Billie

When we began the theme “Woman and the Home“, my mind started racing with many thoughts. In one of the first articles introducing this topic, Sandy told us that this was a touchy subject.

In her article titled “Home” she says, “It has been my observation that when the subject of “woman and the home” comes up, the subject that follows is “women working outside the home.” Because considering both subjects together creates conflict, guilt, controversy, and disharmony, the subject of “woman and the home” is dropped to soothe the troubled waters.

“She goes on to say, ” On the subject of homemakers, let us say what the Bible says. Even to the question, “But what if a woman is in a difficult situation and has to work?” Think about this: “What harm will it do to just teach God’s standard, or to just quote the verses without adding our “human wisdom” commentary? Is God’s Word not good enough to be the final say on the matter? I would like for you to consider with me what would happen if all Christian ladies would start practicing this. It would definitely strengthen our homes, the church and the nation.

Even the woman who still worked outside the home would have the scripture in her heart as she went about her day. She would start to think about her home more. It would cause her to re-evaluate her priorities. Instead of taking a class or going to Yoga after work, she would try to spend as much time as possible with her family. She would start re-arranging her schedule more and more to get closer to the standard that comes from the Father. Wouldn’t this be a good thing?”

In our society most women work outside of the home. Throughout the years we have seen a lot of problems in the home, with children, in marriages… Could this all be due to man's view of what pleases God when it comes to our home?

Since we began this series, I started studying more on God’s teachings on the home, I would like to share my study with you.

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. (Matthew 7:24-29)

“ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55:9)

Tomorrow we present, "Billie's Essay".