I appreciate much of your sentiment and zeal, but there's nothing in the Bible which disallows women from working outside the home. Quite the contrary, the virtuous wife spoken of in Proverbs 31 is said to be a woman who does business in the market. We also know that Lydia was a businesswoman as well. The problem is that we haven't learned any sort of BALANCE. We usually work at jobs to the point of neglecting the needs of the kids and family. One does not have to work in that way, and there are jobs out there which allow for a parent to have his or her child with them at work. Also, there are jobs out there which don't suck up as many hours of the day as others. I maintain that both women AND men in our country often work more hours than they should---all in the pursuit of "a better life" to the neglect of the true better life which Christ has promised us.
If she wants to work outside the home, she should only take a job which will allow her the flexibility to manage and balance her work with the needs of her family. I would say the same for the husbands as well, however.
Again, I appreciated much of your post. :)
Hi,
Thank you for your kind words.
We will probably have to agree to disagree on women working outside the home.
The Proverbs 31 woman is in the marketplace only as a ‘business manager’ for her home. She is making business deals and being wise to serve her family. She is not there to serve under a different master.