Quotes About Submission

And when you speak with him," I said, "tell him to stop hitting his wife." Erkenwald jerked as though I had just struck him in the face. "It is his Christian duty," he said stiffly, "to discipline his wife, and it is her duty to submit. Did you not listen to what I preached?

A rat doesn't demand supper from a wolf

but he dared not move. He was a whipped

Because fate cannot be cheated, it governs us, and we are all its slaves.

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

It is the part of courage, when misfortune comes, to bear without repining the ruin of our hopes, to turn away our thoughts from vain regrets. This degree of submission to Power is not only just and right: it is the very gate of wisdom.

I have spoken hitherto of those who command and those who obey, but there is a third type, namely, those who withdraw. There are men who have the courage to refuse submission without having the imperiousness that causes the wish to command. Such men do not fit readily into the social structure, and in one way or another they seek a refuge where they can enjoy a more or less solitary freedom.

Whenever there is acute danger, the impulse of most people is to seek out Authority and submit to it; at such moments, few would dream of revolution. When war breaks out, people have similar feelings towards the Government.

You and I need to obey God. When we do, the consequences of our obedience become God's problem and not ours.

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants.

Man can refuse to cooperate, but he cannot keep God from executing the critical events on His schedule.

Acknowledge God. Acknowledging God first thing every morning transforms my day. I often begin my day by reconfirming His authority over me and submitting to Him as Lord in advance of my daily circumstances. I try to accept the words of Joshua 24:15 as a personal daily challenge: "Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.

A man is his tallest when he is down on his knees in prayer.

He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." Matthew 26:39

If the Word of God is about anything at all, it is about God's will rather than ours. Our liberty is paradoxically discovered through the will of God rather than our own.

Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy. " And Joshua did so. Joshua 5:15

God doesn't work for us; we work for God.

Do you not know that if you offer yourself to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey? Romans 6:16

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me. John 6:38

You see, a person full of the Holy Spirit cannot be full of self. Pride never accompanies power in the fully yielded life.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6

Then take me prisoner to Your will Enslaved in Your safekeeping.

Christ can perform astounding wonders when we bring Him all we have. Matthew 14:17

In the larger denominational landscape, generally speaking, women's well-being wasn't the priority. Our husband's was. We catered to them. This was part of submission. This notion did not only come from the men. I was taught in so many words by women mentors that if I treated my husband as if he were already everything I wanted him to be, he would become that. Also, if we women would do our part, God would see to it that the men would be won over and do their part.