A Woman in the World

A woman's role in the world: it's a curious thing. The Bible seems to indicate that a woman should stay home, love her husband, and love her children. But what if she has no husband, she has no children, and thus frankly has no home to keep. What is she to do? A woman cannot very well find herself a husband, I mean she can't go looking. So what's a girl to do? Obviously, if she is grown, she needs to find a job. Preferably a job in a moral atmosphere, a job that would be somewhat feminine in nature. But what if I don't want to? What if one wanted to go to D.C. and fight for freedom, what if a young woman wanted to investigate crime, and be in the law enforcement realm? The fact is, that I want to do all of the above. I want to do so many things that I don't think are biblical for a Christian woman. Can I still fight for freedom? Yes, in a different way. Can I still work for justice? Yes, in a different way. That may be quietly campaigning for a local politician, or writing to the editor. Or maybe if God works in a different way and I get married or something, the only way I might be able to do support justice and freedom is by praying. It sometimes can be hard to submit to what God says in His word to do. Especially when one has built most of his/her plans around it. I must not focus on the present, however, on my desires, goals, or ambitions, but on the reward, the hope I have of Heaven. The hope of God Himself saying to me, "well done thou good and faithful servant". What a hope that is!