Quotes about Submission

Do you not know that if you offer yourself to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey? Romans 6:16

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me. John 6:38

You see, a person full of the Holy Spirit cannot be full of self. Pride never accompanies power in the fully yielded life.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6

Then take me prisoner to Your will Enslaved in Your safekeeping.

Christ can perform astounding wonders when we bring Him all we have. Matthew 14:17

In the larger denominational landscape, generally speaking, women's well-being wasn't the priority. Our husband's was. We catered to them. This was part of submission. This notion did not only come from the men. I was taught in so many words by women mentors that if I treated my husband as if he were already everything I wanted him to be, he would become that. Also, if we women would do our part, God would see to it that the men would be won over and do their part.

As long as you have a male covering, were words I'd heard over and over again, and I believed them to my bones. A male covering was the key to a woman being blessed by God in ministry.

Think of marriage as a three-legged stool. The legs are a submissive wife, a loving husband, and Christ.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants. The latter is our goal.

Lord, make me a student and take me not home, until You look in my face and see the reflection of Your own.

Obedience comes from faith.