Gatherig at the Well

I do not think that I have ever been more excited about an online ministry than I am about this one. Several of the writers are woman that I have followed for awhile now. So, I am going to be joining in the topics here on my blog and I would HIGHLY recommend that you take some time to visit the site and visit it often to see what insight God lays on the hearts of these amazing women of Titus 2.

This first week’s topics are as follows –

When you read the Scripture found in Titus 2: 2-5, how do you see this playing out in your own life?

What are your areas of strength? Of weakness?

If you could set some sort of goal in relation to this Scripture, what would it be?

So when I first read this scripture and started to ponder on it many years ago it set a longing in my heart that has to date not been quenched. I strive to be a Godly woman in all areas of my life. Not only at home as a wife and mother but also as a friend and in my ministry. I would love to have an older mother that would mentor me and teach me invaluable lessons for my family and my marriage. With the passing of my own grandmother when I was only a young teen I don’t have an older woman to fill this need. I have made it one of my life’s goals to rally around new moms that are within my circle to support them and be here for them. I might not be “aged” but at least I have the desire to share my thoughts and lessons learned with those just starting out on this journey called motherhood. Somewhere the circle has to be broken and I pray that I can help to break this cycle of young moms within our churches feeling so alone and with no where to turn. In this country so many people live states away from family, so where do they turn with questions or frustrations? They should be able to turn within their church family for help but many times that is not so. The generation gap is not easily bridged anymore.

My greatest struggle right now is in waiting. I have to wait on my husband to tell me when to reach out and restore relationships. I have to wait on him to tell me where we will minister next. I know that many of these answers he doesn’t even have yet. Only God knows them at this time. But I always think that if I could make the decision I would already know the answer. But I am learning that since I KNOW that my husband is seeking God’s will for our family and ministry I need to trust him enough to let him wait on God without nagging from me.

I am striving to learn also, when to speak and when to listen. I long to be able to stop myself BEFORE I say something that is disrespectful of my husband. I hate when he has to tell me that I have crossed over the line and am being disrespectful. I feel like such a failure. That would be my biggest goal right now is to focus on holding my tongue, but not only my tongue but my heart as well. With the goal that one day I will not even think or feel those words within me, but willing submit to my husband.

As, I begin this journey with a new group of “friends” I am so excited and refreshed to know that I am not alone in my longings to be a true Titus 2 woman. That woman comes in many forms and many callings. What is right for one is foreign to another. But as we all strive to be what God has called us to be (helpmeets, mothers, sisters in Christ, etc.) let us pray for one another and come together and walk side by side along this wonderful journey.

Amanda