RTW February 28
Hey wonderful RTW Friends!!!
This Thursday is our February Facebook Live.
Our guest is Whitney Capps. She is going to share her insights and expertise on the law and it’s application to us.
Waters Of Jealousy
He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings on the curse. When the water enters her body, it will cause bitter suffering if she is guilty.
Numbers 5:24
My Takeaways
Something Old
Am I aware of my Be Awares?
Something New
Be Aware of our body language – avoid physical contact with members of the opposite sex.
Be Aware of what we wearing – avoid immodest clothing.
Be Aware of the company we keep – avoid meals alone with members of the opposite sex.
Something to Do
Protect my marriage.
Thank you Wendy, that was a tough message to share and unpopular, you did a great job! Women of today need mentors and spiritual guidance!
I married a man that God did not approve of, he was an unbeliever, it was similar to an arranged marriage. The pastor “warned” me against marrying him, I was restlessly pushed by my mother to get married, it was a marriage out of the abyss.
Not sure if anyone has read the book by Laurie Hall “An affair of the mind”, that is similar to what my marriage was like. I did make it through 33 years (he was an adulterous man) of the marriage, only for the sake of the kids, once they were on their own, I was gone.
I know I have shared miracles God has preformed in my life, and He still does, there was no miracle of restoration, If a person does not want to change their way of life, God will not force His will on anyone, change is a choice.
Isaiah 54:5 has been my comfort, He is my Redeemer!
My duties-the jobs God has given me to do are very specific to me. No matter how big it how small I feel they are, they are my duties. How often do I go ahead and do more than God has for me? Do more, volunteer more, offer more etc. that God never had assigned to me and I wonder why I get too busy and overwhelmed. I need to be doing what God has for me.
My questions are then,
What duties does God have for me?
What things specifically does He want me to do?
Do I even know what they are?
Do I hear when God says to me, Thus is what you just do? 4:19
Vs. 4:16 Jennifer you will be responsible for_____________.
4:4 The duties will relate to the most sacred objects (read later, my marriage).
4:49 Each person was assigned his task and told what to carry, just as the Lord had commanded.
5:31 but his wife will be held accountable for her sin. (wow, right?)
Wendy ended saying protect the sanctity of marriage. At first, I thought that the section of “Protecting Marital Faithfulness” coming after the duties sections was random and strange. However, it’s actually quite perfect. God answered my questions with that section.
That is the answer. My duty as a married woman is to protect the sanctity of my marriage! Preserve the faithfulness in my marriage! Be aware and proactive! That is my duty, that is what God wants me to do. Is my only duty? No. But it says right in verse 4:4 “Duty(s) will relate to the most SACRED objects. (What is more scared than marriage?)
Wow. I’m in awe constantly of God.
This is a very personal application of that last section on Protecting Marital Faithfulness. Maybe it will help someone else. As I read that section about jealousy and swelling abdomens, God showed me that I “commit adultery” whenever I give myself over to the god of gluttony. And what is the consequence of doing this: my abdomen swells as I put in more than what I need. As we read in Exodus 20, God is a jealous God. He wants me to never worship any other god. I am thanking God for this personal revelation – Proverbs 29:18 says where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint!
Wow. Your comment really opened my eyes. Thank you for posting.
Where will the Facebook live be at tonight so I can watch it ?