As women, I believe we were created to be a helpmate- not the
career-driven women which society has pushed upon us women. God created
us to take care of the house and raise children. You are probably
thinking, “Wow, Sarah, that is so pretentious and closed-minded of you
to claim that.” I did not always believe this was our role as women
though. My mom is a very hardworking, amazing, but career-driven woman.
Growing up, I was somewhat confused about my role as a women, just based
on my parents relationship. (Disclaimer: my parents are both absolutely
amazing and I love them both so very much!!). My mom is a doctor and
worked all day, then would come home, make dinner, do laundry, take care
of us kids and do it all over the next day. Essentially, she was trying
to do two full time jobs as once!! (I sincerely do believe that running
a house and being a mom is a full time job!!) So, this was my paradigm
growing up. When I got to college, I chose pre-med as a major, desiring
to follow in her footsteps. It was around that time that I started a
relationship with God and started to learn about biblical womanhood and
the difference between men and women.
As I grew in my
relationship with God, my desire to serve Him and glorify Him grew more
and more. Us women were created to serve and glorify God in a different
way than men. We are to be the helpmate, supporter, encourager. This
does NOT mean however, that our ideas, dreams and desires don't matter.
THEY DO MATTER! There are many bible verses that speak of wives
submitting to their husbands, such as Ephesians 5:22. Men are called to
be the spiritual leader of the household and women are to follow their
lead, thus submitting to their husband. I believe that one reason why
women get offended by and struggle with this verse is because they are
yoked with a man whose authority they do not respect. As women, we need
to encourage the men around us to step up and be the men of God and
spiritual leaders God has created them to be!
So, women, I
leave you with this small piece of advice. DO NOT SETTLE AND DO NOT
PURSUE A MAN. Let the man pursue you, make him earn your trust and allow
him to lead. I loveeee the way Blair put it: “ If you are a woman in a
relationship, your role is to help your husband and support him as
leader. You should feel honored and important, but also humble and
submissive to the leader in your family.” Amen, sister! When you let the
man do what the man is supposed to do in a relationship, life is just
so much sweeter. You will feel truly loved, respected and appreciated
and will in turn be able to give love, respect and appreciation back in a
much more genuine and sincere way.
beautiful. well said. This is very encouraging , and helps me to further appreciate the design of God. Thank you
ReplyDelete** Just one thing : it is Ephesians 5:22
Thanks for this article !
Thanks for your sweet comments! Sarah did an awesome job on this post!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a blog?
And you are very right about that...typos hehe :)
-Blair