"3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 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 2:3-5
Some things I am learning on this journey:
Certainly, Titus 2 has much to say about the interaction of younger and older women. Though this Scripture does not speak directly to her, the young lady definitely has a role. When a younger Titus 2 woman is with her elder, she should wear an attitude of reverence and humility seeking ways she may can glean from her. She is not required to agree with all the more experienced woman has to teach, but she should give careful consideration.
When she is with younger ladies, she should continue to treat them with reverence and humility, as one might have much to learn from their freshness, but even still, she must try not to overlook invitations to share how the Lord has led her in her walk as wife and mother.
When led by the Holy Spirit this Dance of Women is beautiful and fruitful. As stated in verse 4 the outcome would be that younger Titus 2 women might better understand how to love their husbands and children, and that the older might have, by now, become seasoned at it, thereby, together glorifying the Lord in the roles He has suited for our gender.
A constant prayer of mine is that I will be both teachable as a young lady and that the Lord would give me something worth sharing with my younger generations.
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Words of warning:Some things I am learning on this journey:
Certainly, Titus 2 has much to say about the interaction of younger and older women. Though this Scripture does not speak directly to her, the young lady definitely has a role. When a younger Titus 2 woman is with her elder, she should wear an attitude of reverence and humility seeking ways she may can glean from her. She is not required to agree with all the more experienced woman has to teach, but she should give careful consideration.
When she is with younger ladies, she should continue to treat them with reverence and humility, as one might have much to learn from their freshness, but even still, she must try not to overlook invitations to share how the Lord has led her in her walk as wife and mother.
When led by the Holy Spirit this Dance of Women is beautiful and fruitful. As stated in verse 4 the outcome would be that younger Titus 2 women might better understand how to love their husbands and children, and that the older might have, by now, become seasoned at it, thereby, together glorifying the Lord in the roles He has suited for our gender.
A constant prayer of mine is that I will be both teachable as a young lady and that the Lord would give me something worth sharing with my younger generations.
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A Titus 2 woman must make sure her words and actions are motivated by genuine love, continually adjusting her motives and actions to the standard of God's Word.
A Titus 2 women equips herself to defend the Scriptures and their guidelines for Salvation, as well as, defending their guidelines for her irreplaceable role in the family.
A Titus 2 woman must be prepared to be met with opposition from woman whose worldview has been influenced by feminism.
A Titus 2 woman must discern when and where the soil is not fertile lest her time and energy be wasted.
A Titus 2 woman cannot let her passions become aggravated lest she become distracted from her own calling as wife and mother. She will not likely change someone's mind who is rigid and unteachable, nor is it necessary for her to engage in such a battle for this battle belongs to the Lord.
A Titus 2 woman should remember that a majority of a Titus 2 woman's influence will come from her actions and not her words.
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