The Wholehearted YES! How Wives Can Joyfully Submit to Their Husbands

About this episode

The episode discusses how wives can joyfully submit to their husbands through the concept of the 'wholehearted yes' and explores the biblical story of Abigail as an example of godly restraint.

Today we unpack the idea of the "wholehearted yes": what Scripture says about a wife's God-designed posture of responding and receiving, why wives are always communicating something whether they use words or not, and how the gutsy, faith-fueled story of Abigail — a woman who stopped a bloodbath without losing her composure — gives us one of the most powerful pictures of godly restraint in all of Scripture. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Frederick, Selena Frederick

Topics covered

• submission
• marriage
• communication
• faith
• Scripture
• godly restraint

Keywords

• wholehearted yes
• wives
• submission
• marital communication
• Abigail
• faith-fueled
• Scripture
• godly restraint

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fierce Marriage, The Fierce Family, YouTube, 40 Prayers, 31-Day Pursuit Challenge, The News is Good

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