Proof's in the Puddin'

Now that I have shared where I was in my life when God began teaching me the Biblical role of a woman, let me continue to share what I have learned from Psalm 127 and have put into daily practice over the last 18 years.

First of all, let us review. We must see ourselves as true daughters of the King, willing to love and obey his word. The love we should have for our Heavenly Father should cause us to have the desire to please him. Loving him with all our heart (emotions,mind, thinking), soul (eternal being) and might (showing the desire to please), as stated in Deuteronomy 6:5, is the only way the flesh will learn the self discipline needed to please him.

 Now, read Psalm 127:3-5

As described in this verses, the next of our biblical roles, is to have children. Our society has taught that having children is belittling, not a privilege. We have been led to believe that we are lowering ourselves and over populating the planet if we have a child. But God has not closed the door on this earthly economy. He told human kind to be fruitful and multiply and nowhere in scripture will you see that command has changed.

But, that is not all these verses have to teach us about our purpose in God's divine plan. We were first and foremost designed to be a man's help met. (Genesis 2) Let me ask you this question. How do children become a reward to their father's? They must be well behaved and well disciplined. They need to respect their father and his position of authority. How do they learn these attitudes? By having godly mother's who are willing to defer authority to the father. Read Ephesians 5:33. Notice the word "reverence." This word has great depth of meaning. It means to, "notice him, regard him, honor him, prefer him, venerate and esteem him, defer to him, praise him and lovingly admire him." If you are anything like me, when I read and studied these words, I said, "yea, right, my husband doesn't do anything to deserve my respect." But oh, I was so wrong.

Our society, and the curse we were placed under after the fall in the garden, has lead us to believe that we can and should be able to do and have it all. "We are women, hear us roar." We run after fulfillment in careers, community activities, etc. We need to look at home and practice what this verse teaches. True fulfillment for a christian woman remember, is in lovingly obeying our Heavenly Father.

Notice the work your husband does to provide. Honor him, if not for his work ethic then for his God given position. Prefer him and stop reading novels that make you think someone out there is better. Venerate him by learning to respect him and teaching your children to do the same. Esteem him as valuable. Defer to him with issues of discipline and finances to build his confidence in these areas. Praise and love him by choice and he will become that respectable man you have always dreamed of.

Next time we will see that we are co-laborers in this dispensation of grace. We will see how and what we are to be doing as we minister to one another.