Rigney Ministries

Several years ago, I received The Politically Incorrect Wife as a gift from my sister-in-law. She had heard it discussed on Christian radio and bought several copies for people that are important in her life. I’m SO glad she thought to give one to me, because I learned a LOT about being a godly wife as I read through it. In fact, I talked so much about what I was learning, that several of the young women in my church got interested and asked me to do a mid-week study on it. It was a great experience, doing the study with a group of women who truly desired to have strong, healthy marriages … marriages that honor God.

It’s a woman who disregards popular American culture where her marriage is concerned. Her standards are different … higher actually … than the standards considered politically correct. She doesn’t buy into modern-day ideologies where her marriage is concerned. She has learned that God’s role for a wife today is the same as it was in the Garden of Eden.

Pearls of Wisdom

I gained some fantastic wisdom from this book and a whole new outlook on my role as a godly wife. The authors, Connie Grigsby and Nancy Cobb, transparently share their own journey out of political correctness and into the role of helpmate. Here are five pearls to give you an idea of the wisdom they share:

• A wise wife does not buy the lie that it is her husband’s ‘job’ to make her happy.
• A wise wife understands that her feelings cannot be her guide … she does not wait till she no longer feels angry to forgive her husband.
• A wise wife understands that respecting her husband brings glory to God.
• A wise wife understands that she does not have to treat her husband like he treats her … marriages cannot be healthy with an attitude that says, “I’ll do my part when he does his.”
• A wise wife understands that she is 100 percent responsible to God for her behavior as a wife.

Let’s Grow Together!
I felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit, recently, to pull this book off my shelf and scan through it, and it awakened an excitement in me all over again! God has such a beautiful plan for marriages, and with good reason too … He intended the marriage to be picture of the believer’s relationship with Christ, but Satan has done a number on the marriage and muddied up the picture.

Sooooo … I’ve been talking about the book again, and women are getting interested again! Most Christian women KNOW their marriage should look different from what they see in our world today, but they need help recognizing God’s perfect plan AND Satan’s sneaky traps. That’s why I’m going to study this book again … and I’m inviting women of any age to join me. I plan to do it on Thursday mornings at our house (which is in the Picayune City limits). I’ll wait until the fall when the kiddies are settled back into their school routine, but I’m giving a heads up now, so you can make room for it on your busy calendars.

If you live in the Picayune area, and you’re interested in studying with other women who want to strengthen their marriage, leave a note in the comments section, or email me, or Facebook me if you’re reading this note there, and I’ll get back with you about the time and directions and such.

On His Exciting Journey,