In our culture women are encouraged to think for themselves, step out on their own, and make their own decisions. Although this may not be a bad thing, we need to remember that God has given us parents and teachers for a reason. They are there to protect us, to teach us, and to help us in making tough decisions.
We are constantly told that women are just as able as men to protect themselves. But is this really true? And even if it is true, should we seek to prove our strength? Should we venture out on our own just because we can? The culture tells us that we should get out from under our fathers and get out of the house. We need to get a career and become strong women in the work force. But our parents, particularly our fathers, are in our lives to protect us. Your father desires only the best for you. I can say that I am so thankful to have my father in my life. I know that any man that wants to pursue me will be questioned thoroughly and often by my father! This is just one way that I am thankful for my dad's involvement in my life. Sometimes it can seem as though we are being to protected, and this is when we are called to submit. Just like our Heavenly father, your dad has no reason to withhold any good thing from you. We may not think that what we want to do is bad, and if this is the case we can humbly appeal. But we must learn to respect and submit to our parent's decisions.
Your mom in particular is given to you as a teacher. With her advice you can avoid costly mistakes. We can often feel that our parents need to “get with the times”, but we need to not forget that our parents have made some stupid mistakes and they are willing to show us the way around those mistakes. All it takes is for us to listen and submit. Your mom has a wealth of information, and you can learn from the choices you see her making. Please, if God has given you the gift of a wise mother, don’t let this gift go to waste!
Along the same lines as teaching us, our parents are here to help us make tough decisions like where to go to school, whether or not to get a degree, and many more of life’s biggest challenges. We as women have the blessing of never needing to be really all on our own. We have fathers and brothers and one day we will have a husband. These men are God's blessings to us! When we submit to our parents and humbly come to them with our bid decisions we can find joy in their help.
Let's be looking in the future for ways to honor our parents by submitting to their rules. Let's rejoice in there protection of us, there willingness to teach, and there love in helping us with tough decisions. We are so blessed! Why don’t you take some time to thank God for your parents and then come up with one way that you are going to try submitting this week.
