A godly keeper at home is absolutely not a lesser human being, a mindless robot, or a placid doormat under submission to all men; rather, she is created in the very image of God and of equal worth and value compared to man (Genesis 1:26-28). She is the crown of her husband (Proverbs 12:4), a helper suitable for him (Genesis 2:18). Because she trusts God’s wisdom in establishing perfect order for His creation, she willingly submits to her own husband as unto the Lord (Ephesians 5:22-24). by Jennie Chancey and Stacey McDonald
Certainly a woman is not a mindless robot as in the film Stepford Wives. We are expected to use our God-given intelligence. God expects us to be women who are sensible and intelligent but discretely so. He has given us role models in scripture. Not one of the many women of valour mentioned in scripture could be accused of being air-heads. As in everything, we are to be balanced.
Being a woman does not mean that we are intellectually inferior to a man. Neither does getting married and being submissive mean that we make ourselves into Stepford wives and put our brains on the shelf, letting our husbands do all our thinking for us. Whilst our husband should be allowed to lead and make the final decision, that does not mean that our opinion and insight is to be ignored.
Let us hold our head up high and humbly voice our opinion and think for ourselves. The key is balance and humility... something the truly feminine keeper of home will employ in her own life.
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
Being a woman does not mean that we are intellectually inferior to a man. Neither does getting married and being submissive mean that we make ourselves into Stepford wives and put our brains on the shelf, letting our husbands do all our thinking for us. Whilst our husband should be allowed to lead and make the final decision, that does not mean that our opinion and insight is to be ignored.
Let us hold our head up high and humbly voice our opinion and think for ourselves. The key is balance and humility... something the truly feminine keeper of home will employ in her own life.
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Ephesians 5:23-30
Being a Godly home maker is a big job. But He will help us, every time. You are right that homemaking isn't the same as being a doormat. Abigail and Esther were anything but doormats!
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No they weren't doormats, but strong women. There are a lot of false assumptions about the role of a home maker. Not helpful to women who don't understand the beauty of their biblical role. Thanks for taking tea with me today, Aryn. Blessings, Glenys
DeleteThe Proverbs 31 woman is a far cry from a mindless robot. How wonderful that we can live fully in all that God has created us to be!
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Unfortunately, that is what feminists have said we are. Sad isn't it? Thanks for taking tea with me today, Marty. Blessings, Glenys
DeleteProverbs 31 Women need Ephesians 5 men. Women were meant to love and be loved not the proverbial doormat.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are meant to be loved. I think the lack of Ephesians 5 men makes women scared and hesitant to submit to their husband. In no way are we meant to be treated as doormats. Blessings, Glenys
Deletethank you for your thoughts on this.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you sticking to the Biblical model. If a husband truly loves his wife AS CHRIST loves the church, he will not be a person to be feared, nor will his leadership. Many times we as women bristle at submitting, but I think we can just continue to pray for our husbands to lead as they follow Christ, and then our role of submitting to our husbands will be just as joyful Do we not all fall into a category of submission to someone? If we are Christians, the answer is Yes. We can't just follow our own inclinations and still be following Christ.
Absolutely! And just throwing this in: we are to submit to our husband even if he is an unbeliever. His role is still the same, and so is ours. We are not required to submit in anything that is sinful however. I believe that we are to marry Christian men so as to be able to have a common goal in our life: serving and loving God and creating a Christian family. However, if one becomes Christian later on, the Word says that through godly behaviour, we can possibly bring our husband to Christ. Thanks for sharing this and taking tea with me today, Laurie. Blessings, Glenys
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