My sister gave me this book called "You Can Be the Wife of a Happy Husband" for Christmas. It was all about the issue of submission in our marriages. At first, I thought it was silly and quit reading it. After about two months and a lot of tension and disagreements between my husband and myself, I found myself picking it back up again. I was amazed about some of the most basic principles of a happy marriage that I had just not been following. I really liked what she said, even though a lot of what was mentioned seemed geared toward older readers than myself...but it worked! With a little submission, both of our attitudes have shifted and the fights ceased.
Now it's a week later, and I'm trying to keep it up. It's really hard. I feel like I have to be on my toes all the time to make sure that I say the right encouraging things at the right time...and to avoid conflict and go along with what he says and trust God to correct the problems. I try to do sweet things in the morning like make him lunch and listen to all his issues without leaving the room or interrupting, not be worried when he doesn't call me and doesn't come home until early in the morning, but I'm just getting absolutely exhausted. I know I'm supposed to continuously be submitted to him, and that through my husband God is working to make my walk with him closer, but am I overdoing it? Basically, I'm curious. I mean, is there such a thing as submitting too much?
Now it's a week later, and I'm trying to keep it up. It's really hard. I feel like I have to be on my toes all the time to make sure that I say the right encouraging things at the right time...and to avoid conflict and go along with what he says and trust God to correct the problems. I try to do sweet things in the morning like make him lunch and listen to all his issues without leaving the room or interrupting, not be worried when he doesn't call me and doesn't come home until early in the morning, but I'm just getting absolutely exhausted. I know I'm supposed to continuously be submitted to him, and that through my husband God is working to make my walk with him closer, but am I overdoing it? Basically, I'm curious. I mean, is there such a thing as submitting too much?