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How to Have a Happy Marriage
greater reward in the kingdom than a carpenter. Why? Well,
because of all the decisions the president has
to
make and his
complicated daily routine. Not necessarily. That corporate
president may not have come close to developing godly char–
acter. Maybe he fought his way to the top in the competitive
corporate structure and developed no godly character at all
in the process. On the other hand, the carpenter may have
developed love, self-control and reverence for God through
his experiences. The carpenter, rather than the corporate
executive, would be well-suited to rule in the kingdom.
The Housewife Stereotype
Satan's society has cast the homemaker as a wet mop.
She is pictured as a haggard, unattractive drudge with her
hair in curlers, a broom
in
her hand and several screaming
brats around her.
On the other hand, society idolizes the chic, modern
career businesswoman. Up at the crack of dawn, she dresses
like a fashion model, prepares a hearty breakfast for her
family and drives the kids off to school. She puts in a full day
at her office, comes home to a house full of girls (she is a Girl
Scout den mother) and somehow has a piping hot dinner on
the table by 7. At the same time she gives her husband all
the attention and encouragement he needs, and, through all
this, a radiant, cheerful smile beams from her face.
Where such a modem wonder woman exists is a mystery.
But we have been made to believe that this is what a woman
should be.
No one ever said mopping floors was fun. Cleaning the
toilet bowl is not a tremendous challenge. Soaking a tubful
of
dirty
diapers really doesn't make the day. And many a
mother, wife and homemaker who devotes her full time
to
taking care of the home might wonder what a hot stove,
dirty floor or unmade bed have to do with entering God's
kingdom.
But the effective management of the home has just as
much
to
do with learning
to
rule as any other management
job any other person could have. Running a home is in many
respects like managing a corporation. Let's look at the simi–
larities.