Submit Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Submit to Get the Relationship You Want with God (And Your Husband)

By Laura Provencio

This book is for women who have struggled with the word "submit." It is not a 4-letter word. It is the answer to your daily problems in life and especially with your spouse. Ultimately, submitting releases you to enjoy the peace that God created for His relationship with you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9781973683148

Laura Provencio

Laura Provencio is a wife and mother of two cute teenagers. She has been married for 18 years to a wonderful man God created just for her. She enjoys reading, baking, and drinking coffee. Find out more at: www.lauraprovencio.com

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-8315-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-8314-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020900310

WestBow Press rev. date: 01/22/2020

This book is dedicated to my loving husband, Paul.

His artistic soul inspires my practical one.

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1    Trust in the Lord

Chapter 2    Practical Submission

Chapter 3    Change, the Other Four-Letter Word

Chapter 4    The Dance

Chapter 5    Open Your Hands and Let Go

Chapter 6    Vulnerability

Chapter 7    A New Kind of Normal

Chapter 8    R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Chapter 9    Zip Your Lips

Chapter 10    The Art of Submitting

Chapter 11    Submission Protects You

Chapter 12    God’s Favor

Conclusion

Additional Tips

Preface

This book started out as a diary entry. I was reading the book Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas and felt convicted to put real submission into practice. I started by examining how I behaved as a wife and writing down what I was learning.