‘God Within’

ENTHEOS! is a Christian group fitness dance ministry teaching ‘Latin moves and Hip-Hop grooves’.  You’ll learn exciting routines, burn mucho calories, and master Latin moves like the samba, cumbia, salsa, reggaeton and merengue!

Finally!  Funky and energetic Latin and hip-hop beats with inspirational messages that you can bring your daughters to!

This hour long class is available for women’s conferences, weekend retreats, bible studies, & dance parties if you have the space!  Any age or fitness level!  

Contact Carmen Schroeder for more information

carmen.wow@gmail.com 

*Currently teaching Wed, Fri and (soon) Sa morning classes!

To them God wanted to make known how great among the Gentiles is the glorious richness of this secret. And the secret is this: Christ is within you people! In that rests your hope of glory!~ Colossians 1:27

Entheos!

ENTHEOS!

Calling all WOMEN'S MINISTRY LEADERS! 

Have you ever considered incorporating a GROUP DANCE FITNESS class into your weekend retreat, conference or Bible study? 

Well, you should! 

I'm now offering ENTHEOS! - a ladies' group fitness class that runs 45 min-1 hr.   I combine encouraging music with great beats, messages, and funky Latin grooves & Hip-Hop moves! Any age, any fitness level!

If you're interested, contact me for details!  I'll also share my testimony with your crew and talk about what's behind ENTHEOS!

Shalom & Love, y'all!

Mereas of Grace Bible Fellowship

Woman of Valor: A Proverbs 31 Summer

‘A Woman who reveres The NAME shall shine’ ~ Proverbs 31:30 

Little Known Facts of The Woman of Valor

• The phrase ʻvirtuous woman/wifeʼ found in the original Hebrew Tanach (Hebrew Bible)
  as ʻEishet Chayilʼ literally means ʻWoman/wife of Valorʼ.
  
  
• A Woman of Valor is a hymn which is customarily recited on Friday evenings, after re- turning from synagogue and singing "Shalom Aleichem" and before sitting down to the Shabbat evening meal.
  
  
• Eishet Chayil is a twenty-two verse poem with which King Solomon concludes the book of Proverbs (Proverbs 31). The poem has an acrostic arrangement in which the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in regular order. The poem de- scribes the woman of valor as one who are is energetic, righteous, and capable.
  
  
• It has become a Jewish custom for men to sing this hymn at the end of the week, and thus to think about and be thankful for all his wife has done for him and their family throughout the past week.
  
  
• The phrase Eishet Chayil is found only three times in the Tanach:
  
  Ru 3:11 - And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my peo- ple doth know that thou art a woman of valor.
  Pr 12:4 - A woman of valor is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
  Pr 31:10 - Who can find a woman of valor? for her price is far above rubies.

• Only RUTH is recorded and referenced in the Tanach as a Woman of Valor. Ruth was a Moabitess (gentile) who, by faith, forsook her gods to follow the One True God of her mother-in-law, Naomi. Ruthʼs active faith in ADONAI served her well as from her line- age would come The Mashiach (The Anointed One, Yeshua!!).
  
• The word ʻchayilʼ (valor) means ʻFORCE, ARMY, STRENGTH, SUBSTANCE and WEALTHʼ. The modern Hebrew word ʻchayalʼ means soldier.
  
• The Woman/wife of Valor is analogous to TORAH (remember Torah means ʻInstruc- tionʼ or Law) in that She brings SUCCESS both now and in the future. In fact, Rab- binic commentators regard ʻP31 Womanʼ as either being Wisdom personified, the Torah Itself, the very Shekinah (Glory) of God, and/or simply what one should look for in a suitable wife!

The Woman of Valor and Ezer Kenegdo
This woman of STRENGTH can also be found in Genesis 2:18in the CREATION ac- count:

הֱיֹות ֹלא-טֹוב אֱֹלהִים, יְהוָה וַּיֹאמֶריח ּכְנֶגְּדֹו. עֵזֶר, לְבַּדֹו;אֶעֱׂשֶה-ּלֹוהָאָָדם

Read: Genesis 2:18in Tanach: “Va•yo•mer Adonai Elohim lo -tov he•yot ha•adam le•va•do e•e•se -lo ezer ke•neg•do.”

Translation: And YHWH Elohim said, “It is not good the man being alone. I will make for him an ‘ezer kenegdo.

