage him or allowed to be discouraged in public or in private. I set up a precendent and worry about being a woman of God first then the Lord will show me how to be a wife, if your husband is hard then keep on winning him with your CHARACTER, LIFESTYLE. etc.. and he will come around. Also be truthful and prayerful if things get out of hand.

Keep God first always Him, he will have none before Him, women: wed or unwed.

Very important to know

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:45:25 +0000

Sara,
I recently found your blog, and I look forward to discovering new information each and every day. I have also used several recipes I found on Happy Foody! The role of women in Christianity is something I have grappled with since I was a little girl in a southern Methodist church. I don’t know if I agree with your interpretations, but you have defintely given me some wonderful ideas to ponder this weekend! BTW–even on a topic this “heated”, your peaceful nature rubs off on all 80+ of the people who left comments–everyone is respectful of each other. Such a wonderful thing to see in the blogosphere!

Stacy

By: hiutopor

hiutopor — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:46:22 +0000

Hello

Very interesting information! Thanks!

Bye

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:38:30 +0000

Sara, I have always found your writings to be kind and thought-out, and I am very much hoping that you address the excellent examples that Laurie gave. In my opinion, the examples that you gave were more about choosing your husband *in moments that your daughter didn’t explicitly need you*, not strictly putting your husband first, whereas Laurie’s examples were clear-cut “putting a husband first” and are why I have strong reservations about submission.

In my mind, a date night does not necessarily mean choosing my husband over my child. I make sure that her needs are met before I leave and that she has a quality caregiver. She has no immediate needs that I need to attend to at that moment, so it is impossible to choose to not meet her needs. “Putting my husband before my child” would mean that I chose date night even though my child had an immediate need that I chose not to meet–needed to nurse every 3 hours and I chose to be gone 8 hours, was terrified of her caregiver and cried for me the whole time, was sick and needed me to care for her, etc.

I have known many submissive women over the years who *have* chosen their husband in these kinds of situations because they felt it was their duty, and I think it does a disservice to submissive wives to not address this.

Peace,
Jennifer

By: Deeann

Deeann — Mon, 21 May 2007 15:10:55 +0000

Thank you Sara so much for this post. I have printed it out, and keep it by my bedside. I love your blog, you constantly have me thinking! Thank you for inspiring me.

Deeann