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        what to do”, total surrender, type of prayers.        different person, all for the sake of someone
        Then He said, “Do you trust him?” “Of                 else. Webster defines sacrifice as an act of
        course!”, I replied. Another question, “Do            offering to a deity something precious.

        you believe that he will make the decision            Sacrificial love is an act of worship to God. He                    BE DONE
        he feels is best for your family?” Ladies,            sacrificed so much because He so loved me,
        that’s when I lost it. Sobbing, I answered            so that I can so love others. My prayer is that I
        “Yes”, and everything changed within me. It           am a conduit for God’s sacrificial love to flow
        was not about getting my way or giving up             through me, to my husband and to others.

        something I wanted-it was about trusting              My prayer is the same for you, sweet sister.
        my husband. You see, my prayer has
        always been for my husband to be the                                                                                       in love.

        leader in our home, even before we met. I
        did not realize I was not giving him the
        opportunity. In that moment, I learned
        what being a submissive wife is all about,
        the way God intended it to be.



        So, what is sacrificial love? When I think of
        sacrificial love, I think about surrender.

        Letting go of my grip long enough for God
        to slip in and start working. Letting go of
        my illusion of control. It is not about
        “losing myself”, changing my personality,
        setting my dreams aside, or becoming a                                                                                                                                                                   1 CORINTHIANS 16.14

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