Dear Mothers,
Good Morning! Baby David comes at 11:00 this morning so I will write a bit. I am a bit late getting to my writing this morning as I had to pray and seek the Lord this morning, more than usual.
The scripture the Lord has been speaking to me about is in 1 Timothy 5:14. It is speaking of the widows who are young or under 60. It is saying that the younger widows have a tendency to run from house to house and speak things they shouldn't speak. To tattle, to be idle. To be busy bodies in the affairs of other households. They speak things they shouldn't speak. So the Bible says these widows should remarry and bear children and be a keeper at home. In other words, just because you are single doesn't mean you should be out gadding about, interrupting Christian homes.
See, the Bible says that women shouldn't be taking authority in the church. This means she shouldn't be taking authority in the body of Christ. The older Titus Mother is not to take authority, either, over another man's household. Titus Mother is to teach the younger mother to fit in with her husband's plans. She is not to teach her to upset her husband's plans but to be quiet and learn in silence and submission. Really, I don't even see where the Titus Mother is to do much else except help the married mother at home. Titus mother is to teach by example.
Now I could start going like a mad dog and start teaching Bible studies all over my area. I mean, when Hell freezes over. But what am I gonna teach except how to run from house to house. How can I relate to these mothers and tell them to stay home? How can I show them the spirit of homemaking? I mean, you are probably sayin', "Well, Connie, you know all this. Why are you talking about it again?" Well, Hello! I have these witches after me? They say they have dreams for me. They want me to be BIG Lady PREACHER. Again, when Hell freezes over! Jezebel is on my tail.
Man, I can see where many of you are as young wives and mothers. Well, don't let the devil scare ya. Just use the word of God on him. Our nation doesn't need another lady preacher or another career for women. Stay home and take care of the home and your children. Submit to your husband and be a keeper at home. I told Jez yesterday, "I am staying right here. I am honoring my husband's memory. I am here to be an example to my children and grandchildren. Don't be thinkin' I am a lady preacher, as I am not. I don't want new appliances. These are the appliances my husband bought for me and that's what I want."
See, materialism is out there. I used to worry over money when Jim and I first married. It nearly killed me. But early on, I took a vow of poverty. If I have something extra that I don't need, Iwould give it to the poor. I am free of a love for money. God meets my needs so well. Papa got me that little Minnie Mouse refrigerator and I love it. I have red and white refrigerator magnets on it and red and white things on top. I have a red Mickey Mouse clock above it. I put some cute lady bugs on it, too. It's darling. Papa was so proud to buy me that little fridge brand new. Also my stove is really small and I love it. Papa bought that brand new, too. I will always cherish what he has gotten me. This is the home Papa paid off and I love it as it is.
And I am tellin' ya what. I thought the world was nuts before Jim died, but I didn't know how nuts! The world may call us stay at home mothers and grandmothers recluses or whatever. But, ya know, I may be a hermit but I am happy. I am makin' it. It's a wonder I am still alive with the heartache I have had. I am making my own way so far with babysitting and hopefully I will get to tutor. But the world I am suppose to run to ain't doin' so well. So why would I want to run to it?
And I watched part of the Oprah show yesterday. Man, is she a witch or what? They put marriage down. See, Jim wouldn't allow her on at all.
Dr. Phil
Oh, man, you gotta be kiddin' me! I watched Phil's circus act yesterday on TV. He says this father was a maniac because he taught his girls to make cheese and butter and to make soap and to garden. Well, no, the father shouldn't have kidnapped his girls. But that show had overtones of the devil's voice and his take on the whole thing. Their mother, you could tell, was as crazy as a baboon. The whole show made fun of the Mennonites and Amish. Who the heck would make fun of people who are back to the land and who work hard? Well, leave it to Dr. Phil.
See, Jim would have had a royal cow if any of those nutty shows came on. Now that I am left to my devices, I am getting into trouble. I am wanting to see what is on the other side of the mountain. And believe me, I guess the trip has been worth it. I have learned a lot the hard way.
One thing I really learned is that these worldly churches are really bad. I mean, it used to be the church frowned on divorce. But then they thought, "Well, anyone can make a mistake." And I think that, too. It isn't the unforgivable sin. But now many church women are marrying and remarrying the church members? I have never heard of such stuff. Some of these worldly churches are building the foundations for out and out cults.
Ya know, if a church doesn't teach the order of the family then they are laying the foundation for a cult. Because the Bible teaches the order of the home. Eve was a keeper at home and so were all the other women in the Bible. No Christan wife in the Bible left her home to get under the covering of an unbeliever to help him build his kingdom. The women of God were keepers at home who built up their husbands and raised their own children. The Mother caused her own home to prosper. I mean, Esther's uncle gave her to an unholy king to be his wife. But in the process, Esther saved a whole Jewish nation. So ultimately she was looking after her own people. She sacrificed her life to save her own family. But she didn't go marry the King so she could get more new outfits and wear expensive jewelry. And when Sarah got sold by her husband to the ungodly King, she prayed to get loose. She gave up a palace to live in a tent and wander in the desert. Her place was with her husband. She knew her place of covering and righteousness. Her tent was where God was blessing her and she knew that.
I guess my house ain't so hot but I am happy here. It's where my husband's memory is. It's my place of blessing and prosperity. I sure ain't hurtin anybody if I stay here. I mean, you would think I was the cow that knocked over the lantern and burned down Chicago. Mercy! Talk about feeling intimidated? Well, now I have just a taste of what you all go through as stay at home mothers, huh? It's been good for me. Woke me up, huh?
