In a day in age where the role of wife and mother is often demeaned and ridiculed; where women are told that unless they are out from under their own roof and enslaved to a job, they can never make their mark on the world or find true freedom, it is so critical that we stand up for the truth and extol the biblical role of women in society. Titus 2:5 extorts young women "to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."
However, just because women are called to serve in the sphere of the home does not mean they have to be dumb, uneducated, or uninvolved in the important issues of our day. My own mother is a stay at home mom, and she homeschools my seven siblings and I. She teaches us math, history, reading, writing, and science; the equivalent of what a public school teacher would teach day in and day out. She is also a home designer and general contractor, as she has designed and overseen the building of our house. She and my father recently produced and directed the film, Hymns and History, therefore she is also a filmmaker. Time would not permit me to mention all of her accomplishments achieved under the roof of her own home.
As Proverbs 31 clearly illustrates, the godly woman is not one who sits idly, but she works willingly with her hands to make her family successful. She is free to serve the Lord whole-heartedly and be the perfect helpmeet to her husband that God intended her to be. Most importantly, she is training the next generation to go out and change the world for the glory of God! Some of the most influential men in the history of our world have arisen due only to the presence of a godly, Proverbs 31 woman of God who worked behind the scenes to inspire and elevate them to greatness. The biblical office of wife and mother is the greatest, most fulfilling, most influential, and most wonderful occupation to which a woman can aspire! "Her children arise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her." Proverbs 31:28
by Sophia Smithe
