http://eecoswitch.com/t.php Today, I enjoyed reading a blog post by Kelly on the topic of Titus 2 in her Make-over series. It reminded me of my post here about the topic.
Pedro Juan Caballero The two post go nicely together. I see a lot of “older women” either ignoring the scripture that says they are to teach the younger women or not taking it seriously. Why is that? Do they consider themselves not qualified? If God’s Word is the foundation of everything in a woman’s life, she is then qualified. If she is simply going on her own strength, then no, she doesn’t have any wisdom to share.
As I shared with a new acquaintance the other day, I see a lot of young women that do speak a lot of unwise words, mostly opinion. I also observe a lot of disrespect towards things that the older women share; especially if it is from scripture. Opinions seem to be more welcome. Why is THAT so? Thinking out loud, I wonder if it has anything to do with a lack of fearing God.
Psalm 111:10a The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
For the most part, it seems like the ball is dropping on both ends. Ladies, let’s not be guilty of not being teachable or of ignoring God’s will for us no matter our age.
Have a peaceful and fruitful day as you serve your families.
3 Responses
Pat
Wow, this was good. It did make me stop and think. I especially thought of my daughter adn daughterinlaw and what if anything am I teaching them.
grammyK
Hi! I stumbled across your blog and thought I’d add some insight from my own perspective. I’m not yet really “older” and neither am I “young”–just right in between at 42. But I think that in today’s perfectionist, superwoman society many women know their own shortcomings oh so well and yes, feel unqualified to offer their guidance. Also young women are taught to blaze their own trails and tend to distrust older people. I think that “old” is something we don’t want to be and avoid it in all forms if we can. You know? The old ways are tossed aside for seemingly fashionable and current trends of doing things. New thoughts and ideas are surely the right way in our enlightened technological society. My policy is that I will give advice and share scripture/wisdom when asked so as not to seem pushy and invasive. Blessings! Kris
joy
I LOVED your post! I have been in two churches where my husband was on staff. through conversations with many women my age (20-30) i found a HUGE hunger to have a WOW (wiser older woman) in their lives. I have made 2 attemps at beginning a mentoring program & was involved in an nincredible one when i was in college. However, as grammyK and yourself stated, there is a feeling of inadequecy and the fact that many older women are not in the word enough to enough know what titus 2 says. We even had a mentoring program set up, but the older women were not showing up, only the younger-i ended up leading the discussions/talks. It was very saddening to me, because I too, wanted to be mentored. I daily encourage the older women around me to share their knowledge-i’ve gone so far as to ask myself over to learn to make mashed potatoes and then asked questions about childrearing in my visit. Thank God I have a God-fearing mother who has done her best to raise me in the WORD, but its nice to have a broader perspective on biblical things other than my mom, plus, women are such relational creatures, we seek to just relate to other women…Praise God that HE never leaves us or forsakes us and that He has given us His Word to guide us even without help..i pray continuously for the women around me to rise up!