A Faithful Woman

Working with women and children who have lost the love of their lives, this devotional from Os was extremely touching to me today.  There are many forms of death of a loved one, that being said when a person is physically gone it is a form of separation which is death.  Divorce is a death of unity, women grieve that loss just the same, arguments that never heal are a slow death.  With all the work we do we also try to help men understand the trust it takes for a woman to be selfless enough to care for a family.  This is the reason that God has called a strong man to take the lead and cover his wife first and then his children.  The wife is already covering their children, and I am sure if it is a Godly woman she is doing her best to follow God and be the help mate that she was created to be to her loving husband.  God bless Mrs Hillman for persevering even when it was hard.  My cousin forwarded me something that was written just yesterday that said "God does not call Christians to do "easy", any one can do that.  He called us to do "hard".  

My love to each and every one of you,

Candace 

TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1 by Os Hillman

Friday, October 08 2010

"Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her." Proverbs 31:28

She was the Vice President of Household Affairs for her entire adult life. She had a husband, four daughters, and one son whom she managed. Her calling was not to the workplace; it was to the home. It was a calling that she fulfilled well. She often went beyond her job description to fulfill menial tasks like sewing clothes for her twin girls, playing dolls, and even playing catch with the only boy in the clan.

Things were going along well until midway in life a telephone call came that changed everything. The caller informed her that the love of her life had been killed in an airplane crash. She was in her early 40's, still beautiful, with five kids to raise on her own in spite of the fact that she hadn't worked in the business place for nearly 20 years. The death of her husband removed their steady upper middle-class income, and she was now faced with the greatest test of her life. At her lowest moment, wondering how she was going to make it, she cried out to God. God answered, "Trust Me, Lillian." Those audible words became the strength that she needed to care for her family for the next 40 years. From that moment on, she came to know her Savior personally and shared Him with her family. Her children came to know Him as well. Grandchildren became the recipient of her prayers, and they came to know Him too. She was building an inheritance in Heaven, one prayer at a time, one soul at a time. She never remarried; Christ became her Husband.

Whatever wisdom and encouragement has come to you through these devotionals, it is only as a result of one who answered the call to the greatest and most important workplace there is: the home. You can thank my mom, Lillian Hillman, for whatever grace you have gained from these messages throughout the year, because she remained faithful to the call to invest in those she was called to love and serve. "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her."