The secret desires of the heart

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Proverbs 19:22  Their was a couple and early in their marriage, she had loved her husband's gentle spirit and giving nature. He had spent time with the children, and he had loved the free time he could devote to his family. As the years passed, things changed. He devoted more and more of himself to his job. He became obsessed with getting ahead. The pressures he felt at work he brought home with him, and he vented his frustrations on his family. His once-gentle spirit had turned hard, and it appeared that he had forgotten how to give. She was very sad over the change and realized that part of it was her fault. She had grown accustomed to living well, and the only way their lifestyle could be maintained was through her husband's hard work. Deep inside, she wished that things would be different. What should she do? What would you do? Her Pride is stopping her from speaking to her husband about how she feels. She doesn't want any back lash from him, nor does she want to give up her lifestyle because of the onlookers that are in her life. She wants to maintain without sacrifice. She has to submit to the Will of God. Begin to pray for husband. Not worry or think about what others think of her or the materlistic things in her life. Please comment tell me what you would do, and LET ME SEE THE PRIDE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!  

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day I was one of those women that took Pride in taking credit for my role in Father's Day. What does that mean? When you feel like you are raising children alone you want all the credit you can get. So you start accepting Happy Fathers Day the same way you accept Happy Mothers Day. No matter how much you do you were never meant to play both roles. I had to humble myself and stop falling into that illusion. I am a woman, all woman 100%. So what I had to find a barber shop by myself, or learn how to throw a football, or shoot a basketball. None of that made me a man, and no matter how hard I tried to overcompensate for that lack it still does not entitle me to step outside of what or who God created me to be. As a mother I can raise my sons to the best of my ability. Will they still lack a male role model, of course. The same way a single father raising a daughter will miss a female role model. But you can bet that single father will never take credit for Mothers Day. Yes you can bring home the bacon fry it up in a pan BUT NEVER FORGET YOU ARE A WOMAN!!!

PRIDE a word a lot of people use when describing things they are proud of. I Pride myself in my work or I pride myself in a certain skill. But having too much pride can be a very dangerous thing. Especially if you lose focus or sight of the opposite of pride. HUMILITY
 I am in Spirit of Faith's Bible Institute and the only class that I had trouble with was Humility. I have humble tendancies but I was more prideful than anything. But as I am learning and you should too having too much pride can be hazardous. Let me give you a few examples:

1. Have you ever went to work and left your wallet (or just plain broke) at home but didnt realize it until lunchtime. Now it's luchtime and you are hungry with empty pockets but refuse to tell anyone that you have no money. Your pride won't let you.
2. Have you ever been driving and tried to get over. The driver in the car beside you knows you are trying to get over but refuse to let you. What do you do? Do you humble yourself and get behind them or do you force your way over whether they let you in or not? Well your probably tried to force your way in and if you were not successful you gave them the finger and whatever verbal abuse you could muster from inside your car.

These are things I have done and probably things you have done too. But in Phillipians Chapter 2 we learn how to imitate Christ. In the Message Bible it states  ^1-4If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

My first BLOG

Pride in Submission is my new blog site. I started this blog after several nudges from a close friend. I guess it would only be fair to tell you about myself before I go any further. My name is TaJuana and I am currently 38 years old I have to sons ages 16 & 11. I am married and have been for 11 years. My parents are both awesome and still married after 40+ years. I have 3 sisters and 1 brother. ( I have several other none blood siblings) The reason I chose this topic for my blog is because I was one of those I don't need a man I can do everything by myself type of females. I had too much "PRIDE" for my own good. But as I became more of a KINGDOM CHIC I learned how much more pride I could gain in submission. So stick with me and together we will learn how to show Pride in our Submission!