by Lisa Hughes
Titus 2:3-5 is one of only a handful of “for women” texts found in the Bible, and most of us are well-acquainted with these specific directions from God. Yet their familiarity can make it all too easy to skip over these God-given priorities, even when we’re in the ministry. This is precisely why we, as ministry wives, must make sure we understand our calling from God. Our husbands understand the scope of their calling from God. Can we say the same?
As ministry wives we must learn to live upon, and love, the priorities found in Titus 2:3-5 because these verses contain God’s will for every woman. And we, as ministry wives, are not the exception to the rule. If we’re going to have anything to say to those we minister to we must remember that we belong to the Lord. And that means we must order our lives according to His priorities. Those divinely directed guidelines are succinctly spelled out for us in three short verses in Titus chapter two.
Why do we need to love these priorities? Because mere lip service, or sheer grit-it-out obedience isn't enough to leave a lasting impact upon those we minister to. If we don't love these priorities, embrace them, and live them out wholeheartedly, in reality our lives say that God isn't perfectly wise and loving in how He wants us to live. We become the judge who decides what's the best way to live, rather than God. And we know that isn't right! So take a moment and read Titus 2:3-5 and consider how you are living out each priority. What is your attitude toward each one?
Living on, and loving, Titus 2:3-5 gives us wisdom in the ministry. With God’s priorities as our guide we can develop God-honoring and biblically based ministries to other women. Wisdom for marriage, parenting, and holy living are contained in these concisely stated verses. God desires His priorities to be the basis of our teaching, our mentoring, and our lives. This takes all the guesswork out of a developing ministry plan. We have it and it’s called Titus 2:3-5!
Lisa is married to Jack Hughes, (pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Burbank), is the author of God's Priorities for Today's Woman, and is the mother of three children.
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