Kate and Sheila continue Debi Pearl’s book, Created to Be. His Help Meet. Part 2 recaps how God encompasses all the kinds of men mentioned in part 1: Mr. Command, Mr. Visionary, and Mr. Steady.
We learn that our reactions define us because they are not premeditated so they show what is in our hearts. Luke 6:45…out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
2 Cor.10 says to bring every thought into obedience of Christ.
“Eve was deceived, she was supposed to be Adam’s helper but she helped herself to spiritual knowledge and acted independently, becoming his downfall instead of his help meet.”
Jezebel and Ruth are two very different women, one lived for self and the other was a beautiful example of a woman with a thankful submissive attitude. Which one would you want to have coffee with?
Being a godly wife is not contingent on your husband being godly, he might be a super jerk, however enduring his abusive words should not leave one feeling abused when living in the love of God. Women must gain their self-image from what God thinks of them instead of what their husbands might say in selfishness and anger.
Titus 2:3-5 gives eight things God requires of women. We covered:
- To Be Sober is to do one’s duty, be moderate, self-controlled, thoughtful, and to learn to make wise decisions. Think of Mary, the mother of Jesus, a teenage girl clinging to the back of a bouncing donkey, contractions pulling at her exhausted body, while her desperate husband searched for a place for her to give birth. Her emotional well-being did not depend on her surroundings.
- To Love Their Husbands – put his needs above their own, Kate gives Debi Pearl’s list of good reasons to be sexy for your husband at the end of our podcast.
This book is a challenging read, but there is a delight and peace that comes in leaning into God’s design for women instead of resisting it.