...reading and discussing the book,For Women Only during the second half of April. Woman are encouraged to find a friend with whom to discuss and process the content face to face. The blog is here to facilitate additional discussion and to make it possible for women to participate, regardless of time or location.
My friend, Cheri has been blogging to women for nearly a year. She has written some thought-provoking posts that correspond to the main theme here, ie being an encouragement for men so that they may have freedom in faith in Jesus to freedom to express themselves authentically. Cheri's blog can be found here and her thoughts on how a woman should respond to the movie, Courageous. Take some time to look at her posts. They're good! I responded in her comment section about Courageous, because I thought she raised an important topic; one that is close to my heart.
I'd like to know what you think about the notion that many wives try to be the Holy Spirit to their husbands. Do our crusades to get our guys to "man up" tend to be counter-productive. Why?
Incidentally, if you would like to comment, you may need to click on the word, "comments" or on the pencil in the highlighted area. A window should pop up. You my have to copy the words you see and then click "submit". I am moderating comments in order to filter certain variables. Thus, it may take some time for your comment to appear. I will try to respond, thoughtfully. Mostly I'm screening against abuse. If you want to challenge something or add a thought, even seemingly tangential thoughts, that would actually be encouraged!
The date for the beginning of the discussion group is May 10, 2012. In other words, we plan to read this together one chapter every two weeks and discuss here, on the blog. Some have told me that they were unable to leave a comment. I'm still figuring out how this works. Hopefully, all issues will be resolved by May 10.
ReplyDeleteMy attempts to help my husband "man up" have certainly been counter productive!! I think a lot of that is because I am trying to help him find Christ through what works for me... and I've always known that the things that I do are not things that he really cares to do (for example, reading the Bible - he does not read, ever). Also - and this just came to me - how do I even know HOW or WHAT "manning up" should look like for him? Only God knows the man that he is to be in Christ.
ReplyDeleteThis is where I'm most appreciative for how big God is because He is leading my husband in his own way. God is proving that He is faithful in small ways and watching the growth is just amazing. I think that when I see the most growth, change, and encouragement in my husband is when I am faithfully praying for him. Nothing else seems to work as great! :)
Love it when you share, Leah!
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