“When God creates Eve, he calls her an ezer kenegdo. “It is not good for the man to be alone, I shall make him [an ezer kenegdo]” (Gen. 2:18Alter). Hebrew scholar Robert Al- ter...says that this phrase is “notoriously difficult to translate.” The various attempts we have in English are “helper” or “companion” or the notorious “help meet.” Why are these translations so incredibly wimpy, boring, flat...disappointing? What is a help meet, any- way? What little girl dances through the house singing “One day I shall be a help meet?” Companion? A dog can be a companion. Helper? Sounds like Hamburger Helper. Alter is getting close when he translates it “sustainer beside him.”

The word ezer is used only twenty other places in the entire Old Testament. And in every other instance the person being described is God himself, when you need him to come through for you *desperately*. (Duet ,33:26 ;29Ps ;121:1-2Ps ;33:20Ps )115:9-11

Most of the contexts are life and death by the way, and God is your only hope. Your ezer. If he is not there beside you...you are dead. A better translation therefore for

ezer would be “lifesaver”. Kenegdo means alongside, or opposite to, a counterpart. Again, Gen 2:18was discussed. And again, the term ʻhelperʼ was used. But, to help in- terpret and understand what was meant in the original language, the emphasis was on where else in Scripture this exact word is used. “Helper”...is used in Scripture to refer to God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit....and woman. It is intended to be a phrase of honor, of significance, not an assignment to a lesser person, or a second- class individual.”

{Ezer comes from the root word ʻazarʼ that literally means ʻto surround, protect, and aidʼ!} So, there...(an exhaustive, WORTHY lesson for another time!!!)

What do Balaamʼs Ass and Woman of Valor have in common?
'A Woman who REVERES (has reverential fear of) THE NAME (ADONAI/YHWH) shall SHINE (or ʻbe praisedʼ)'! ~ Proverbs 31:30

This woman ʻwhose value is far above rubiesʼ is not to be 'compared with' (at the ex- pense of her self-worth), rather she is to 'grow within' you from the Royal Seeds of Greatness implanted & brought forth by the hand of A Faithful Creator!'

The She-Donkey who transported Balaam had the REALIZATION of the REALITY that the ʻAngel of ADONAIʼ {Hb. ʻMalach YHWHʼ or Messenger of YHWH} stood blocking her way with sword drawn. To possess ʻdonkeyvisionʼ then, is a GRAND truth! It is to POSSESS THE REALIZATION OF THE REALITY that you are A WOMAN OF VALOR.

Whether you feel as if you are A WOMAN OF VALOR or not is entirely beside the point. Is a mere babe, fresh from the womb, with Royal bloodlines automatically aware of his/ her standing as a Prince or Princess, a future King or Queen? No. They must first come to an understanding. They come to this REALIZATION OF THE REALITY by FIRST:

• Being TAUGHT the Truth both by Word (ʻYou are _____ʼ) and by Deed (observing the behavior of the parents, King/Queen thus imitating).

• Then, the REALIZATION OF THE REALITY is made manifest in the Prince/Princessʼs life as they OBSERVE & IMITATE the Truth that has been implanted.

Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word im- planted, which is able to save your souls. ~ James 1:21

Eze 23:48 -"'Thus I will put an end to lewdness in the land, so that all women may be taught not to imitate your lewdness.

1Co 4:16 - Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

1Co 11:1 - try to imitate me, even as I myself try to imitate the Messiah.

Eph 5:1 - So imitate God, as his dear children;

2Th 3:7 - For you yourselves know how you must imitate us, that we were not idle when we were among you.

2Th 3:9 - It was not that we hadn't the right to be supported, but so that we could make ourselves an example to imitate.

Heb 13:7 - Remember your leaders, those who spoke God's message to you. Reflect on the results of their way of life, and imitate their trust -

3Jo 1:11 - Dear friend, don't imitate the bad, but the good. Those who do what is good are from God; those who do what is bad are not from God. 

In other words, to possess ʻDonkeyvisionʼ as Balaamʼs Donkey is to SEE THE TRUTH and then RESPOND TO TRUTH.

1.) What are some practical ways we can RESPOND TO TRUTH in our lives?

