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Saturday 11 February 2012

The role of the christian woman in the family


 After God created man, and gave him dominion over every living thing, Man was not satisfied . He demanded for a companion.  God granted his request and created woman out of his ribs. Ever since then, it has been the will of God that a man should live with the woman to fulfil his promise to them to increase and multiply. From then on , a woman has played a very major role in the life of man; - the family.

At first, it was out of Eve's lack of self control , that she became a subject of disobedience to God. Therefore, brought curse to man.  Eve was the first woman, she knew very well how much Adam needed her and so she took his love for granted and continued to demand until they both got into a situation that they lost the grace of God But, God in his mercy did not want man to perish  in sin and disobedience. He had to choose a woman again to be a part of the cleansing. Thereby, restoring the importance of the woman in the life of man.

 God knew that man will not survive it without the love, kindness and support of the woman. Thankfully, Mary silently and humbly accepted the call to be a part of salvation.. Even at the most difficult times she remained faithful. She had to bear all the shame of humiliation and the pain of heart break, just to make sure that her son fulfilled the will of God. She played her part very well and has set a standard for  every woman who believes she is a christian As a christian mother therefore, the question is, what part do you play in the life of your family? Are you the Eve or the Mary woman in the family? Do you support the man in times of difficulty or do you constantly remind him how unyielding he is? Are you ready to give up your personal ambition for the sake of the will of God - successful marriage and a happy home? I hope the answers will be in the positive.

Choosing Mary to be the mother of the one who is to save the world, is a singular symbol of how much importance God placed on the woman for achieving success and happiness in marriage. Just like Mary, it is absolutely essential that every woman realises that she has been given the most important job of being the carer and coordinator of the family. That is why , if man fails, usually it is the woman who gets the blame. Do you not know that you are the one to whom God has given the insight to fore see and the power to withstand evil. You are the eye and strength of the home. It is only when the woman realises her role that she would be able to make the necessary impact in the family.

If so, why then is man the head? Unfortunately, questions like this do come up every now and then. But as we continue to struggle over who stays the head , the essence of family values are lost. We forget , that , even in other aspects of life, those who assume the top positions aren't necessarily the ones doing the job. Remember also, that Christ said, anyone wants to be the head must be the servant.

If we are truly the Christians that we claim to be, then the issue of who is the head and who is not the head will never arise. If women would rise up to face the job of taking the family patiently to the will of God, the troubles that we face as today in the world will never be. Let us therefore as women focus on the job that has been divinely bestowed on us , seeing it as an elevation to God's wisdom. for it is only a woman who is the vessel to carry out the ultimate will of God which is to increase and multiply.

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