The promo copy asks, "Wouldn't it be nice if you knew you always had a man in your life who would not only be there to listen to you, but also agree with your every syllable on command? With Mr. Right When You Need Him . . . You call the shots!"We’re extending the True Woman ’10 Chattanooga Conference early registration price until Monday, March 22, so that no one is left out!
Would you spread the good news to your friends, and encourage them to come with you? (Be sure to remind your senior pastor’s wife to take advantage of Revive Our Hearts’ scholarship fund, as well—we’d love to have her attend as our guest!)
Mr. Right When You Need Him is a real doll! He's handsome, considerate, and knows just the right thing to say. He comes with eight interchangeable voice balloons that say such sweet nothings as "May I take you shoe shopping?" and "As always, you're right." Three voice balloons are blank so that you can get Mr. Right to say exactly what you want him to say.The owner's manual instructs single women that they are not alone.
"There are 43 million of you single gals out there and all 43 million of you have one thing in common: You're all not satisfied with the man/men in your lives."Like Betty Boop, this novelty item I picked up in a bookstore last week is obviously intended to be funny. But it illustrates an interesting tension that women are feeling in their relationships these days. Women have bought into the idea that a woman can shape a man into who she wants him to be by calling the shots in the relationship. She will be happy when she finds a man that will do what she wants him to do.
So she initiates, pursues, manipulates, nags, demands, and cajoles her man into being the type of man she thinks she wants him to be. Like the Wild Thing of Proverbs 7, she is loud, sassy, brazen, wily, and manipulative. She tries to control him, but the results are far from satisfactory. She's not satisfied with the man in her life. She just can't seem to make the relationship work.
The owner's manual promises that "Mr. Right When You Need Him" can solve that problem. He will be a woman's consistent supporter in an inconsistent world, her number-one protector, and her first and foremost fan. And that is the desire of a woman's heart, isn't it? To be consistently and faithfully loved, protected, and cherished? The reason so many women are disappointed is that no man on the face of this earth can satisfy the deep desires of their hearts—neither the silly cardboard "Mr. Right When You Need Him" nor a flesh-and-blood man who appears to match the cultural ideal. The more a woman tries to make a man satisfy her deep desires, the more disappointed she will be.
The yearning to be fully loved, protected, and cherished can only be satisfied in a relationship with Jesus Christ. You 43 million single gals out there need to know that Jesus is the answer to the deepest desire of your hearts. No other man can always be there for you—right when you need Him.
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God does speak much louder than we do; we just got to pray and wait on Him. When I do this it is absolutely amazing how God speaks so clearly to my husband. Not only will Jesus meet the deepest desire of your heart while your single; but He will when your married too.
on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 1:51 am
on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 6:28 am
I'm exploring the idea (yet again!) of when we are submissive, the man's idea is the one we have to follow which messes up all the gameplaying somewhat!
on Friday, February 12, 2010 at 7:27 am
on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 9:17 am
greatly use you as His vessel of grace and truth at the TW conference in Chattanooga in March. I pray you are feeling better from your illness. God bless you and your family.
In Christ's love,
on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I agree with Arlene's comments to you, too! May the Lord bless and use you in Chatanooga (and your preparation).
A quick note to Leslie N. -- thank you for your sweet notes, encouragement and kindness -- you are still (and Laurie) in our thoughts and prayers. How is Laurie, these days? I've been meaning to ask you for a while. May the Lord bless and keep you and yours! Ps. 3:3-4
In His love,
on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Thank you for your encouragement & God bless you as you explore submission. He sure makes plain what we need to know. I'm grateful for prayer!
Hi Leslie S :-)
It's amazing that you keep us in your prayers. Thank you so much! Are you on Face Book? It's neat to see the ROH Blogging ladies. And a few of my FB friends have gotten into ROH from just seeing it on my FB.
Laurie is doing really well. She got to have a tiny bit of banana baby food. They call it recreational feeding since it is her feeding tube continual feed that she depends on. We have pictures of her on FB.
Her caregiver Jessica is off for 5 days caring for a tiny baby who is disabled and has young parents who didn't care for her. She is 15 months old, and newborn diapers are too big for her. They say she should only live to 3 years old.
May The LORD bless you & yours too. Pr 16:24
on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Glad to hear Laurie is doing well. God is good! (Ps. 42:8) And you are a testimony to His lovingkindness in your tender care of Laurie. May the Lord continue to bless you!
