Hollywood beauty Meagan Good already had an established career in television and film when she wed Pastor and film exec DeVon Franklin. She admitted Tuesday, in an interview with Shamara and Laiya of Philly’s Hot 107.9, that the idea of submission in a relationship did not fit her at first.
But she admits that after falling in love with Franklin, it changed her perception of what submission really meant.
She said:
“Listen, it’s so interesting. I was really always afraid of marriage; I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this.’ I’m such a free-spirited person. The whole idea of submitting just freaked me out. Then, when I met the right person, where submitting meant something totally different than what I thought it meant–it meant that I was his partner, that I was his backbone, that he actually cares about my opinion and that he actually seeks my advice–it just changed my whole entire perception of it. He really is my partner in purpose. He really is like my ride-or-die and I’m his ride-or-die. Anyway, I really like him a lot. A lot of people love the person they’re with. I really like him a lot and love him. So yes, I will have sex with him for the rest of our lives.”
She later voiced that she did not care what naysayers thought about her choices as a wife, saying:
“At the end of the day, you gotta keep your eyes on God and you gotta do what’s in your heart and what you believe is the right thing. Being authentic is the right thing. I’m called to a certain generation and a certain kind of people and women. A lot of those people won’t set foot in a church just because of the judgment and because they don’t feel like they fit in and because they don’t feel like they’re good enough. Those are the people I directly connect with because that has always been my experience. “
Many Christians feel that when a woman weds her husband, she should be an obedient and submissive wife. But over the years, the perception of many has changed, resulting in many wives removing the vow “I promise to obey” from their nuptials altogether. Some Christians explain submission by saying if a woman chooses the right man that God has set aside for her, she would have no problem obeying him as the leader of the household.
Check out the full interview below.
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