Being called to be a godly wife is one of the greatest privileges we can experience in our mortal life. It's a high calling - to a role appointed by God. Sometimes we might not realise how amazing this calling is, to a role that God instituted in the very beginning when He created Eve using a rib from Adam. She was created as a help meet and God looked upon his creation and it was very good. They would become one flesh with Adam as the husband and Eve as the wife.
The role of a godly wife is so important, that God has filled the bible with instructions and examples on what characteristics are to be developed in a godly wife. In fact - it might amaze you to realise that there is A LOT written about the characteristics of a godly wife compared to very FEW about the role of a man in a marriage. So that has got to mean something - it means God is giving us clear instructions on our role and we need to ensure we have developed 100% of these characteristics.
That's a key word 'developed'. We are not born and grow up into a perfect godly wife accidentally - it takes character development, determination and a meek and spiritual mind. It takes real and positive change as we put aside the fleshly thinking and we work toward 'becoming a godly wife'.
It's a sad fact that today that the characteristics of a godly wife are becoming rarer and rarer to find in wives - even wives who live in a godly relationship and believe in God. It's such a vital role - and becoming a godly wife is actually our probation leading toward salvation. That's right - let us be clear - a women (who is married) who does not develop into a godly wife is at great risk of not being saved when they are judged. After all - the very characteristics of a godly wife and her attitude toward her husband will reflect her attitude toward God and his Son. If we are not a godly wife, it means our character is not compatible with someone God will save. As it says in Matt 22:14 "Many are called but few are chosen".
We might think "well God will forgive me for not being 100% a godly wife - for not having all the qualities he requires". That's an interesting notion. Firstly, it means you acknowledge that not having all the qualities is a sin (and requires forgiveness). If we are willingly ignorant of this during life, will God really forgive our ignorance? If we are seeking forgiveness in our mortal life for not being a godly wife, wouldn't it be better to actually make the changes required? After all that is what God wants and it will also give you an amazing marriage!
There has been a growing need in our western culture to get back to bible basics - to remember what it means to be a godly wife and to develop bible based marriages. That my dear friends is where our new series is going to help.