Marriage

Dear Mothers,

The Bible says in Prov. 31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her and he has no need spoil. In other words, she satisfies her husband and he has no need of outside vices. She is his Hidden Garden, his secret garden and refuge. He comes to her with heart in hands and vulnerable. As he knows his heart is safe, even though open, his precious wife has shown him many times that she is to be trusted and will not throw salt on his wounded heart. But she will salve it with her tears and her compassion. She trusts in God and knows that her husband is to be mete for the Master's use. She doesn't cry out to her husband but cries out to God in her prayer chambers. For she is the helpmate to her husband.

Dear Mothers,

I have been prayin' this morning about what to write about. I wanted to get into more of the radio messages but feel led to give more of my testimony of a healed marriage. So many marriages are hurting and I just want to encourage many of you dear wives who are tryin' to hang in there. Boy, it gets hard.

Dear Mothers,

Ya know since Monday, I hadn't been able to find Mary, our daughter (21). I knew she had moved out of where her and this guy was. But where she was, I didn't know. Her cell phone was broke and I couldn't reach her. I had barely slept at night. And yesterday I just told God, "Get Yourself another patsy -- I am done." I told God I didn't even love Him. I have not denied the Lord since I was first married. I never thought in a million years I would ever deny the Lord like that again. But I meant it. I was out of patience and time and I didn't care if God blew me up where I stood.

Dear Mothers of the Light,

Yesterday our Mary was to come over to see me and never made it. Her boyfriend told me that she was missing me so. And my heart cried to see her. This morning I prayed and my heart longed so to see Mary -- to hear her voice and feel her presence. And the Lord quieted my heart. I listened to some mountain music. Then I picked up Baby Olivia and rocked her in my rocking chair. I put down an old quilt on the chair and rocked with Baby in the chair that Papa had bought for me for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. I rocked Baby but my heart had no song to sing to this little baby. As I cried so to hear Mary's voice and feel her presence.

Dear Mothers,

I want to write on several things today. One thing I was thinkin' of this morning is, "How would I talk a woman who is a doctor or lawyer into being a Keeper at Home?"

Dear Mothers,

I am so happy to be set free of all the worry I had over Mary Elisabeth. It's funny, ya know? I feel so like in limbo or something. I have had such a peace about Jim and never really experienced the grief over him. He and I had been so worried about Mary just before he died. I knew where Papa went -- I knew he was with the Lord in heaven. And yet his presence was always about me. I have never felt out of control or that Jim was in a place I didn't understand. It's a miracle, I think. I praise the Lord! But Mary had devastated me. But now I have a witness in my heart from the Holy Spirit that she is OK, that she is coming into the wisdom of God, and the place in my heart that was full of fear is completely in faith. I heard in Mary's voice on Jim's birthday, the 27th of October, that she had come back to herself. She cried and said she missed Brandon. Oh, what glorious words she said. I mean, I want to dance before the Lord in a JOY that I could only dance if I was 12! My heart has leapt for JOY.

Dear Mothers,

Ya know I have a friend who I will call on here Patty. Anyway, she has a husband that has committed out and out adultery on her for years. I have told her that she really has grounds for divorce. But she has decided to stay in the marriage and believe the Lord for her husband. But it is a horrid story of heartache. I have been praying for her husband for many years. And lately as I haven't seen any change, it has hurt my faith. I have gone to the Lord and said, "Lord, this guy just seems impossible." And then I would go to pray for Salvation for some guy in adultery and, man, my prayers seemed to hit a cement ceiling. It has really hurt my faith. I mean with all the sex diseases ... I just felt so helpless to pray.

Dear Wives and Mothers,

Oh, so many of you have troubles in your marriage because of the church and religion. Also women are not priests. See, you have to go by the Bible, not by what the church says. I mean you may get it all to work out for ya. But if you want the mind of Christ, that is another story. Our husbands are the priests of the home, whether he is full of lust or he don't read the Bible, or what not. He is the priest of the home. Eli was not a good priest but he blessed Hannah and she became pregnant. Eli was right part of the time. The worst thing and most dangerous thing that some of you are doing is taking spiritual authority in your home over your husband. DANGEROUS STUFF! I mean do you want to know the truth or do you want to go to church? Do you want a marriage or do you just want to play games with God?

Dear Mothers,

A good friend of mine and I were talking on the phone a few days ago. She is a mother of a few children and is having a hard time figuring out submission to her husband. Her question was "How do you submit to a husband and tell him the truth at the same time when he is going the wrong way?" Well, we women of today don't really understand having a servant's heart. See, in the first books of the Bible, we had leaders like Noah and Moses. But most of the Bible characters that we take our teachings from were servants to ungodly kings in authority over them. Daniel and his friends did defy the king when they were asked to out and out defy God. But they were obedient daily, before that, to an ungodly ruler.

Dear Mothers,

Well, I have baby Olivia Rose (5 weeks) this morning. She is sleeping so I will have some time to write.

Mercy! I was watching Joyce M this morning and man alive. She is just out and out putting down the submissive wife. She says that a preacher tried to tell her that her husband should preach and she should be quiet at home. So her husband tried to preach and he didn't know how. So she preached and won many to the Lord. And she told how the crowds followed her. None of what she said was backed up by scripture. She is getting her calling from looking at her experiences.