I don't do much of anything w/FB at this point, but hope to sometime in the future. I think it can be a vehicle (for some people) to be a witness for Christ. I'll try to visit your page soon!
That is too bad about that young baby. Maybe we TW ladies who see your post can pray for her (and the parents).
I'm glad you have Jessica to help, Leslie!
Blessings to you through our Lord Jesus (and thank you for the scripture!),
on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 8:21 am
on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I am thankful God directed you to this site. Although you may feel God is not responding to your pleas for help or advice, the fact that He led you to this website, where we can point you to His truth, gives evidence that He is responding to your request.
I commend you for your recent interest in God’s Word. I hope you have a Bible, or access to the Scriptures I am sharing with you, so you can read for yourself His instructions for you.
Before addressing your relationship with the man you are living with, please allow me to share with you the greatest thing you need to know, and that is how to have a relationship with God.
Jesus explained how to have a relationship with God in John 3:1-21. He explained that it is necessary to be “born again.” He didn't mean that we would need to be physically born again – but that we needed a spiritual birth. When man sinned in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3) God warned him that it would bring death (Genesis 2:15-17). Man didn't immediately fall over dead (physically) but he did die immediately spiritually – and from that point on his physical body began deteriorating.
Because we are all born as sinful creatures – we cannot have a relationship with a holy God without our sin being taken care of. Jesus is God in flesh – the only man to ever live without sin. That is why He came to earth – to live in perfect victory over sin and then die as a “substitute” (take our place) on the cross, where God's wrath on sin was poured out on Him. If He was merely a man, that would've been the end of it – but thankfully, He rose from the dead (he was seen by over 500 people after His resurrection) proving that He is God.
Romans 3:10-26 describes our situation: we are sinful. No matter how “good” a person thinks he is – none of us measure up to God's standards (see Exodus 20:1-17) therefore we deserve God's judgment (hell – see Luke 16:19-31). Jesus is the answer to our sinful condition (see Romans 5:6-21).
In order to have a relationship with God we must:
1.) Come through Jesus Christ – see John 14:6.
2.) Recognize and admit our sinful condition – see Romans 3:23.
3.) Trust in the gospel message: Jesus died for our sins, was buried and raised from the dead
- see 1 Corinthians 15:3-6.
4.) Repent: that means to turn away from sinful habits. When we are willing to repent, we desire to live a life that is pleasing to God – see Acts 17:30-31 and 2 Peter 3:8-15.
5.) Release control. Knowing that I deserve hell and God's judgment, because of Jesus' payment for my sins – I gratefully pledge to live for Him rather than for myself. I release control to Him – allowing Him to rule as Boss, Lord, Ruler – the one in control – rather than me – see Romans 14:8-9 and 2 Corinthians 5:14-15.
God desires for the marital relationship to be a visible representation, a symbol, of the relationship with Him that I’ve just described to you.
God's ultimate purpose for marriage is not our individual happiness -- ultimately His purpose is for the world to see the gospel displayed (Ephesians 5:22-33). God designed marriage to be a life-long commitment when He used the terminology "and they shall become one flesh" (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5). The idea behind that phrase is a permanent or indissoluble union.
God stresses marital fidelity between the husband and wife because it represents the faithful love Christ has for His bride (the church). Let me encourage you to place your focus, not primarily on your relationship with this man, but on your relationship with Christ.
If you have not yet surrendered to Him as Lord and Savior, I encourage you to submit to Him and the authority of His Word. Let Him be your closest confidante and complete fulfillment. Look to Christ and His Word for the peace you so desperately seek.
I commend you for approaching him about the issue of obeying God’s Word by having him move out. If he desires to honor God with his life, he will honor his vow of marriage to his wife. If you love this man, demonstrate that love by presenting him with the truth of God’s Word. If you desire to be right with God, demonstrate that by obedience to His Word (Ephesians 5:1-5).
Making these choices will be difficult at first, but Brenda, I assure you – you will never regret demonstrating your love for Christ by obeying His Word. You will never regret surrendering to Him as your Savior. You will never know or experience any greater love than what He can give to you (1 John 3:16, 4:9-10).
Brenda, I have been, and will continue, praying for you, as will our team here. May you walk in the love and peace of Christ.
on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8:27 pm