Humility.

Sitting back. 

Biting your tongue. 

Shutting your mouth.

Biting the bullet. 

Submission. 

Oh submission. 

Why is it so hard sometimes. 

To be under someone

 Because 

We always will be in this life. 

Someone will always one up us. 

Be faster, smarter, stronger, wealthier, more successful. 

Let's face it. 

It sucks. 

Especially when there are things you do know. 

But you just have to bite your tongue. 

Allow those above you to stay above. 

And embrace humility in ways so vulnerable. 

It comes with growth.

And huge amounts of grace.

For others.

And yourself.

To be reminded that God has you in this place for a reason.

This season. 

He wants to use it for your future in some way. 

Which we are always so blind to His moving. 

Until we give up.

Let go.

And surrender our selfish ways.

How beautiful it is to know.

There is grace abounding in ways unimaginable.

God has such perfection in loving His children.

And how refreshing it is to know.

He is pruning and preparing.

And one day.

We each will be placed in a position where submission will only be.

TO HIM.

Which when ya think about it, 

We should be in complete surrender to Him.

Have an eagerness to submit to Him.

Because He only ever has good for us.

Love for us.

Beautiful scenes for us on this journey. 

Rest stops.

Several Storms. 

But always with growth.

Accomplishments. 

And All of it

To be pointed back to Him.

To Him given the glory that He will always deserve. 

That our hearts should crave to give. 

But submission. 

Can be negative.

Full of crappiness and so unfair.

There is an ease of being taken advantage of.

By those whose hearts are not pure.

Life is a selfish one of gain. 

Driven by sin. 

Because satan has come to steal, kill and destroy.

And he is doing it all around us. 

And that is so so so wrong. 

Not how God wants us grow in life. 

Or live life. 

Oh my heart for girls and women who get taken advantage of. 

All because men think they deserve all the submission.

The control over their lives. 

Because we are supposed to submit. 

It's what the Bible says.

Yes, it does and I love how the Message proclaims it. 

22-24 Wives, understand and support your husbands in ways that show your support for Christ. The husband provides leadership to his wife the way Christ does to his church, not by domineering but by cherishing. So just as the church submits to Christ as he exercises such leadership, wives should likewise submit to their husbands.

Oh what a beautiful word.

Cherishing

Yes let's cherish each moment God gives us. 

To learn to submit in the right way. 

Under those who we look up to,

Who love our hearts.

Who God has put in our lives for whatever season we are in.

And whatever He so desires for us to learn from those around us. 

Realign our hearts to be thankful.

That God gives us people to guide us, 

Prophesy over us. 

Speak life and truth to us. 

To soak up all God has for us through those He uses. 

Let's learn to cherish each moment of submission. 

To find the lessons,

Growth, 

Cherish having people cover your heart in love. 

In prayers.

Cherish each other and the influence,

We can have in each others lives.

If we allow God to move through us. 

Use us. 

We will be able to do things we never thought we could. 

Move mountains. 

Overcome all adversity. 

And negativity that has consumed our lives. 

Submission. 

Let's do it the right way. 

Because so much of the world,

Has it all wrong. 

Cherish. 

Let's cherish each other wholeheartedly. 

In Christ's Love

Emily Elizabeth