Wednesdays with Jesus: I Corinthians 7

This week, Wednesdays with Jesus comes on Thursday... Sorry.

In my quiet time I've been studying I Corinthians with a friend. Here at A Southern Sinner we've looked at chapters 2 & 4. Today we'll jump back a few days for me...


I Corinthians 7
This passage is about marriage, and unfortunately people have used it poorly many times to guilt others who do not share their views. Paul starts the chapter with "It is good for a man no to marry.", and people often stop there when they want to use the verse to support celibacy.

However, Paul has a but in Vs. 2... "But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband." He then goes on to talk about how the relationship should be mutual, submitting and giving of ones' self for the good of the marriage bond. Paul also states, "I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that." (Vs.6-7)

A concession? He wishes all men were like him?
For those of us that are married, why would he say such a thing?

Wednesdays with Jesus: I Corinthians 4

Last week I shared about my Quiet Time with Accountability. I'm going to start sharing, weekly, something along those lines... even though I pray I get more quiet time than once a week. The Lord knows I need it!

This reading was actually from last Friday, but I'm sadly just getting back to it. Saturday we had a big yard sale with friends and I spent the afternoon holding an exhausted teething toddler. Sunday we did make it to church, but I once again spent my afternoon with a teething toddler. Monday I worked on my business plans, and Tuesday we had a dentist visit and a lunch time stop to see Daddy (a.k.a Husband).

Quiet time... with accountability

Last week, I came across a post from The Better Mom about accountability for quiet time with the Lord. Let's just say it struck a chord with something I'd been struggling with and longing for.

I have a friend, also a mom of little ones, whom I approached with the idea. After a initial reaction of "oh boy no", she was honest with herself, as I was, and admitted that even if we drug along kicking and screaming... we needed this.