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The most common and damaging myth, in my opinion, is
the unbiblical idea that a woman’s highest calling is to be
a wife and mother.
Now, there’s no question that the work of motherhood is
extremely important, and has eternal value. In fact, I’m
guessing this particular myth developed as a reaction
against people who devalue the important work women
have traditionally done in the home. But the idea that being
a wife and mother is a woman’s highest calling is not only a
slap in the face to women who are not wives or mothers; it is
a distortion of what the Bible has to say about humanity in
general, and women in particular.
Before we get too far into this, I want to give you the
spoiler alert, so you can keep it in mind as we move through
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Busting the Motherhood Myth
this conversation. Are you ready? Here it is: A woman’s
highest calling is to follow Jesus, and be transformed in his
image. Everything else we do has to flow out of that, or risk
becoming an idol.Share
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