"Resolved, never, henceforward, till I die
to act as if it were any way my own,
but entirely and altogether God's"
~Jonathan Edwards~
Lie 1: Having a career outside the home is more valuable and fulfilling that being 'just' a wife and mom.
Why did God make women anyway?
The answer to this question is found in Genesis 2:18 -
"Then the Lord God said,
'It is not good that the man should be alone;
I will make him a helper fit for him.'"
There you go...God created woman to be a helper to the man. The woman was made from the man, made for the man, and given as God's gift to the man. Her relationship with her husband was the first and primary sphere (apart from God) in which she was made to live and to serve. While there are some women (and some men) who are called to serve God through singleness, most women are made to serve Him through completing a husband.
God's first command to Adam and Eve was to "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it." God created women to be the mothers of children. She is equipped and designed to bear and nurture children. However, these roles are under attack by today's society. What an honor and privilege to be called to raise up the next generation of Godly children. We are told in Titus 2:4, "Train the younger women to love their husbands and children". The question is, are we as young women ready to step up to the plate?
Lie 2: What I do now doesn't affect the future.
What you choose to do now will either form habits you have to break in the future or form habits that are helpful to you. Galatians 6:7 illustrates this by saying "Whatever one sows, that he will also reap". This can include time management, eating/exercise habits, how you treat others, managing money, sleep habits, etc. You are what you have been becoming.
Spending consistent time with the Lord and in His Word is the best habit that you can develop throughout your younger years. Let this become a part of your daily routine!
"But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers."
~Psalm 1:2-3~
"Oh, how I love your law!
I meditate on it all day long."
~Psalm 119:97~
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