In creating women, God gave the world some wonderful gifts that He did not unveil when He formed men. Women are uniquely vessels of God\u2019s beauty, goodness, and truth, and yes, this post is filled with stereotypes. Not every woman surpasses every man in every one of these tests, but as a whole, women score much higher in these categories than men. Our Father is responsible for women scoring higher in these areas, so if we miss them, we\u2019re dishonoring His generosity to us.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Women are kinder, gentler, and softer than men. <\/strong> 2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They nurture children. <\/strong> 3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They have babies. <\/strong> 4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They foster relational communication.<\/strong> 5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They beautify the world. <\/strong> 6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They are practical. <\/strong> 7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They live longer. <\/strong> 8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They picture Christ\u2019s submission to the Father better than men. <\/strong> You may think of an individual man or woman who don\u2019t fit one or more of these categories, but the exceptions should serve to prove the rule. Women can\u2019t do some things very well, and other things they can\u2019t do at all. But there is a significant field of play whereon men as a team consistently lose to their feminine superiors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In creating women, God gave the world some wonderful gifts that He did not unveil when He formed men. Women are uniquely vessels of God\u2019s beauty, goodness, and truth, and yes, this post is filled with stereotypes. Not every woman … Continue reading
\nWhen charities make telemarketing calls, they\u2019d rather speak with the lady of the house. It is common for children to prefer correction from their mother rather than their father. The Holy Spirit produces kindness and gentleness and mothers usually set the standard here rather than fathers. The father\u2019s wrath usually burns hotter than the mother\u2019s sometimes pointing us to the perfect hatred in God Himself. The mother\u2019s grace and consideration usually brightens the home more the man\u2019s sometimes pointing us to the perfect kindness in God Himself.<\/p>\n
\nClosely connected to the first, women are specially designed by God to raise and nurture children (Titus 2:4-5). Because of their higher impulse toward gentility, infants flourish under their care. Our language talks about a \u201cmother\u2019s love\u201d for her children, but not a father\u2019s. Is this some kind of subtle disrespect for men? No more so than praising a minivan for passenger transport over a pick-up truck. These traits are so valuable that the nursing quality of moms should be imitated by pastors (1 Thess. 2:7). Jehovah compares himself to a hen watching her young not a rooster ruling his territory (Ps. 91:4; Matt. 23:37).<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019ve sometimes heard women speak about men who think, \u201cA woman\u2019s only good for having babies.\u201d While the word \u201conly\u201d is too far, having babies is a vital role for women. Like saying derisively, \u201cThat truck is only good for transport.\u201d Think of the predicament humanity would be in without this benefit. First of all, there would be no humanity. Secondly, men desire a family and the health and growth of society, but they are incapable and incompetent to birth or nurse babies. \u201cShe shall be saved in childbearing\u201d points us all back to the vital role that mothering occupies. The virtuous, complete woman of Proverbs 31 is a busy mother first of all.<\/p>\n
\nWomen score higher typically in language arts than men, and it is common for both sexes to comment on feminine agility with reading emotions in others and expressing it themselves. Scripture warns them about gossip (1 Tim. 4:7; Tit. 2:3) which implies what many experience: Women want to build personal relationships based on expressing mutual feelings.<\/p>\n
\nNot only do women physically beautify the world with their hair, their higher voices, their gentler frames, and their overall floral appearance in contrast to men\u2019s arboreal presence, women also tend to beautify their homes with cleanliness, orderliness, color, life, and art. Their clothes are typically more vibrant and eye-catching, and even the social structures they encourage such as benefit societies, children\u2019s parties, and public parks tend to make life more attractive, comfortable, and desirable.<\/p>\n
\nIt would be shocking and a constant failure if someone were given the responsibility and gifting to bear and nurse children, to keep the home, and to help a man yet she was not practically minded. Women think about the details; they marry themselves to methods that help them keep all the complexities of their calling in balance. What pleasure would there be when two families meet if the floor was not cleaned, the toilet roll had not been restocked, baby cups had not been arranged, and the food was insufficient, late, and raw? Every time we enjoy visits in our homes, the pleasure and comfort we take for granted was made possible usually by the consistent, exhausting, detail-catching eye of the woman of the house.<\/p>\n
\nIf living is a benefit, they have more of it than men. And since most deaths are not suicides, we may safely infer that people want to live longer. Women do this better than men. So, who\u2019s the stronger sex?<\/p>\n
\nHis pattern at creation represents the best possible world that could have been made. Had there been a better kind of world conceivable, He would have made it that way (Ps. 115:3). He is the one who chose to make a certain kind of person to picture the Father\u2019s headship and yet another person to point our hearts toward the beauty of Christ\u2019s submission to the Father (1 Cor. 11:3). Is Christ\u2019s submission not beautiful? Could the Father have used another better means to picture it here on earth? If there were a better way to show His own perfections would He not have done it? The world we live in\u2014including the women in it\u2014was intentionally designed to display the fountain of God\u2019s infinite perfections. So, we must conclude that since God designed women for this end, that they are uniquely suited to this end better than any man. And since this end is the grand demonstration of God\u2019s beauty, then it is a very important advantage God has generously bestowed on Eve and her daughters.<\/p>\n