EXCELLENT WIFE

My husband purchased the The Exemplary Husband and I purchased this. We read a chapter and discuss. It has helped be more mindful in how we treat each other and ways we can change to honor God!

I enjoyed this! Very great perspective and reminder of a godly wife. The “homework” is lengthy, but if u do it, u can always look back for “reminders” of how to handle bumps in the road.

This book is anointed by the Holy Spirit! So much revelation on being a biblical Godly wife! I want to honor God with my marriage and be my husband’s helper. I didn’t know how before but this book is truly helping our marriage and be in my position as a Godly supportive and honorable wife. I am way less stressed now and more loving! Thank you Lord for directing me! All the glory to God!

This book is powerful. If you are inclined to listen to the Holy Spirit, He will use this book to change your life. If you're not surrendered, though, you are going to absolutely hate it. It flies in the face of selfish feminism and instead shows you God's design. When I first read it 20 years ago, it changed so much for me. My attitude, even as a very conservative Christian, was remarkably self-serving, I am ashamed to admit. I did not understand the basic premise of all of Scripture - surrender to God means death to self. And as a result, many of the things she said hit me very squarely between the eyes and I balked at them quite a bit. Self did not like what she had to say one bit. But I went to the scripture to "test everything" (just as we are always called to do) and God showed me how self-absorbed my way of thinking had been and how self-serving my attitude was - that self had not been crucified in me.I purchased this copy because the Holy Spirit impressed me to give it to a friend who had asked me for prayer. She didn't specify anything that's addressed in this book, but this is the book the Holy Spirit told me to give her. She has since started reading it along with her daily devotionals and told me that it is really speaking to her. Like she was almost in tears telling me how much it was impacting her as thanking me for giving it to her, because she knew God was speaking to her through it. So I don't know if that confirms that what she was needing prayer for was related to the stuff in this book or not, but the point of dying to self ultimately applies to every aspect of our lives. And that's the basic pennis I remember from this book.So yeah, it's very compelling and powerful content. But only if you're humble enough to listen. It deals specifically with what death to self looks like for a wife. So if you're caught up in the message of the modern world, you're going to give it 1 star and throw it away. And if you're caught up in yourself, you'll likely twist some of the things she says and use that to justify disregarding the message about dying to self (the same way people do with Scripture). Because self doesn't want to die. Just as you can isolate certain statements from the Bible and make it sound like the Bible teaches something false, you can isolate some of her statements to make it seem like she's teaching heresy, as well. And self will have every reason to do so in order to justify staying alive.It's the reason we have so many different denominations. People interpret what they read based on their own ideology rather than based on what the whole message says "line upon line, precept upon precept."So if you are ready to die to self, and you want to know what that looks like in marriage, read this book. It won't be easy, but dying to self never is. But if you don't believe that Jesus was serious when He said take up your cross and follow Him, then steer clear. Instead, go back to your Bible and read it again several more times until it sinks in. Then you can come back to this book if you need to. But you probably won't need to. Because if you get what the Bible is actually saying it takes to follow God, everything she tells you will fall into place naturally, without having to read this book (which is why I thankfully haven't needed to re-read this book in a long time). Once you truly get salvation, you will understand.I ordered a used copy in good condition and the only mark I saw was someone's name in the cover.

