Dear Mothers,
This morning I was back at it, watchin' Christian TV. Well, I sorta like that show Ever Increasing Faith. But with any TV evangelism, ya gotta watch it. So at the beginning of the show, they had this dopey chick on there. And in a nutshell, this is what she said. Her church where her husband was a deacon believed in wifely submission. And this chicken's girlfriend told her she didn't have to submit to her husband. So she decided to go pray with Pastor Price and he got her straightened out. And she told her husband that they needed to go to Pastor Price's church so they did. And she got her prayers answered because she put Jesus first.
Ya know, it's not enough that these churches don't teach about the order of the home. But now they are out there just takin' potshots at us who do teach it. And what good is going to come of it? The homes are already in a mess. Mother leaving the home has brought on the encouragement of abortion and child neglect and you name it. Why is the church standing against the stability of the home? Anyone knows that if you get a wife in the home who is dictating spiritually, we have witchcraft going on. Rebellion is as witchcraft. The rebellious wife produces rebellious children. And these kind of mothers in the home then produce homosexual sons and daughters. Well, often it is just plain neglect that produces homosexual children. Again you gotta wonder if all some of the shepherds have in mind is to build their church and forget the needs of the sheep.
So this empty headed chick who got on TV and said her husband was not spiritual enough, in the end, submitted to a man, anyway, and it was Pastor Price. Had she thought her husband didn't know as much as Pastor Price, she could have still watched Price on TV and gone to her husband's church. She could have prayed for her husband to see the light. But, no, she probably told him she was gonna divorce him if he didn't do what Pastor Price said. Because, by golly, she put Jesus first. ????? Help me, sweet Jesus! A lot of men will go along with their wives in order to keep peace in the home. But all this wife has done is maneuvered her husband's will. She has made his flesh obey her. The true Christian wife who is maybe married to a man who is a believer, but not that steady yet, should encourage him in his God given authority. The true wife is after her husband's heart to give to Jesus. She doesn't care about herself or her own needs. Her goal is that her husband be saved, and that he be a son of the living God. She can get spiritually fed any place she needs to.
No husband can get into your mind. You are "God's daughter." But this woman should have reverenced her husband enough to stay in the church they were in and let her husband decide if they should leave. But to get on Pastor Price's TV show and tell about how her girlfriend helped her to see the error of her ways was very disrespectful towards the priest of their home. I wonder what her children thought?
We in Christendom are very close to losing the truth on this about the order of the home. That woman getting on TV with that lie spoke to many women, not to mention men, and is going a long way in breaking down the Christian homes. And every time they say that stuff, they are pounding another nail in the coffin of the Christian home.
See, Joyce is loud and boisterous, flaunting her new outfits and earrings on TV. Her feet abide not in her home. We in Christendom haven't seen a lady in so long, we have forgotten what one looks like. We have forgotten the scriptures that say that a woman is to learn in silence and submission to her husband. Or that she is to be chaste and discreet and a keeper at home. And just about everyone of these women preachers have a testimony of sexual abuse as children. They have never seen a virtuous woman before and they are preaching out from who they are.
Dopey Chick's Husband
And, ya know, Dopey Chick's husband probably thought, "Mercy! I can't fight City Hall (or Pastor Price's Ministry), so I guess I should be a good boy and go along with my wife." Because, seriously, it is the age of the woman being in control. And women's rights are a big deal right now. And most men know what side their bread is buttered on. And it's either her way or the highway. Any man who does stand up for being a man is in real danger.
When I babysat that precious baby boy right after Jim died? Well, both parents were good and loved their little son. Well, the baby's dad pushed the mother one day and she was outta there. The dad probably never saw his baby son again. I think of him often and that his heart must be broken. Now, had HE kidnapped the baby from HER, then they would have caught that guy and skinned him alive.
Women are in control in our country. And while her husband may be lookin' fine and minding his wife as she dictates to him, he is rebelling in other ways. And I don't need to count the ways he will rebel. If he looks good at church and stands up and sits down as he should, and as the pastor and his wife has ordered, then wife thinks all is well. And that's all she cares about, anyway. But, Lady, you will never reach a man's heart if you are just worried about what the world has to say about him.
The true woman will submit to her husband, and will win him to Christ through her behavior. You can't win a man to Christ by laying down a set of rules. You win him through your work as keepers at home. As you care for the children. As you keep the home clean and the meals on the table. You must win his heart for Christ. Your husband has to fall in love with you before he will fall in love with your God.
Papa used to tell me, "Well, Connie, you are gifted." I would say, "Oh, Honey, I am not." But, ya know, the more the days go on that Papa is in heaven, I see more then ever that it was Papa who was gifted. Mary and I both say that we don't have to miss Papa as he is always with us.
And, ya know, through all of these laws we are passing against the rights of men, we are taking all of the romance out of our marriages. Papa and me were passionate in every area. When we first got married, I would call him a name and go to run out the door and he would grab me and hold me down and threaten me. One time, as I prayed that I would put Jesus first and not my husband, he nearly killed me. He misunderstood that, as most men would. NOOOOO it wasn't right. And NOOOO I am not sayin' it was. It was a mistake on his part and he quit all of that, for sure, or I would be dead by now. But you get passionate people and they ain't just passionate in the bedroom. And it is just life.
No, if a man makes a habit of beating his wife, this is very dangerous and has to stop.I mean, call the police if Husband is way out there. You don't want to die, as who would take care of the innocent children? But, on the other hand, we can't police our husbands. Men, every now and again, will act up (it's the nature of the beast) and, no, you aren't honor bound to divorce them.
A few days ago, as I drove into the hospital parking lot, I had the windows down -- no air conditioning. And Papa always drove with the window down, even in the winter sometimes. Of course, he was smokin' and blowing the smoke out the window. So I learned to drive from him. Anyway, as I drove in, I had the radio up full blast and the Righteous Brothers were singing,
"You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Woah, that lovin' feelin'"
It starts out ...
"You never close your eyes anymore
When I kiss your lips"
Well, anyway, I was prayin' and I said, "Yes, Lord, that is what is missing in Christendom and the world. That lovin' feelin'. That passion that comes from a submissive wife and a man who will support the family emotionally and spiritually. A real spiritual home is a very romantic home and has a sexual climate.
Conclusion
Well, I should get goin'. I need to get to the hospital to see Mary.
One DVD movie Mary and I watched yesterday at the hospital was Walk the Line. Johnny Cash got really crazy with his women. I told Mary, as I laughed, "Who is that like?" Mary says, "Brandon." I said, "Well, Mary, look at Johnny Cash -- the Lord healed him, didn't he? And God healed your Dad, didn't He?"
Mary is still wanting this old guy, age 40. I mean, this old guy is sorta fat. But, ya know, what can I say? I mean, things ain't right. But God is makin' it right.
Mary called this morning and said, "Mom, I have bad news. They found septic in my blood." That leaves her in the hospital for about (I hope) 10 or so more days. She sure could have died in that jail. Thank God the Lord took her out. So my adventures continue.
In closing, I want to say to you who are keepers at home. Don't lose that lovin' feelin' for your husband. Let him be a man. Close your eyes when he kisses your lips.
"And, Papa, I am doin' the best I can with Mary. I can't touch her without rubber gloves. But, oh, I love her so much and I love you, Papa."
Love,
Connie
