![]() If a woman is being abused, priority number one is to get her to safety. I don’t want to try to answer for the rest of the universe, but let me just explain my position. I have always wondered why this circumstance is almost universally accepted as an exception to the principle of submission. Unless your husband is abusing you or encouraging you to do something sinful, God’s will is for you to graciously submit to his decisions. I read your article The Mailbag: I “feel led” in a different direction from my husband. ![]() This is just one of those things every couple has to work on together and figure out for themselves. You can share the specific details with her and perhaps she can offer you some suggestions specific to your particular household. If your husband doesn’t mind you discussing this with someone else, ask one of the godly older women in your church for advice.Can you renegotiate your mortgage? Buy generic instead of name brands? Use coupons and shop the sales at the grocery store? Get your clothes at a thrift store instead of a boutique? Turn off the cable? Sell one of your cars? If money is tight and bringing in more income isn’t an option, a great way to be a helper to your husband would be to research ways you can reduce your bills, cut expenses, etc.Christians are not under the Old Testament law of the tithe, but we are to give as generously to the church as we’re able according to what we’ve prayerfully determined in our hearts. Don’t forget to pray about and consider how much you need to set aside for your offerings at church.Do you need to earn more? Spend less? Cut out some expenditures? Save more? Prayerfully and thoughtfully consider how much you’re bringing in and how much you’re paying out. Sit down with your husband with all your numbers: income, bills, expenses, etc.Great question! I’m much better in writing than on video, so I hope this format is OK.Įvery household is unique, with a unique income, unique needs, unique bills and expenses, etc., so I can’t tell you, “Budget X% for this and Y% for that.” The best I can do is give you a few general guidelines: I want to learn and trust in God’s will as well. I was wondering if you can do a video on how a Christian housewife should budget money. Keep sending them in! We wouldn’t have a Mailbag without them! That being said, sending me the same question multiple times or on multiple platforms (emailing and leaving a blog comment and messaging me on Facebook) will not increase your chances of your question being selected. Comments and Instagram DMs move down the notification queue too quickly, and Twitter DMs from people I don’t follow are hidden. I’m rarely able to grab questions from social media comments (on posts) and DMs, especially on Instagram and Twitter. I also try to grab questions from Facebook private messages whenever I think about it. Those are the two main sources I draw Mailbag questions from because they’re the most user friendly for that purpose. Your best shot at your question being selected for The Mailbag is to email me, or – if you have a question pertaining to a particular blog article – to comment on that article. Or maybe I answered your question already? Check out my article The Mailbag: Top 10 FAQs to see if your question has been answered and to get some helpful resources.īefore I get to this week’s questions, I wanted to say – I love getting questions from my readers! Here’s a helpful hint for increasing your chances of getting your question answered in The Mailbag… Remember, the search bar (at the very bottom of each page) can be a helpful tool! I’m not able to respond individually to most e-mails and messages, so here are some helpful hints for getting your questions answered more quickly. I like to take the opportunity in these potpourri editions to let new readers know about my comments/e-mail/messages policy. Welcome to another “potpourri” edition of The Mailbag, where I give short(er) answers to several questions rather than a long answer to one question.
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