Michael Pearl and Voddie Baucham counseled their sons to not marry a woman who wants to make her mark on the world and have a career. Find a wife who wants to be their help meet, not a help meet to a boss or a career. Find a wife who wants to be hands on with their children, teaching them and disciplining them full time, not leaving that job to someone else. Find a wife whose greatest desire is to be a wife and mother.
You see, women today have been sold a bill of goods. Most young girls aren't being raised to want to be a wife and mother. They are being raised to want to be men; to be independent, in control, strong, career-minded instead of home-minded. This has caused havoc in marriages, upon children, and upon society.
We are not called to be that way. No where in the Bible does it tell older women to teach young women to be loud, independent, or career women. It tells us to teach young women to love and obey their husbands {be a help meet full time to them}, love their children {be with them consistently teaching and training them}, be pure and chaste {have a gentle and quiet spirit that does not want to draw attention to yourself but to the Lord instead}, be keepers at home {KEEPERS AT HOME} and to be good {desiring to be home loving on their husbands and children and pointing them to Jesus}.
Women in this culture, including Christian women, hate this message for some reason. For me, when I finally heard it and understood it, it was like a breath of fresh air since it is all I ever wanted to do in life. I know for many of you who read my blog, it is the same for you. God's ways are good. They are for our protection, women. For our children's protection. For our husband's protection. NOT to make our lives miserable and keep us from the "good" things in life. All those supposedly "good" things in life turn out to be bitter in your mouth.
Satan doesn't want women at home. He wants them away from the foundation of any society. He wants them too tired to please their husbands and teach their children. He wants them giving their strength to others besides their families. Don't fall for the trap! Obey God. Come home, dear mothers. Come home
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
I Peter 3:3,4
Maria · 559 weeks ago
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Roxy · 559 weeks ago
Still on holiday but I wanted to say you keep speaking the truth as we have so many women running to the worlds education and Mammon and stuff!
Yours
Jacqueline · 559 weeks ago
ChristyH · 559 weeks ago
Plus my kids have really blossomed since I have been completely home because they have my full attention. I don't feel divided. I am lucky or I should say blessed that my daughter wants to be a wife and mom only and hopefully be getting married next summer to do just that.
Amber · 559 weeks ago
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Christine · 559 weeks ago
My husband comes first.
Pam · 559 weeks ago
Ken · 559 weeks ago
http://nymag.com/news/features/retro-wife-2013-3/
If a wife and mother chooses to, or feels she needs to work outside the home, all who can should support her, even if we disagree with the decision. We can have strong views on the subject of young SAHMs needing to focus on raising a godly family and yet allow grace for those who choose differently. The message of the scriptures stands for all who will listen, but individuals have to make their own decisions before the Lord, hopefully after weighing all the facts and the costs.
Both working and not working has a cost to it, and each family must choose how to best serve the Lord. We just think far too many have bought into the world's pleasures, and that is what pushes them to work, not necessarily feminism. Just pure old, "I have to keep up with the Jones" thinking. That cannot be blamed on feminism, as getting nicer toys, nicer homes and security is a part of the flesh and has infiltrated most of us, especially here in the US.
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