Love and Submission

Dear Husband,
If you only love and cherish your wife (and children) when they do as you wish, you're not loving (your wife) as Christ loved. While we were yet sinners, Christ loved us and died for us. He didn't require us to obey before paying the price...

Dear Wife,
I know it's easier to submit to a loving husband. However, the greatest evidence of submission is when you have to lay down your will and are led like a lamb to the slaughter. Remember when Isaac followed Abraham to the mountain though Abraham did not show him the animal to be used for the sacrifice? Remember Jesus Christ at the Garden of Gethsemane - Not my will but Thine be done?
Your submission to your husband is IN THE LORD. If he is asking you to sin, you should obey THE LORD and go to God to seek for wisdom on how to deal with the issue on ground. If he isn't asking you to sin, you should let his decision prevail even if you really really really think otherwise. You should leave it in God's hands and take whatever steps the Lord asks you to. Eventually, it will end in praise...

PS: Nothing in this post justifies any form of abuse. If you're dealing with domestic violence/abuse, seek godly and professional help.