2.) Do you see yourself as a woman/wife (Eishet) FORMED BY GODʼS hand for the ex- press purpose of ʻsurrounding, protecting, aidingʼ against/alongside your husband? {Midrash (Jewish Commentary) teaches that the Ezer Kenegdo (wife) is against her husband in times that he goes ʻagainst Torahʼ and ʻalongsideʼ him when he is walking alongside Torah! For ʻkenegdoʼ means both against and alongside}

3.) How might knowing these Scriptural Truths change your perspective on your ANOINTED and APPOINTED status/standing as a Woman of Valor/Strength/Force?

4.) Knowing that the Woman of Valor is thought by some Jewish commentators to be ʻWisdom Personifiedʼ or ʻShekinahʼ of ADONAI, think and talk through what you find as you read the last phrase of Proverbs 31:30 in that particular light. 

Dining and Reclining with The Risen Christ

Then the two told what had happened on the road and how He had become known to them in the breaking of the matzah.

~ Luke 24:35

Won't you recline, but for a moment, and receive This Bread before we go further?

Imagine now, walking along life's road. Unbelieving. Downcast. Without understanding. Confused. Despondent.

Imagine now the Resurrected Yeshua is walking alongside you. Unrecognized, but there nonetheless.

Does this describe you today? Have you grown uncertain of your place in life? Have you lost your purpose?

Friend, it no longer has to be the case, for the Risen Mashiach has Bread that will open your eyes to your place and purpose.

Two traveled the road to Amma'us after being dealt a hard blow. Their Savior had perished three days prior. Their hopes of being freed from Roman bondage were now dashed at the finality of their Redeemer's death. How could they go on? What purpose was there now for their lives? Their Mashiach was no longer part of their escape plan. Or was He?

We simply do not see things in our life the way our Lord does. And unless we put ourselves in the position of dining and reclining with Him in fellowship, we cannot see as He sees.

The truth is that we have the things of this world constantly set before our eyes contending for our every attention. And unless we make the time and deliberate effort to come apart, close our eyes (even briefly) to the world and gaze upon El Elyon, we shall remain blinded by the present world's system.

Unless we choose life, we will not have life. Unless we quiet the clanging cymbals of the world and close our eyes to the worthless worldly images that have set themselves up against HaSHEM, we will have chosen death. Consequentially, our hearts grow dull. However, isn't it completely glorious that the two who walked with Yeshua AFTER HIS RESURRECTION on the road to Amma'us did not even recognize who He was until they reclined with Him? Yeshua then took the Bread, broke It, gave It to them and they ate. Behold, their eyes were opened!

They said to each other, "Didn't our hearts burn inside us as He spoke to us on the road, opening up the Tanakh to us?" ~ Luke 24:32

The two could not let this Man get away just moments before, even though He had called them 'foolish people'! They knew there was something about His Presence. They invited Him into their home to stay 'for it's almost evening, and it's getting dark', they said.

After their eyes had been opened, they realized that their hearts had burned as He had spoken opening up the Tanakh to them along the road. The road was Amma'us. The Hebrew word meaning is 'Hot Spring'.

Yes, indeed! The Hot Springs of Life had begun to bubble up within them for sure!

To choose LIFE, then, is to choose to SIT before Him. HE has already prepared the Matzah (Word) and has already made the B'rakhah (Blessing).

Yeshua the Guest had become Yeshua the Host! He does that.

It was to the lukewarm fellowship of Laodicea (not unbelievers) that He said...

Here, I'm standing at the door, knocking. If someone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he will eat with Me. ~ Revelation 3:20

This lukewarm fellowship were as blind (Revelation 3:18) as the Two on the Road to Amma'us.

He is knocking. Invite Him in! But by all means, do not forget to recline at His Table after He has entered!

Sit down. Fellowship. Recline. Receive the Bread He gives. Then, and only then, shall we worship in Spirit and Truth with eyes open wide!

'And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of the words spoken to her from the Lord.'

~ Luke 1:45

Mommies-R-Us

So, I’m thinkin’ about starting a group in my new neighborhood. I think I’ll call it aptly, “Mommies R Us”...

What’s a group for, if it’s not for ‘support’? I’ve already written about the many parallels of ‘good bras and good friends’. And I’m serious, y’all! True dat.

Ya see, our backyard is THE meeting place in our new hood. It used to be my lovely neighbor across the street (with all their fancy ridin’ machines...that was until we got our trampoline put up (and staked down to avoid finding it crashed into some poor, unfortunate soul’s back door due to caa-razily excessive Kansas wind gusts).

