Priorities

Below is an excerpt from the book Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. This comes from the chapter Lies women believe about priorities. This was great timing for me to read this. I don't know about you, but I find myself trying to do it all. Trying to be superwoman. This chapter was great for me, especially this:

LIE: A career outside the home is more fulfilling than being a wife and mother.

TRUTH: 1 Timothy 5:9-10 There is no higher calling than that of a wife and mother

Genesis 2:24 3:20 God uniquely designed woman to be a bearer and nurturer of life.

Titus 2 :4-5 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 There is no greater measure of a womans worth or success than the extent to which she serves as the heart of her home.

Genesis 2:18 God's plan is that a woman's primary attention and efforts should go to her children and her husband.

"Life: What a beautiful choice" These women have chosen life by bearing children, and they are also choosing life everyday.....



*with every meal they prepare

*with everyload of dirty clothes they wash

*with every trip they make to the grocery store, to school, to the dentist, to piano lessons, to soccer practice, or to the shoe store

*with every scraped knee they bandage

*with every encouraging word they speak

*with every night hour they spend rocking a sick or scared child

*with every dispute they arbitrate

*with every moment they spend building legos, coloring, helping with math problems, reading a Bible story, or listening to a husband or child describe his day

*with every moment they spend interceding for the spiritual growth and protection of their family.


I love that! I feel I must say I do not think this is saying women cannot work outside of their homes. We just must keep our primary focus on our homes, our husbands and our children. I hope this is as much of an encouragement to you as it was to me.