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Occupational Hazards to Being a Mom

Occupational Hazards to Being a Mom. Sue Bohlin Suebohlin.com sue@probe.org. The Effect of the Fall on Eve.

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Occupational Hazards to Being a Mom

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  1. Occupational Hazards to Being a Mom Sue Bohlin Suebohlin.com sue@probe.org

  2. The Effect of the Fall on Eve To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.“ Gen 3:16

  3. The Fall and Our Relationships • The Fall and Our Flesh • The Fall and Our Tongue

  4. The Fall and Relationships • Power struggle with husband • “…your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” • Gen 4:7 same construct: “And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it."

  5. The Fall and Relationships • Disrespect • “So each husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself, and each wife should respect her husband.” Eph 5:33

  6. The Fall and Relationships • Showing favoritism • “When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.” Gen. 25:27-28

  7. The Fall and Relationships Jealousy of father’s relationship with son

  8. The Fall and our Flesh • Control freak: Comes from fear • In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person

  9. The Fall and our Flesh of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. 1 Pet. 3:1-6

  10. The Fall and our Flesh The effect of unsubmissiveness on our children

  11. The Fall and our Flesh The temptation to worship our children, making idols of them

  12. The Fall and our Tongue • Using our mouths to inflict wounds • Picking fights • Being grumpy and impossible to please • Impatient

  13. The Fall and our Tongue • “But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.” Matt. 15:18 • “It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.” Prov. 21:19

  14. The Fall and our Tongue • Be his cheerleader • Affirm his existence • Affirm his performance • Affirm his appearance • Cast a vision: “You’re going to make a fine man of God when you grow up.”

  15. Good News! • “…put on the new man who has been created in God's image — in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.” Eph. 4:24 • “So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away — look, what is new has come!” 2 Cor. 5:17

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