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God Has Set the Bar High For Women – Guest Post for A Look at the Book

May 3, 2015

I had the pleasure to guest post this week over at A Look at the Book, a great Bible resource blog for women. It is truly my heart’s passion to minister to women, specifically mothers, no matter where on the spectrum they lie. So the passage from the Bible I chose to elaborate on was Titus 2:3-5, in which Paul gives quite a hefty assignment for women….

“Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what it is good. Then, they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.”

In Titus, Paul is writing to the book’s namesake, a Greek representative to the island of Crete. The letter is a basic outline telling Titus how to do instruct church leaders and followers. Earlier in chapter one, Paul instructs Titus how to choose elders and warn against the trap that many Cretans, and frankly, all humans fall prey to. He opens chapter two with a list of what must be taught to various groups in the church. In verses three through five, he talks specifically about what should be taught to women. He encouraged the matriarch of these families to live in community, to do life together, and to model and mentor the younger adult and newer Christian women.

We all learn in some ways by example and surrounding ourselves with high-caliber women, whom we can learn from and then opening ourselves up to pass that wisdom on to others, just like iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17)…. Keep reading over at A Look at the Book!

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  1. Ren says

    May 3, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    It was a pleasure having you guest author for our blog! Thank you so much for contributing such a good study to our Bible study resource!!

    Reply
    • Wynter says

      May 3, 2015 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks, Ren, it was such an honor to contribute!

      Reply
  2. Nannette says

    May 4, 2015 at 12:23 am

    So good! To do life together…I am now in the Older Women category, having passed 53 🙁 and I realize my roles have changed significantly. Yet He still calls me to be faithful and to be an example. In Jesus’ name! Visiting from Sharing His Beauty today

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    • Wynter says

      May 4, 2015 at 7:02 am

      Amen and keep up the good work! Thanks for stopping by M2M today

      Reply
  3. ~ linda says

    May 4, 2015 at 10:30 am

    Thank you for sharing. I am going to wander over to this site as I do not know about it.
    You are so right…we all…no matter our age…need “high-caliber women” around us. We are always learning.
    Visiting from A Field of Wild Flowers.
    Caring through Christ, ~ linda

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    • Wynter says

      May 4, 2015 at 1:28 pm

      Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get some great Bible resources from visiting ALATB!

      Reply
  4. Mary Geisen says

    May 4, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    Wow! No pressure on women right??? I love how you took apart the verses in Titus and gave a deeper understanding for all of us. I also love that I am one of those older women now I am very honored to mentor other women in their journeys as moms and also in their faith. Blessed as always that you shared this at The Weekend Brew.

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    • Wynter says

      May 4, 2015 at 8:23 pm

      Thanks, Mary! Any woman would be truly blessed to have you as a mentor!

      Reply
  5. Aimee Imbeau says

    May 5, 2015 at 11:51 am

    Titus 2 is one of my favourite passages. Older women who are full of godly wisdom are desperately needed. I wish I had a godly mentor during my first years of marriage and when my kids were younger. However, that didn’t mean I had no godly wisdom given to me. I read some fantastic books, but mostly, I relied on the Bible, prayer and godly wisdom from the Father. It is an honour to be in the beginning stages of the ‘older woman’ and I take that role very seriously!

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    • Wynter says

      May 5, 2015 at 12:13 pm

      That’s awesome, Aimee! I sometimes look back at my younger years of being a wife and mom and wish for the same…and then I think, wait…I know me, I probably wouldn’t have listened! LOL Praise God for grace and praise Him for allowing us to “grow up!”

      Reply
  6. Hazel Moon says

    May 5, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    I am reminded that sweet old ladies don’t just happen. They begin as a sweet young girl and mature into a sweet woman and finally become the sweet old lady God can still use to show by example their wisdom. Thank you for sharing with us here at Tell me a Story.

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    • Wynter says

      May 5, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      So true! Thanks for reading and, as always, being so gracious with your link up. I love to participate each week!

      Reply
  7. Trish says

    May 5, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing this. We as women have a great responsibility. I often wonder why some want to take over the role of the man.

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    • Wynter says

      May 5, 2015 at 10:50 pm

      So true! I am happy to be just who God made me! Thanks for stopping by today, Trish!

      Reply
  8. Maria Hass says

    May 8, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    Great Bible Study! Thank you for sharing and I’m glad you had the blessing of contributing as a guest writer. Stopped by from the Equipping Godly Women Link Up.

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    • Wynter says

      May 9, 2015 at 9:47 pm

      Thank you for reading today!

      Reply
  9. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    May 10, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    I loved this post and what it blessing it is to women.

    Thanks for sharing and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop.

    Wishing you a lovely day.
    xoxo

    Reply
    • Wynter says

      May 11, 2015 at 7:45 am

      Thank you! I love the SHINE blog hop each week!

      Reply

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