The Call to Be a Helper: Embracing Our Role

it's a beautiful Tuesday, and we thank the Lord for another day to honor and serve Him. Today we want to focus on Genesis 2:18, where God said it was not good that man should be alone, and that He would make a help meet for Adam. Wives, this is the very first responsibility that you have in your marriage, to be a help meet. So what does this mean? The words mean that God has called wives to be helpers to their husbands, and they are suitable for them, or harmonize with them. It's important to know that God never intended for man and wife to be the same, they are to compliment each other, as God has given a part of Himself to man and the other part to woman. This is why Genesis 2:24 says that a man shall cleave to his wife and they two should become one flesh. To help your husband means to be his friend and trusted partner according to Proverbs 31:10-12. It also means be his prayer warrior and encourager, unlike what Proverbs 21:9 which tells us about a brawling woman in a home. Think about this quote from fruitfulvinewoman.com; "What a helpmate is not....not manipulating, not controlling or taking authority over your husband or tricking him into doing things my way." Food for thought in embracing the role of a wife according to God's Word.