"Complete Submission"

"Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness." (Psalms 88:18)
Me, I prefer to think of it as being pulled from one distraction and another, until there just nothing left but yourself; but that's just me, you are welcomed to figure it out on your own. So, about that point of no conclusion; maybe the conclusion involves emptiness and meaninglessness. Sound familiar? To one of my first points, as to whether Solomon was the one who wrote this, or maybe someone who listened to The Preacher and was giving credence to wisdom. I can't imagine what it would be like to have so much wisdom; I can only imagine that it would go to your head, if you know what I mean. Before I close out this chapter and go on to the next, I really need to express how important it is for us to celebrate the life we have been given, not this life we have here on earth, but that which is waiting for us in heaven. It's not bad to celebrate this life too, as long as you're not doing it glorify the life you are living. There really needs to be a balance in the way that we live; being thankful for what God allows us to touch, but not wanting it more than our fellowship with Him. A good friend of mine was sharing at our Men's Breakfast yesterday, and the topic was 'The Battle of Spiritual Leadership.' It was rather interesting how he walked us through the teaching, and how easy it is for men to walk away from being the spiritual leader in the homes. He used the example of Eve, and how it was that she ended up making the spiritual choice to eat the fruit first, and then give some to her husband. The question became, "Where was Adam?" Why did the devil think he could approach Eve and tempt her? Who was the one making the spiritual choices? After that, we looked at the curse Eve was given, and how it was that if the man is not being the spiritual leader, then nine times out of ten, the woman will be; and how hard it is for the man to get his role back. The woman actually does want a strong spiritual leader for a husband, and when the husband is actually doing his job, then the woman is actually satisfied in her husband. That my friend is the ticket! Where was Adam? Obviously he was not satisfying his wife's spiritual need for leadership, so she ventured out on her own; and we know how that ended up. By the way, how is it she come up with "not to touch" the apple? Pardon me if I assume something that I should not, but it sounds to me like she added in something to God's word. What say you? Husbands, be the spiritual leader that you are ordained to be...
"So be careful how you live. Don't live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don't act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don't be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. And further, submit to one another out of reverence to Christ. For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything. For husbands, this mean to love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself. No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church. And we are members of his body." (Ephesians 5:15-30) NLT