In an ancient town, there lived a
family that sought the face of God for the fruit of the womb. The desire to be
called a mother weighed enormously on this woman that often times she was found
crying. It is possible the husband did not feel the enormity of the situation
like this woman because he had a second wife who already bore him children.
“The barren woman,” as she was spitefully referred to, on one occasion cried so much, held her husband by
the collars of his shirt and demanded of him, “Give me children, or else I die.”
The husband, being a wise man,
tactfully answered, “Am I in the place of
God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
You can read full account of this
story in the Bible, Genesis 30.
This scenario shows how many women
behave. A lot of women when they become married unwittingly begin to arrogate
the role and responsibilities of God to their husbands. It is true that a man,
the husband and father of the house has an overseeing and covering role to
play, but that does not make him ‘God’.
“Give me children” as used in the
story above could mean anything.
It is important to know that your
husband CANNOT supply all your needs, because he is not EL-Shaddai. Paul said,
“My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ
Jesus.”
Women need to learn how to trust
and depend on God to have their needs met. Please don’t get me wrong. I am not
talking about basic needs of life or at home. I am not advocating for men to
become irresponsible and abdicate their responsibilities, rather I am saying
that women should simply learn to look up to God.
The same way God is your husband’s
Saviour, He is your Saviour too.
There are women who believe that
their husbands hold the key to their happiness and until he does certain things
in certain ways they cannot be happy. Wrong!
Happiness is a choice. It should
not be situation dependent. If you are not happy for example when there is no money
that is a choice you made, just as you can choose to be or not be happy when
there is money.
Thank you for taking time to read.
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