Need to get rid of some baggage!

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We've been having attacks from Satan right and left lately, and I just feel that we need to get rid of items tied to former sins.

Like stolen things, such as stop signs, and things that we stole before we were saved, and things people who were involved in partying with had given us.

Howver my husband isn't up to date on this "concept" and doesn't get it when I say that we need to remove these items from our home.

Should I remove them without his permission since he never told me I could not, he just said he wouldn't.

What would be the right thing to do in this situation?

I think getting rid of them is "following through" with repentance.

I don't feel right in keeping them.

[NITE OWL]

What's the worst that could happen?

I tried keeping some of my old stuff but ended up tossing it out. Too many memories and excuses to fall back into my old behavior.

Stealing stop signs is against the law and I would get rid of those if I were you. The same goes for all of the things you stole. If you hold on to them, sooner or later the devil will find a reason to send the cops to your home. Trust me, I've been there. It's not good.

Talk to your husband about how these things are effecting your walk with the Lord. Granted, he may not have a problem with having these things but you do, and you need to make him see that.

They're objects. You can live without them. Even the ones that aren't yours.

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I advise against it.

You have told him how you feel about it. That is enough. Now leave it up to him and wait.

He is not capable of being head of the house if you don't let him.

[Micah68]

The Scriptures say that if you steal something, you should restore fourfold. Read Exodus 22:1 and 2 Samuel 12:6 and Luke 19:8. So, not only should you get rid of the stuff that you stole, but you should also restore to the best of your ability. Obviously you cannont give the city back four stop signs, but perhaps you could donate something to a city shelter or some other worthy cause.

[Kabowd]

Since your husband is the head of the house, he will be held accountable for the spiritual state of the family. If you've expressed your desire to do this already, he knows it and God certainly knows your heart. Let God deal with your husband, you've done your part. Continuing to hound your husband about it, or doing something without his permission would be worse than stealing the items in the first place - as you would merely be exchanging one form of rebellion for another (by disobeying/disrespecting authority).

[Scarletprayers]

Since your husband is the head of the house, he will be held accountable for the spiritual state of the family. If you've expressed your desire to do this already, he knows it and God certainly knows your heart. Let God deal with your husband, you've done your part. Continuing to hound your husband about it, or doing something without his permission would be worse than stealing the items in the first place - as you would merely be exchanging one form of rebellion for another (by disobeying/disrespecting authority).

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Tess, you are so smart!

[Kabowd]

Since your husband is the head of the house, he will be held accountable for the spiritual state of the family. If you've expressed your desire to do this already, he knows it and God certainly knows your heart. Let God deal with your husband, you've done your part. Continuing to hound your husband about it, or doing something without his permission would be worse than stealing the items in the first place - as you would merely be exchanging one form of rebellion for another (by disobeying/disrespecting authority).

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Tess, you are so smart!

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lol, no ma'am. I've just had the issue about rebelling against authority drilled into my head enough times that it's stuck

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So, I will wait and pray for my husband and do what I can do to restore (donating time or personal money) what I stole.

[Scarletprayers]

I will be praying for you and your husband!

[Kabowd]

a husband isnt head of the house.

he is accountable to the spiritual makeup of the household.

the wife and husband are equal partners, with equal authority.

You've obviously never read Ephesians 5:22-24. The relationship between husband and wife is a mirror and reflection of Christ's relationshp with His bride, the church. Are we, the bride, equal in authority to our Groom, Christ? Of course not. Wives are equal in value, but not equal in authority. The same way a body functions, all organs are needed and one isn't more important...however the head controls the body and without it the body would die.