Being a submissive wife

1 Peter 3:1-6
Likewise, wives be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external-- the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear, but let you adorning be the hidden person of the heart with imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their won husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.

How opposite this is from how the world tells us to be toward our husband! Even in some "Christian" circles, we need to "help" our husbands by telling them the 'better' way to do something, or showing them the "smarter" ( or our way) to go about handling things.
Notice it says "without a word" they won their husbands by their conduct. A quiet, submissive, respectful wife that fears the Lord, speaks louder to a man than any amount of words can. When we step back, let our husbands lead they will learn to 'step forward' into the role God created for them. Ladies if we keep stepping in to rescue them from their mistakes (perceived or real) they will never learn to rely on God for leadership, we step in and take over, when that is God's place. Sure they might make a mistake or fall on their face, we are there to comfort them, love them and show them respect, they will cry out to God for guidance, and when a man is being lead by God, there is nothing better.
See how the "gentle and quiet spirit" is precious in God's sight. Even if our husbands don't notice, God does. He is the one we should desire to please by our conduct than anyone else.

Let us meditate on what this means and how we can apply this to our own lives. Can you imagine what would happen if Godly women actually lived like this and didn't look like the rest of the world?