You should see all the Mommies and their wee monkeys congregate in and around the Schroeder trampoline....or ’bounce-a-line’ as one little Chica likes to refer to it. There’s such a plentiful harvest when I look around my hood. I went from being the youngest (o.k., o.k., one of the youngest) to pretty darn near the oldest Mom when we moved back to this new Kansas neighborhood.

And I often wonder, ‘Hmmmm, LORD, why here? Why now?’. Well, I’m still not completely sure of all that...

One thing I am aware of as I ponder these young mothers’ lives, I’m reminded of how hard it was for me in the early years of my children’s lives and having no family close by to contribute to a sane mind. Dating goes out the window, for sure! Resentment sometimes set in and not because I didn’t love mothering my four BLESSINGS...it was because I felt I never had a break or relief from my duties as Mommy. Really, I think it was because I saw that many of my friend’s had a strong family support system around them. And I was completely and utterly jealous, as the nearest help I had was eight hours to the South. Can you hear my tiny violin?

Today, I believe that the strongest kind of ministry grows out of the strongest kind of need. I needed prayer. I needed closeness to another who identified with my struggles. I needed the acknowledgement that though my job was EXTREMELY tough at times, often unappreciated, and left me wondering where in the sam-hill was the fruit of all that labor was hiding itself - it was indeed, all on purpose...it was altogether an integral part of Kingdom building. It was my calling.

I needed to hear that no, I wasn’t completely insane, I was just journeying the well-worn path of motherhood that many insecure, but effective feminine Troopers had traveled before me...and survived to tell about it! I needed to hear, ‘GREAT JOB, Mom!! Yep, I understand you don’t feel accomplished, but YOU ARE BABY!!!”. I needed the unconditional love from another older Mother who had survived the ‘young years of small children under her feet’...because I always found hope when I was graced with the presence of a SANE, loving Mother who had grown into something I wanted to see in myself.

I needed someone to call me and ask how I was doing. Even though I probably would’ve said, ‘I’m fine!’ (which would’ve been a tall tale!), nonetheless, I would’ve cherished a phone call, email, or card from a sister who had walked the path I was then on.

Not that I didn’t get that from time to time. I just needed more...more closeness and a link to the thriving, teeming world happening outside my confined walls of endless cries, demands, dried milk smells, crushed cheerios under my toes, and ‘Mommy, I need this or thats’. I needed a link to the LIVING in the form of SANITY!

Isn’t it so wonderful that Scripture instructs us that us older women are to

‘wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children)? ~ Titus 2:4

That means, young mothers, we have to be taught these things by other godly women. When we’re not being taught these things, it makes our struggles that much greater than they should be. This is why we believe that we are loco en la cabeza! And sometimes act like it! And we would be partially right, as proper instruction and hands on training from an older woman who has invited us into her life is what promotes a sane and sober-minded young mother, capable of loving her husband and children.

Older Ladies?

While I won’t be aware of all these mothers’ many needs, by His Ruach, I can be aware of some of them. I can pray for them as HE prompts. I can tell them I have done so. I can invite them into my life by inviting them into my home (or backyard). I can tell them, ‘GREAT JOB, Mom!! Hang in there, Girl...it’ll bear fruit one day soon!’. I can help them to see that we’re all walking together in this great, adventurous journey of godly Mothering. I can let them see I ‘fa sho’ don’t have it all together, but I’m on my way to a great place by His superior GRACE...wanna come??!!

Oh yeah, and if you so care to strike out in this daring fulfillment of transparent, Seed-Sowing Titus 2 Call on your life, then you have to care about what they think about you without fearing possible judgement. Comprende? Sometimes, HE calls us to step outside all comfort zones to effective ministry.

So, as I look out of my kitchen window and watch Mommies with newborns tightly snuggled in their slings as their older siblings bounce with glee, I ask the LORD, “How can I help these young mothers be better Mothers, better wives, sane sisters and loving, fruitful, productive, joyful women?”

And then I think...by first being one myself. This is the way to NOT waste those years of what seemed like perpetual struggling.

What does this ‘training’ look like in your life, practically speaking?

Tanning, Hair Color, Tone Thighs...OH MY!

Spring is the air. We know this because we’ve seen the bright green tulips peeking up their pointy heads to varying degrees from beneath the cold, faded wood chips.

