God's Wisdom In A Nutshell

Hello,

Today I’d like to talk to you about a controversial subject- but aren’t all of God’s ways “controversial” to secular thinking?

In the book of Genesis, God created Adam. Then God noticed that Adam needed a helper- or a help meet in some translations. The first helper was the first woman named Eve who was to help Adam as he lived and worked in the garden.

“The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”(Gen 2:18)

Many Christian women do not understand the idea of being a helper to their husbands. But God gives us clues in the way that He created us.

And so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.( Titus 2:4-5)

If women are given the task of bearing children, I think we can surmise that the Lord would like us to be the main influence on our children. Meaning, our work should not take up more time than our time with our children.

“But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”( 1 Tim 5:8)

The word “provide” in this verse means not simply food and shelter, because that is all that animals need. Human beings need to have love and attention as well- on a consistent basis.

 But if any provide not for his own. This repeated warning was necessary in the now rapidly widening circle of believers, men and women were attempting to persuade themselves that the hopes and promises of Christians could be attained and won by a mere profession of faith…without any practice of stern self-denial, apart from any loving consideration for others; and especially for those of his own house. The circle of those for whose support and sustenance a Christian was responsible.

He hath denied the faith. Faith, considered as a rule of life, is practically denied by one who neglects these kindly duties and responsibilities,  for “faith worketh by love” (Gal 5:6)And  [one who neglects his family]is worse than an infidel.

…even Pagan moralists  forbid such heartless selfishness. For a Christian, then, deliberately to neglect such plain duties would bring shame and disgrace on the religion of the loving Christ, and, notwithstanding the name he bore, and the company in which he was enrolled, such a denier of the faith would be really worse than a heathen.

We are to be the major caregivers of our children and household because children are a gift from the Lord.(Ps 127:3)  Our influence must contribute to our children more than the influence of the school, daycare or anyone else. We are the nurturers, the role models and time together to love our children is commanded by God.

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'(Matt 22:37,39)

How would you like to be treated/loved? Would you marry someone who said they loved you and then spent only a minimum of time with you? If you were a child would you like your own mom to care for you or would you like to spend most of your days with with a stranger or alone? What would God say to mothers who are worried about putting a career on “hold” because we are staying at home or woking on a part time basis? Would God assist us financially somehow, because we are prioritizing His people over career, esteem, popularity and money? What exactly did Jesus do at the cross? If He died for us, won’t He also help us live for Him? If Jesus was a servant who wasn’t appreciated even in His own hometown- does it really matter if we are not appreciated by others in the world? Can we simply feel content pleasing the Lord by our stay at home or part time work status and allow God to reward us?

Many latchkey children are lost and are getting into things on the internet that they should never see. They can be bored, they can feel unloved and unimportant.  They may be given a roof over their head, food and transportation,  but the human soul needs more than that.

We need to step out in faith and trust that if God leads us to take care of our family first, He will provide a means to sustain us. If we say our family is a priority we need to walk that out in our lives. Don’t we want to be the ones loving, guiding and witnessing to our children, if so what is holding us back?

Faith is a verb. When we spend time at the feet of Jesus giving Him quality time, He will give us ideas as to how we can make an income while taking care of our family.

^“For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.” (Proverbs 8:11-12)

Food For Thought,

Lisa