The Hat...

1 Corinthians 11: 3Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head were shaved. 6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.
11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. 13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.

my daughter is going to school now... she went to an all girl's school... and she went to church on Sunday and they preached about the oppression of women... she didn't like it... it didn't sit right with her... while my daughter is very independent, she has been taught that a man is the head...

most women don't acknowledge how rebellious they really are.. as time has marched on and women have become increasingly independent and liberal, we have put aside the purpose of the hat... the hat is an outward sign of inward submission to the authority God has placed over you... single women were not required to cover their head... married women were... today in church people think it is ridiculous if you choose to wear a hat... it gets in the way... I can't see around you... maybe it is about the expense of it... you know how jealous women are... whatever it is... the base cause of the problem has nothing to do with a hat... it is about submission... today's women do not want to submit to their husbands in anything... or they will submit in some things and not in others... they don't want to submit to authority of any kind... God set up the order of things and to be in obedience to the word of God, which is to be in obedience to God, if God has given you an authority in your life, you are to be in submission to it.... we tend to pick and choose what parts of the bible are relevant to our lives today... I can't imagine that God agrees with that...

when I get married... I will wear a hat... even though I look stupid in one... I desire to be in obedience to the will of God... I desire to have order and peace in my house... of course maybe my husband will be gracious and let me wear a virtual hat.... (imaginary hat...) but even if you cannot see my hat, I can assure you that it will be there and I will be in complete submission to the man God has placed over me... even on the days I don't like him so much... love is an action, not an emotion... I will continue to love him when I don't like him... as we all should be doing...