This is a fulfilled Woman:

Synonyms:

" WINSOME-Gay, Merry, Lively, Lovable, Charming, Captivating. WIT-Broad humor, Smartness, Scintillating. INSPIRING-Animate, Creative influence. INGENUITY-Cleverness, Originality, Skill. VIBRANT-Vital, Dynamic, Healthy, Energetic. VIGILANT-Watchful, Alert, Cautious, Wakeful. EPIC ETHICS-Heroic morals, Majestic morality, Noble rules of conduct. SILENT-Still, Quiet, Noiseless. SERENE-Calm, Tranquil, Clear, Unclouded.

Fulfilled in the Dictionary: To carry out something promised; do something required (obey), satisfy, fill a purpose, complete.

What are we fulfilling? Our purpose or our flesh?
We used to walk the course
of this world, Satan's course,
the spirit of who works in unbelievers.
Just as we walked in times past, in
the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling
the desires of the flesh and mind
and were by nature the children deserving of
punishment. (Ephesians 2:2,3 Paraphrased).

We were fulfilling our discontent. Discontent starts with pride, trying to surpass the worldly in worldly knowledge and possessions. The worldly appear to be prosperous (nice homes, cars, kids dressed fashionably, etc.) but they have received their consolation (Lk.6:24; 16:25) and their reward. (Matt.6:2). Possessions are 'in the eye of the beholder' and when worldly knowledge and possessions are gained we still don't have enough, 'never able to satisfy'. (Prov. 27:20). In fact, we feel more and more useless, insignificant, of little or no value. The more vigorously we pursue satisfaction the more futile life seems. (Considering our own needs leads to selfishness. Ezek. 16:49). Trying to fulfill ourselves emotionally, sexually and materially fills no purpose at all. When we focus on the world it will always bring discontent.

Christian women are not immune either:

Eve SAW that the tree was good
for food (fulfilling) it was pleasant
to the EYE, it was to be (desired)
to make her wise, so she took it. Gen. 3:6.
Notice in Gen.3:3,4 Eve believed Satan not God.

Satan learned from Eve how to approach a woman. Through her desire to feel fulfilled, her desire to possess what is attractive to her, her need to know everything (curiousity).

.......Matthew 19:8-12......
Discontent often leads to the breaking up of a marriage.

Jesus said divorce was not allowed from the beginning. Moses allowed divorce because of the hardness of our hearts. Hardness: destitute of spiritual perception; deprived of spiritual awareness and insight because they didn't have the Holy Spirit and, like today, refused to acknowledge God. They married without God's blessing and some were unequally yoked. (Which means believers marrying unbelievers). (2 Cor. 6:14-17).

Jesus said divorce is acceptable where there is fornication: adultry, incest, any sexual perversion. The disciples asked Jesus if it isn't better to remain unmarried and Jesus said some cannot remain unmarried (1 Cor.7:8-9), some are born eunuchs (lacking) normal function of sexual organs, some have been castrated by men and some choose to live as eunuchs. (Matt.19:9-11). If no one got married we wouldn't be fulfilling the command to go forth and multiply.

Reading romance novels and watching romantic movies can cause discontent in young women who haven't lived long enough to KNOW that "it is a fairy tale". It isn't real. It is for a moment and gone, we cannot go back and be teenagers again. It is time to grow up and face the realities of life. Get on with the business at hand. Married couples can love very deeply and passionately but not 24 hours a day! He's not going to ride up to the door on a dark horse and take you away from it all. Although I'm sure there are times he wishes he could, he too, is sick of the day to day worries, etc. But that's what growing up is all about, facing responsibility head on and doing what is required even when it is hard.

.........Ephesians 5:22-24.........

Wives submit to your husbands as you submit to the Lord. (Col.3:18; Gen.3:16). Submit (Greek=subordinate, obey), this may seem hard but in Hebrews 13:17 we are told that our husbands watch over our souls and they will be held accountable. Jockeying for the leading role in our homes is damaging to our souls and the Lord can't bless a husband who can't rule his own house. (1 Peter 3:4,5).

The husband is head of the wife. The head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. (1 Cor.11:13). Christ is the Savior of believers, and husbands, in fact, save their wives from wrong decisions, going down pathways that ultimately will bring pain and suffering. So we should be submissive in everything. The more submissive we are the more tranquil our lives and the more power we gain. (God will not give us power if we can't handle the little we have).

............1 Peter 3:1-6...........

Husbands are won to the Lord by the wife's behavior. Watching our chaste (clean, innocent, modest and pure) conduct and over-hearing our chaste conversations with each other. Along with watching our reverence (deep respect, love and awe) toward the Lord. Not putting the emphasis on outer adornment but the adornment of the heart. Meek (humble: like a chameleon, fading into the background) and having a quiet spirit, thus promoting, projecting and encouraging our husbands to be leaders. "Behind every great man stands a woman".

The Holy women of old who are our teachers (Titus 2:3) teach us by example to trust God, how to adorn ourselves and to submit. Sarah obeys Abraham, calling him lord and we are the daughters of these Holy women as long as we do well and are not reverent out of terror or fear but out of love and consent WILLINGLY to obey.

Contentment comes from understanding what God wants for our life and following that path no matter where it leads and no matter how much we must endure. Following where He leads will bring ultimate joy, beyond your wildest dreams. I tell you these things from the heart, I've 'been there' done that. I was a wild child and would bend to no man's will and all it ever brought me was pain, pain and more pain. I finally yielded, not to my husband but to the Lord, who in the quiet of the night said to me, "Well, you've tried just about everything to prove he too would leave you eventually but look there beside you, he is still here".
I had without knowing it been driving him hard because deep inside I believed that like everyone else in my life he, too, would come to dislike me and leave me. But as the Lord pointed out my husband was still there after everything I put him through. The next morning not only brought a new day but a new me, I have striven fast and furiously to follow the Lord where ever He leads and if that means giving my husband headship, well, fine he can have it. I'm busy anyway beating the bushes looking for that path I'm always falling off of, but that's okay because if I take too long looking the Lord will come and find me and set me back onto the straight path.

Isn't God magnificent!!!

I'm sorry to say that Zena's clipart and Laureli's Galaxy are no longer on the Internet.
Credits: My background is made from 2 gifs I got from Granny J's. I also got the bird house and 2 of the little birds from her. The picture with WIVES on it, and all the doves & one of the small eagles came from Laurali's Galaxy. The rest of the birds and cute bugs came from Zena's Graphics
The picture 'faithful and true' and 'knock and it shall be opened' are from Carol's Christian Graphics.

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