We also know this because we’ve experienced a few lovely warm, sunny days after what seems like a forever cloudy winter pelting tortured hot-weather souls-at-heart (like myself) with record snowfalls!

And we also know this, because, Girls, if you went on Spring Break with your family, you probably took out last seasons’ bathing suit from the bottom of that drawer you never open and draped it over your pasty white skin with fluffy extra winter padding (you know, to preserve heat).

You know what I’m talkin’ bout, don’t you?

Spring is obviously the time to get B E A U T I F U L, right?!

Since many of our fresh-out-of-the-salon colored heads might be on the pursuit of beauty just now, let’s see what Scripture has to relay to us about True Beauty. Whether the adornment is focused on the outside or the inside of either a temple OR a woman, Scripture has some great wisdom to offer us!

Scripture speaks often of the elaborate imagery of adorned temples of gold and precious stones (that I can’t pronounce) to women with braided hair and gold bracelets, as well as Queen Esther’s all-time surpassing beauty...all the way to conveying the similarities of the New Jerusalem as ‘a bride adorned for her husband’ in the book of Revelation. (Which by the way, wives, have we stopped being ‘brides’ to our husbands?)

Here is one lovely verse about beauty to take in...

"(Wives) Your beauty should not consist in externals such as fancy hairstyles, gold jewelry or what you wear; rather, let it be the inner character of your heart, with the imperishable quality of a HUMBLE (Gk. 'praus') and UNDISTURBED (Gk. 'hesuchios') spirit. In God's sight this is of great value."

~ 1 Peter 3:3,4

Now, let’s get serious. We all want to look good, right? Especially for our husbands. (Or at least we should want to!)

So, let’s first tackle outward adornment.

Some Christian ladies take the above verse to mean that they now have permission to just let themselves go right down life’s gunk-filled, tweezerless, doritos laden, dimpled donut hole of madness.

I have four children. I’m tired. But, I do believe that keeping up our appearance aesthetically AND physically is a ministry to our husbands (and thus, family). It is one aspect of ourselves that we have to OFFER them. (By the way, can you guess who doesn’t shave their legs when Husband is out of town? C’mon, my kids like Mom’s furry legs!)

Seriously, when we take the time to care for our outward appearances, we do feel good...at our best even, as we have accomplished something good for his eyes (and perhaps his nose?!). We just feel better when we have taken the time to ‘adorn’ ourselves. When we take care of ourselves in the realm of physical health, we also feel good and have energy to serve those we love most - and energy to spare for other things we like to do and MUST DO in life.

Now, don’t let the word ‘adorn’ cause your mind to wander into the camp of ‘its all worthless vanity, this outer beauty business!’ The word adorn in Greek is ‘kosmeo’ simply meaning to ‘put in proper order, decorate, garnish, trim’. That is exactly what we do when we put on makeup, style our hair and get dressed. We’re putting our outward appearance in order.

But we have to be extremely careful not to mistakenly LOOK FOR OUR WORTH in these outward appearances (for many reasons which time alone can reveal)! As women, we can easily fall into a trap of pursuing the adornment of the ‘outer temple’.

In fact, if we are currently looking for our worth this springtime in the adornment of our outer temples, then it’s a sure sign we have misplaced our worship.

Are you aware that the ONLY way to keep from worshiping the idol of Outward Beauty is to pursue a beauty regimen of INWARD ADORNMENT? Yep, we have to take the time to ‘put in proper order’ and ‘decorate’ the inner temple as well.

Have you begun to worship this idol of Outward Beauty? Let’s think about it for a minute.

Who said we could only pursue one at a time OR one in favor of the other?

No one probably ever said it, but the fact remains we believe it as expressed by our fickle behaviors, so we must have learned it somewhere.

Here’s three relevant pointers you might consider in determining if you’ve misplaced your worship for the Springtime Loveliness of outward adornment...

• When you have hit your ‘ideal mark’ aesthetically (whether it’s in weight or appearance of any sort) you are only momentarily satisfied with that accomplishment. Then, quickly your obsession turns to the NEXT BIG thing. In other words, you find yourself still DISCONTENT. Yep, happiness fades as quickly as your tan!
• Others may be attracted to you from afar, but then they are quickly turned off when they get close enough for you to open your mouth. I know... Ouch.
• You find yourself THRILLED with YOU! ...until, that is, you come across a ‘better lookin’ Temple’.

