Why is it Important to be a Homemaker?
Have you ever wondered if homemaking was truly important?
Like there has to be more to this homemaking thing than just cleaning, cooking, and more cleaning all day, right?
The thing is, there is SO much more to being a homemaker than you may think. Living off a homestead with chickens in your back yard with a sourdough starter on the counter does not make you a homemaker.
Looking at the homemaker in a biblical perspective, it is where a woman chooses her God given calling over the calling of the world. I am not saying that all mothers should not work.
As a mother, if working is truly necessary, you can still be some what of a homemaker.
But I want you to ask yourself, is working necessary?
What is a Homemaker?
According to Cambridge Dictionary, a homemaker is someone who manages a home and raises children instead of earning money.
Homemaker’s decide the look and feel of their home. It is where peace should rest. Not only for you but for your husband and children.
We as mother’s have spiritual authority over our homes. What comes in and what goes out. It is up to us to create an environment conducive for spiritual growth in our children.
A homemaker is focused on her home, and raising children. The enemy has us so distracted with worldly things that in our minds we think this isn’t the most important thing to do. That we should be contributing in another way, like bringing in finances.
Like I said, you can be some what of a homemaker if you must work outside the home. You can still keep peace in your home by what you allow in it. By making it a priority to schedule family devotional time with your family before bedtime each day, you are grounding your children in the word.
There is so much more to homemaking than keeping a tidy house.
The Importance of Homemakers.
As a working mom, you have less say in what is poured into your children. The influence they are receiving 8 hours a day comes from someone else where as the other few hours before bed are yours.
You may have someone you trust that is a good influence, for that, yay! That is great!
But for those who are struggling with leaving their children and want to be with them all day, this post is for you.
Staying home with your babies, is the best choice you will make! Sure, it can be hard some days, and lonely but it doesn’t have to be. The culture around being a stay at home mother, homemaker, etc. is very toxic. But that’s what the enemy wants isn’t it?
He doesn’t want mothers to pour into their children, the word of God. He wants division, he wants detachment and he has been trying to get it any way he can. Ways such as through the work force, by drawing women into toxic feminism, feeling less than for being a stay at home mom and so on. It’s a trap.
The enemy does not want the will of God for you. God wants His will for you.
If satan can keep our mothers distracted, wanting “more”, and keeping our future generation of children in the system that is against Godly values and principles, he will do anything he can to achieve just that.
It is time for mamas to rise up to the calling with which they have received to be MOTHERS. That is the most important thing.
Your career can wait. All other things, can wait!
These little babies you have right now in this season need you and they need ALL of you. Speaking from experience, don’t let the enemy tempt you with the shiny things. They are meant to distract you, to off rail you of your purpose.
Start children off on the way they should go,
Proverbs 22:6
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
You see, we are responsible for “the way”. Mothers and Fathers to be exact. But as mothers who are home we can be so much more intentional and keep our sole focus on what we are called to do.
How can I be a homemaker?
You may be asking yourself these very questions. How can I be a homemaker, we can’t afford one income. Or, will I have enough patience to stay home with my children?
When it comes to income, you must evaluate where you are with your monthly bills. Maybe you haven’t had children yet but are wanting to stay home with them in the future. If that is the case, you need to start now with prioritizing what is most important.
More bills means more income needed. Less things, less income needed.
It can be a sacrifice for you to make but ultimately will have far greater rewards.
For the ones who say they don’t think they could be home all day. Let me encourage you that the enemy will try everything he can to make you not want this. All the negativity that surrounds this decision of being a homemaker will attack you daily. You must fight through it.
If God is leading you into this season of being a homemaker, take the step of faith friend!
With and through Him all things are possible, including your patience. Patience is a fruit of the Spirit. So if He is in you and you in Him, abiding there, then you will bear patience. No worries.
Have the discussion with your husband before deciding.
Not all husbands will be on board unfortunately. Seek the Lord, and pray that He intervenes in your situation if this is what you feel led to do. He will fight for you.
Do not get in an argument over this topic, that is another tactic of the enemy. Remember child of God, we do not fight flesh and blood. Fight in the Spirit.
To be or not to be?
Being a homemaker is choosing your children over the world. Choosing to raise disciples over the new car, fancy clothes, money, status etc.
In the world, this job is not glamourous but oh in the Kingdom, it is the occupation of royalty!
We get the honor to raise up the next generation of Kingdom warriors! How awesome is that!
Homemaking doesn’t stop when our children are school age. Now, I will have to get on the topic of homeschooling another day, but those go hand in hand. We need as much Godly influence in our children’s lives as much as possible.
To be Godly wives and mother’s is showing our sons and daughters the purpose of God through us. To steward our homes well is Kingdom work mama!
There is so much more to just folding that clean basket of laundry than we realize.
You mama, have purpose! Now go walk in the calling you have received!
Can I pray for you?
I highly recommend reaching out to your Senior Pastor for any issues you may be walking through for counseling. If you are alone and don’t have anyone else, please feel free to reach out if you want someone to come along side you and pray for breakthrough. Your information stays confidential.
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