Generations ago, girls were taught to set their future hopes on meeting a Prince Charming.

That was the case with a woman named Cora.

I grew up in an era when happily ever after was the answer.

Marriage was the ticket to security and fulfillment.

You grew up and you got married to the man of your dreams, and you lived happily ever

after.

And if Prince Charming didn't end up making you happy, a woman needed to take matters into

her own hands and get that Prince to act the way she wanted him to act.

Cora observed this growing up, too.

And my mother was very much in control, so that was the role model I had growing up.

Cora followed the example she saw growing up once she met her Prince Charming.

And consequently, I was married to a man for over 30 years that I pretty much controlled.

And unfortunately, there are no do-overs.

Because he's not with us anymore,

and I'm not the woman I was when I was married to him.

And I never got to be the chance to be the wife I wanted to be.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, co-author of True Woman 101, for June 22, 2018.

Nancy's been teaching point by point through the True Woman Manifesto in several series this year.

This week, we continue to look at the way God designed men and women.

We've examined true virtue from the inside out.

And if you have virtuous behavior without having a virtuous heart, you know what you will

turn out to be? A self-righteous

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