Pursuing outer beauty and inner beauty both take TIME. We all have been given equal minutes in the day.

Adorning the OUTER TEMPLE is not a sin, Ladies. Now, worshiping anyone or anything other than the One Who created the outer temple is (a sin). Adorn the outer temple as a worship offering to the Father in Heaven and as a gift to your husband. And also adorn the inner temple with the gospel of grace by cultivating a humble and undisturbed spirit. This alone will assure you don't misplace your worship.

Don’t adorn one without adorning the other.

And Ladies, let your daughters SEE YOU adorning BOTH!

Have you noticed that adorning the temporal one (outward maintenance) is far easier than adorning the eternal one (inward maintenance)? After all, the only pursuit we are able to carry into eternity is the time we have spent adorning the inner temple. Therefore, suffice it to say, we should be spending more time on what can not fade...the inner character of our hearts.

“...rather, let it be the inner character of your heart, with the imperishable quality of a HUMBLE (gk. 'praus') and UNDISTURBED (gk. 'hesuchios') spirit.”

By all means, Sisters, keep up your outward appearances the best you are able as a ministry to your man! Your husband will thank you. And you will be rewarded for the time you have spent adorning the outer temple. It's okay and good to do that! But, don’t stop there!

You’re not done yet!

Remember that ‘what’s in the well does come up in the bucket’. What’s lying in the inner temple will make itself known!

Yes, Friends, the kind of True Beauty we ALL desire to become and others desire to behold is that imperishable quality of a HUMBLE (gk. 'praus') and UNDISTURBED (gk. 'hesuchios') spirit which is precious in both God’s sight and ours...the recipients of one another’s buckets!!

So, this Springtime, and always, in your pursuit of True Beauty and its rightly placed worship of ADONAI Eloheinu (The LORD our God), let your wells be lovingly and properly cared for (both inside and out) AND let your buckets be filled with His gladness!!

What is my role today as wife?

Mereas,

Recently, a brother in the Messiah sent me an email regarding his marriage and their prospective roles within.  I thought I'd share its content with you, perhaps to quicken our wifely hearts and REMIND us how, in one fell swoop, we can [yes, are called] to love those lovely hunks of men called husbands ADONAI has given to us.

Here is our Brother's (edited) email to me: 

Dear Carmen,

i like you blog and i would like to give you my more sincere congratulations for it. I guess you are very busy woman, and maybe you do not have the time to answer private questions but anyway I would like also to take the chance and ask you about some questions that are really pressing my mind/life sometimes.  I am married to a wonderful wife...

My question is, of course from the Christian point of view of the word of God, what do you feel about women leading the household? is it sin? is it wrong for a man to be natural subordinated to his wife inside the family?

I thank you immensely any answer and God bless you.

My response to our brother's question:

"As with all questions we may have pertaining to the Word of God and life, ADONAI reveals His Truth to us as we study TOGETHER with other Believers.  Are you and your wife involved in a fellowship where you can study as a couple and a men's fellowship and women's fellowship separately?  In the context of a group setting is when and where ADONAI reveals His greatest Truths to us.

I asked my husband what advice he'd give to you and he said that you'd gain a great deal of understanding and depth as you study alongside a body of brothers and pastors in your local fellowship.  Your question is not a short email thread, but rather an unfolding and unveiling of Truth over time and practice (sanctification) regarding His intentions that you both may operate in your God-ordained roles in the power of His Spirit.

She is to "phobeo" (Greek, meaning 'revere, respect, be in awe of') you and you are to love (agapeo) her as Christ loved the Set-apart Ones (church).  We are BOTH called (as set-apart ones) to LOVE AS CHRIST fully in the roles HE has ordained.  That takes mutual submission realizing that the husband is head of the wife as Christ is head of the assembly of Believers. (Ephesians 5)

May ADONAI RICHLY BLESS your marriage (and thus, your family) as you both seek Him together for His blessing, favor, mercy, power, protection, provisions and LIFE abundant.  

"For it is written that man shall not live by Bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God." ~Yeshua HaMashiach (Matthew 4:4)

To LOVE AS CHRIST is the question we all should ask daily, regardless of the role HE has put us in.

May HE be glorified in us!"

And May HE so be...and may our husbands, without hesitation, be able to say...

He who finds a wife finds a great good; he has won the favor of ADONAI.

~ Proverbs 18:22