By faith, she laughs, because she looks to that lasting city, the heavenly one. She is not afraid of the future. The Fourfold Beauty of a Godly Woman. (1 Peter 3:6). She Rests in God Habits of Grace (Study Guide) | This study guide is designed to help you connect more deeply with God through Scripture, prayer, and fellowship. May 5, 2016. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord . Hurry up and add some widgets. Biden Plans to Reverse Trump’s Pro-Life Policies—But There Is Also Good News, Masks Are Now Required at Churches in Arkansas, Study: Members of the Armed Services Find ‘Powerful’ Comfort in the Bible, Tim Keller Shares Encouraging Cancer Update, Redemption Church and Relentless Church Settle Dispute in Mediation, Billy Graham: What Most Christians Don’t Understand About Satan, 3 Warning Signs Politics Is Becoming Your Religion, Sermon Prep for the Non-Vocational Preacher, How to Know If Your Leadership Is Abusive, Eight Ways Churches Can Tangibly Honor Veterans this Veterans Day, How Not to Be a Spiritual Drifter—Plug into the Local Church, Three Lessons on Church Size from the Westminster Assembly, How Formal Membership Makes the Church a Family, There’s No Such Thing as ‘Retiring’ From Ministry, Why Leaders Should Run Toward Pressure, Not From Pressure. . She delights in the Lord, committing her way to him and trusting in him. Trusting God to be who he says that he is, she is still before him and waits patiently for him. She entrusts to God her children, her marriage, and her ministry. This is the foundation of everything God has called her to be. By. A Christian woman has the opportunity to be one of the greatest influencers on earth. Three Reasons to Pray for President Obama, Philippians 4:8–9, Part 1: The Peace of God Does Not Produce Passivity, The Good American: What Samaria Says About Racial Hostility, Eternities in Little Moments: What Gives Motherhood Its Glory, How Prayer Opens the Eyes of Our Hearts: Ephesians 1:17–19, Part 7. But let’s look at it from a different perspective. She is not afraid of the path that her God has called her to walk. She is a woman of whom this world is not worthy, and God is not ashamed to be called her God. Rather than fret, a meek and quiet woman trusts in the Lord. DEVELOP THE LEADERS YOU NEED TO GROW YOUR CHURCH
The Fourfold Beauty of a Godly Woman. Sarah submitted to Abraham because she trusted in and obeyed God. let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. Matthew Henry describes a gentle, meek spirit as “the silent submission of the soul to the ‘providence’ of God concerning us.” A woman who knows her God will put her hope in God and find her rest in God. We are left with nothing worthwhile to share with needy souls, let alone our own souls. Rather, her eyes were fixed on a trustworthy God who was worthy of her submission. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. The striking beauty of her spirit may win the soul of her unbelieving husband. Amanda Criss @amanda__criss. Sarah submitted to Abraham because she trusted in and obeyed God. Sarah hoped in God, and she “considered him faithful who had promised” (Hebrews 11:11). 6 min read. She and her husband, Jody, live in rural Mississippi and are members at First Baptist Mathiston. This muddies the gospel that God designed to be showcased through her marriage. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord… (1 Peter 3:5–6). She is not afraid of sickness. She delights in the Lord, committing her way to him and trusting in him. An overflow of a wife’s hope and rest in God is submission to her husband. But a woman who rests in God and submits to the headship of the Lord Jesus will mimic the example of Sarah who called her husband “lord” (an acknowledgment of authority, not worship).