On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily looks at a familiar story featuring a likely unfamiliar woman. In the book of Esther, we read about a wicked man named Haman whose wife has a very bad suggestion for him. Throughout this episode, themes of wisdom and discernment are encouraged as we think through what kind of suggestions we make and how we influence others. 

In Luke 8, the Bible introduces us to a woman who has had a medical condition debilitating her life for more than a decade. Through this woman’s persistence and perseverance, she is able to find Jesus and find healing through her belief in Him. This episode of Wifey Wednesdays focuses on the importance of persevering through hardship and difficulty and darkness. If you are struggling with something, use the example of this woman and reach out to Jesus. If we will keep seeking Him and reaching out to Him then He is able to help us in our time of need and, ultimately, deliver us from all of the bad that this broken world brings.

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays features a pretty infamous wife in the New Testament. Sapphira’s example, along with her husband’s, teaches us a lot of things. This episode focuses particularly on the dangers of having someone’s influence closer to and mean more to you than God’s.

Cycling back to positive powerful examples from Scripture, this episode of Wifey Wednesdays focuses on the humility of the unnamed Canaanite woman (also called the Syrophoenician woman) who came to Jesus seeking healing for her daughter. The humble example of this mother is a lesson we can all learn from as we seek the goodness of our Savior.

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays discusses a woman from the first century city of Thyatira and the power she held over the people in the church there. Using deception, seduction, and flat out lies, this woman was leading people toward sin. This episode looks at the danger of deception and how we can avoid it in our own lives.

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays looks at the example of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her powerful example of standing at the cross in what must have been pure agony and soul-piercing grief is one that we can learn from as we experience various forms of grief in our own lives.

On this episode of Wifey Wednesdays, Emily looks at the book of Philippians to find our next powerful example: the negative example of disagreement. Not getting along affects more than just those between whom the disagreement takes place, as these two sisters teach us. The Lord’s work is far more important than our own preferences, and chapter 2 of the letter teaches us both the how and why of ridding our hearts of selfishness.

Priscilla is not a very well known woman in scripture, but her impact is huge. This episode of Wifey Wednesdays explores what it means to be a supportive worker in the Lord’s work. While Priscilla absolutely supports her husband, there is more to her than that. It seems her primary focus is on supporting the mission of Christ, and she is willing to do whatever it takes to do that. Priscilla is an amazing example for us to look to as we strive to be women who put God’s work first in our lives. 

The well known matriarch of humanity is well known for all the wrong reasons. This episode of Wifey Wednesdays looks at the problem of letting temptation take hold of you. In Eve’s case, it was taking a leadership position that she was never intended to have. This episode explores the themes of leadership, equality, and submission. There is much to learn from the first woman. 

This episode of Wifey Wednesdays is about the nearly anonymous women in scripture known as Zelophehad’s daughters. These five powerful women speak up for themselves and for their father’s reputation, but ultimately are able to be a part of a bigger story: that God is not a respecter of persons and will always act in perfect justice.