Oooh! This leaky faucet! Will it ever stop dripping? Drip! Drip! Drip,drop! A leaky faucet is an annoying thing, to say the least! We have an old faucet, circa 1913, in our small bathroom downstairs. This old faucet keeps dripping and dripping and dripping! I've also noticed the constant dripping has left an orange rust stain at the bottom of the sink. Now, if I scrub hard and long enough and use the right cleaner, I can get most of it out. But, unless the dripping stops, that stain begins all over again, getting bigger as each drop falls. This dripping is definitely annoying, irrtating, and troublesome!
That reminds me of a couple of verses in Proverbs about some dripping and dropping. Proverbs 19:13 says, "the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping" and Proverbs 27:15 chimes in with "A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike." Just what is Solomon trying to say here? Is it true that the contentions of a wife are annoying like that continual dripping of my faucet? Well, let's first take a look at what contentions are. The dictionary tells us contentions are an arguing, disputing, or quarreling over having one's own way. To be contentious is to be fond or arguing, disputing, or quarreling. When we are fond of something that means we like it a lot, in fact, we love it! So what do we have here? The constant dripping of water and a wife who loves to argue her point. These two things are likened to each other - they are similar: annoying,irritating, and troublesome!
Are we guilty of springing a leak? of dripping? If we allow this leak to go on without fixing it, we'll begin leaving some hard to scrub out stains. Bad habits are hard to eradicate. Arguing and disputing our own ways and ideas against our husband's ideas, feelings and God-given authority is not how the Bible says we, as wives, are to behave. Ephesians 5:22 tells us, "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord." We are to be submissive, yielding and even surrender our 'right' to be right! Sometimes, we may feel submission is stifling, constraining or even squeezing us out of our freedom. But let's think this through. What do we long for in our lives? What do we really want? To be happy!! Are we really happy when we are contentious and angry? Are we joyful after a good falling out with our spouse? Do we feel satisfied when we've argued our way into getting our way? The answer would have to be a big, resounding N-O!
God's rules and laws have always been in our best interest as Christians. His plan is always right to follow. Let's pursue His guidelines and instructions for us as wives, trusting Him for the outcome. The Bible has many warnings about striving, arguing, and dissension in the home. Proverbs 17:14 warns us, "The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with." Perhaps, we need to put a spiritual wrench to our leaky faucet and tighten it. Then, we ought to apply a little cleanser and get the stain out - the sin stain. I John 1:9 ought to work just fine, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Home improvements such as these will add value to your home and give you the satisfaction of a job well done!
Lori
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