I ordered the kindle and audible book. I’ve listened to 7 chapters of the audiobook but the book ends ant chapter 7 even though there should be 21 chapters.The audible books starts out with a breakdown of the entire book and states it’s 21 chapters. Throughout the entire book it tells you to refer to upcoming chapters for more info so it’s obvious the audiobook is intended to be 21 chapters.Amazon/audible has been a nightmare to deal with. Several reps tried to tell me that the audible book is only supposed to have 7 chapters in spite of the obvious evidence that this is wrong. I was hung up on several times and finally reached I supervisor who was very nice, immediately understood the problem and submitted a technical ticket. Hopefully the issue gets fixed and other people don’t experience this.The content of the book, if I look past the tech issue, has been life changing. I’ve noticed more sweetness and closeness in my marriage by implementing the principles so far and reflecting on the scriptures mentioned.I wish Martha Peace would also write a book on how to deal with customer service reps because I definitely could have used help there. I was very exasperated!Update on triggering chapters: reading the other reviews I wanted to add that yes, this book will possibly be triggering for those who have faced abuse. If that is the case, it would be wise to have Christian support when reading the book. I also have been an abuse victim and one chapter was very triggering. I wrestled with it prayed over it and felt God’s grace with that chapter. I did not hold myself to implement some of the principles in that chapter in good conscience, not because they don’t have merit but because I was in a unique situation. I allowed the difficult statements in the book to push me closer to God rather than turning the focus to the author’s flaws in writing the book. The fruit that came out of this attitude was very rewarding. For the first time, my husband and I had a really constructive conversation about how my past trauma impacts our relationship and it finally felt like we were in the same page!For those who are currently going through abuse, I hope that it would be helpful to really press into the chapter on how God protects the wife. I have not gotten to that chapter yet. She should absolutely seek wise Christian counsel. My church would consider abuse grounds for separation, would call the police when necessary, and I believe would support the woman if she needed help with a safety plan.Another note on abuse, in my own past, I allowed my trauma to color the way I read the Bible. I found the Bible to be triggering because I could not tolerate the idea of danger. But sin is deadly and dangerous. There is no way around this. Both our own sin and sin committed against us. When I pushed against God’s word because of my trauma it caused me to live in rebellion and caused even more suffering. God was faithful even though I was not. I eventually ran back to God because inviting more sin only caused more destruction that sent me to a very dark place. Out of desperation I turned back to God. I submitted to Him and looked at my trauma through the lens of the Bible instead of the other way around. I looked to Him as my salvation and protector and let his Word change me. Through this He eventually healed my ptsd which was resistant to worldly treatment. My secular therapist tried to get to me accept that I would live with it for my entire life. But in two years of diligently letting the Word transform me, I was healed! Having that background of seeing how God can use my suffering for his glory is what is carrying me through this book. So to those who are susceptible to being triggered by this book, I would recommend to give yourself grace, don’t make Martha Peace or your husband an idol, don’t expect them to be the the saviors. Ultimately let Martha point you to the word of God, which I believe is her intention. Plead on God’s compassionate mercy for the principles you’re not able to implement. Wrestle with him, not Martha Peace, on the recommended applications that don’t seem reasonable. She is a flawed human and she might not be 100% correct on every point, or she might not be addressing a specific life situation. Take it up with God who will never harm us. Ask him for wisdom for the application and also seek support from the Christian family because he designed us to be in community and not go it alone. God bless!

This book changed my perspective on life.This scripture-based book allowed me to learn how God views me from his biblical perspective rather than how the "world' ie Satan suggests a wife should be. I found myself picking up the bible, craving more depth to the living word. I feel complete peace transitioning from a working mom to being a stay-at-home mom, after learning my true purpose as a wife through God's perspective, demonstrated in this book!

A great book for anyone who is married or hopes to be married soon! I would (and do) recommend to all my married friends!

Hi there,I have read a lot of books for wives by popular Christian authors. This book is the best by far because it lovingly instructs us how to love our husbands, be carers for our families and home, and most importantly how to obey God's specific commands for us as written in the Scriptures.Many believing women (and some men) think that the Bible is no longer an instruction book on how to obey God (many may not even see the Bible as God's word if they take this view -- I don't know). This book appeals to the converted spirit, not our flesh. Our sinful nature, even after conversion, doesn't always fancy being told that our thinking patterns are sinful or in need of adjustment. But this is exactly what we need if we want to understand what God's will is for our lives.I can understand why many modern-thinking people do not like this book. We live in an age where most pastors don't want to preach about sin and the Grace of God, which can only be taught when you talk about sin. The Cross is generally offensive -- even to those who "believe in Jesus". We must recall that Christ died for our sins, not to make us feel good about ourselves or comfortable in our sin. We must also remember that knowledge of our sins and repentance pleases God. It is also because of His Forgiveness found in Christ that we can truly understand the Love of God. Anyone loves the good qualities in us. God loves us because of His love for Christ, for His Glory, not our own.Martha Peace brings the Gospel out in its full glory in this book. I would even give this to an unbelieving friend. In fact, one of my unbelieving friends (that is, one who doesn't understand or believe the Gospel as yet) believes some of the principles in this book -- women's place of supporting her husband, being a carer for the home, and that she makes many un-loving mistakes with her family. It's a sad day when an unbeliever thinks something biblical is right and some christians think it's wrong.If you are of the Nouthetic school, this book is utterly and completely Nouthetic and I can now see why Jay E. Adams recommends it.I thank the Lord for this sister.Thanks for reading.* I don't mean to offend people with any comments. I have many beloved friends that are Christian that might not like this book. My respect for them is unchanged regarding our differences.

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Oh, how this book has helped me! It is filled with biblical wisdom and will convict you of your sin. I wish every Christian wife would read this book. It would be a great gift for newly weds along with the book for husbands that pairs with this one, The Exemplary Husband by Dr. Stewart Scott.

This book will help many women and couples to orient their marriages.