Author	Thread: What does it mean to spiritually lead?
rainbowian View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 24 Dec, 2010 09:24 AM On some profiles, I've seen "looking for someone that can spiritually lead". What is your definition of spiritually lead? Post Reply
riveroflife1 View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 24 Dec, 2010 03:00 PM yes it is red :) i'll message you Post Reply
View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 24 Dec, 2010 03:31 PM �Just about every Christian woman is going to say she wants the man to be the spiritual leader. And it works out fine until he feels spiritually led different than she does.....� That is the truth, Sparrow, which is part of why it is so important to get to know each other in a modern world where women are allowed and encouraged to have their own thoughts and opinions and act on them! Nowadays a woman is more likely to openly disagree with her husband and it is more acceptable for her to want to do her own thing, so to balance that out I think a man and woman need to understand and feel comfortable with each other�s beliefs and direction. To me, personally, spiritual leadership is taking the reigns in spiritual and emotional matters and settling disagreements. My biggest qualm with marriage was always, �Where on God�s green Earth is there a man whose morals and direction I would trust over my own?� A good spiritual leader, to me, is one who is patient, unconditionally loves the person/people he leads, and looks to the Bible and God for direction before all others. A good spiritual leader is not stubborn, but a person who studies and reasons before deciding on anything. A maker of informed decisions, not a blind follower of tradition or trends. As for a desire for a spiritual leader on women�s profiles, these are probably women who have so often dated or known men who take being a �nice guy� to the point of not having a backbone or not wanting to �lead�. One can lead without being a dictator, though it is probably a tough balance to maintain without that selfless love that is so hard to have and so important to have. Post Reply
View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 24 Dec, 2010 04:20 PM Siylii, You hit on a good often overlooked point;... You know how difficult it is to lead when you know you are not perfect, when you know you make mistakes, and having your spouse you love, constantly second guessing you?.....it is not a fine line...it is a invisible line! Post Reply
View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 24 Dec, 2010 08:17 PM I heard a story once: A husband and wife had a difficult financial decision to make. They could not come to a agreement. The husband had the final say. As it turns out that wife was correct. When asked by some of her lady friends how the financial situation turned out, she replied 'we' made the wrong decision. When most people would of said I told you so. Wow what a woman! Post Reply
View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 25 Dec, 2010 12:33 PM Part of looking for a spiritual leader means being a spiritual follower. (A local pastor once did a series of sermons on that, being a spiritual follower. Not directed only at wives - at church members, deacons, everyone.) I'd say your wife, TwoSparrows (well, the wife in your story) demonstrates that nicely. Post Reply
shepherdingking View Profile History	What does it mean to spiritually lead? Posted : 29 Dec, 2010 12:50 PM I think women erroneously want a husband they can respect like God and call him Lord as Sarah did. unlike this marriage kind of respect (Eph5:32) it is the one need men have only a wife can fill. It is not meant to be conditional. The problem with a spiritual leader man is that man is not God, regardless of how much he tries or thinks he is. And after time a woman begins to see her husband make mistakes and can lose respect. But the real spiritual leader man is the one who does the homework (I did not say housework) in church as 1 Cor14:35 says about the wife toward her spiritual leader man "If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." It's a tricky verse but I think it means he should be able to lead her to church. I have no problem with spiritual leader women at home who provides,protects and directs her husband when he is in a slump. Both are needed and biblical. :yay: Post Reply

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