Ladies, I want to take a little detour from our study in Titus 2.  Lord willing, we’ll get back to that in a few weeks. Recently, I’ve been meditating on the need for us as Christian women to cultivate the rare and wonderful quality of contentment in our lives.  So, here goes…

My husband and I are in ministry at a small church in western Illinois, and I was privileged this morning to share with a few ladies in the church over breakfast.  We looked at I Timothy 6:6-10, Now godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.  And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.  But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.  For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Last time we began considering what a Godly woman looks like, and we concluded that the first step in becoming a Godly woman is to have the glory of God as our highest aim. I'd like to continue by searching the Scripture to see how we as women can fulfill this glorious purpose for which we were created.  We can only bring God glory when we are living according to His Word - when we are functioning in the role He has designed for us as women.  I believe many women are floundering because they don't know what their purpose in life is, or exactly what their role should be.  All around us are women who can't find security or significance in a career, a relationship, fashion, marriage, children,  or anywhere else they look for it.  The reason for this is because security and/or significance can only be found in the Lord Jesus.  Multitudes of women, even Christian women, have been influenced by unrealistic images of womanhood as portrayed by the media.  So many have their purpose in life shaped by their desire for happiness, which they have been told repeatedly that they deserve.  But our purpose here on earth is not necessarily to be happy, but to bring glory to the One Who created us!  And of course there is only one way to know how to do that, and that is through His Word.  We are so incredibly blessed that He would give us His Word to instruct us in His ways!

Matthew Henry comments on this verse that Solomon could scarcely find one upright man, and among a thousand wives and concubines he could not find one good woman. What a sad commentary! And yet, we find ourselves in a society very similar to the one Solomon lived in, and it is still rare to find a godly woman. Well, isn't that what Proverbs 31:10 tells us, Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.