The Beauty of Titus 2 (& give-away)

(Some dear friends having a Titus 2 moment, June Fuentes and Sarah Mae)

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Titus 2:3-5

Ladies, do you long to find a Titus 2 woman to mentor you? Do you wish that you had someone to ask advice from? Or perhaps you are an older godly woman and you wonder who would be interested in what you could share.

It can seem rather frustrating and lonely, but I want to encourage you to take heart. You may not have a line of older godly women standing at your front door ready to assist you, and you may not have a large group of younger ladies hanging on your every word, but you do have God’s word and the opportunity to live out these beautiful passages.

There may be women in your church that may be hesitant to just offer advice, they may feel like they would be “intruding.” I want to encourage you younger women to ask questions and start conversations with the “older” godly ladies in your churches and in your communities. I also want to encourage the older ladies to be aware and look for ways to bless these younger women.

I think there has been such a disconnect between the generations due to so many programs at church where everyone is separated by age that we have forgotten how to integrate the ages and learn from each other. So instead of just letting it continue on this way, let us be the ones to approach the women of different ages and live this scripture out.

The beauty of Titus 2 is that it give us clear instructions on what we are to be teaching and what we are to be learning. Let these scriptures  guide us in our conversations. It may be a little awkward at first, but pray and ask the Lord to open up opportunities and help you to persevere.

Perhaps you are in a situation where you just are not aware of anyone yet who you can mentor or be mentored by, there are so many other ways to learn from godly women from reading their books, listening to online mentoring sessions and reading their blogs.

Of course, you can live out these scriptures right now by teaching and training your daughters to love and cherish family and home. Let the beauty of Titus 2 come alive and be blessed.

Here is a list of a few of my favorite resources that have encouraged me to keep on in my role as wife, mother and homemaker.

• Evenings with Victoria Botkin (9 hours – audio)

• Passionate Housewives Desperate for God by Stacy McDonald and Jennie Chancey

• The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace

• Seasons of a Mother’s Heart by Sally Clarkson

• Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss

Give-Away *Giveaway now closed. Click here to find out who won!*

Another resource that has been a delight to my girls and me has been “The Girlhood Home Companion Magazine.” It is a beautiful, high-quality magazine produced by Jill Novak and her family of Remembrance Press. In it you will find stories and encouraging essays on being godly young ladies, recipes, crafts and even some paper dolls from my own daughters.

Mrs. Novak is graciously giving away a bundle that includes a back issue of “The Girlhood Home Companion Between Friends” and CD.

Leave a comment below to enter the give-away. For extra entries: facebook, tweet, blog, share the link to this give-away (make sure you leave a separate comment for each thing you do!). Give-away ends Friday, August 27th at midnight.

*Giveaway now closed. Click here to find out who won!*