I would like to take a minute this morning and say a few words of praise to those Christian women who choose to continue fighting the good fight. Through every struggle, small and large, you refuse to give up. That is not to say that you do not have your down times and maybe even cry a little (or a lot), but when it is all said and done, you are still standing in your position, ready to do your duty. And you know the Lord is standing there with you.
Bless your heart! And may God bless all you do.
There are times when struggles seem to get the best of me and I feel that I do not even want to turn to prayer. I know that God's Word has not changed. Therefore I still "must" do what I know I "should" do. That is a hard fact sometimes, especially when it feels as what I've been doing just doesn't seem to help or change anything. There are times when I must make myself pick up that Bible or "Biblically based" self help book and look for guidance. My Bible gets the most use, but another book that always puts me in my place is "Created to Be His Help Meet" by Debi Pearl. This book is completely biblically based and the writer is "blunt" to put it nicely.
I would like to share just a piece of Debi Pearl's wisdom.
"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones" Proverbs 12:4
A good woman is a crown to her husband. She can make a mediocre man be as honored as one wearing a crown. A good woman could be married to a man who is a poor example of a father and husband. He may be selfish and self-centered, possibly not even honest, yet because she is submissive and honoring towards him, he treats her with kindness. People look at their relationship and think he must be a good man since he has a good woman and because they seem to be happy together.
You may be saying, "Why should she carry the load and make a lazy, impatient, selfish man look good?" Why should she not? By being a crown to her husband, she is raising children who will rise up and call her blessed. By the time they are teens, they will know their dad is something much less than he should be, but they will honor him because of the example of their mother. By being a crown to her husband, she is winning his love and appreciation, thus she gets treated much better than if she stood against him. And, by being a prudent woman in how she uses the meager funds given to her, she is gaining a comfortable place to raise her family. In the final analysis, she is dong exactly what God says will cause her husband to come to God. And most of all, she is bringing honor to god by fulfilling her calling as a help meet. In the end, people who know her will know the truth.
God bless.
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