As a woman, what’s your job in your home?
Give me your answer in 3, 2, 1 . . .
I know it probably didn’t take you three seconds to answer that simple question. In fact, I bet in those three seconds you came up with a list something like:
- Wife
- Mom
- Grandma
- Cook
- Maid
- Chauffeur
- Menu Planner
- Event Planner
- Fun Planner
- Disciplinarian
- Floor Scrubber
- Medic
- Lawn Keeper
- Seamstress
- Accountant
- Interior Decorator
I could go on. We’re all spinning lots of plates.
In fact, several months ago I was struggling to keep all the aforementioned plates spinning. I was praying for right perspective on my priorities when I felt the Holy Spirit rewrite my job description.
“Your job is to be a Comforter.”
“Come again, Lord?”
“Your job in this home is to be a Comforter.”
That seemed like a massive oversimplification to me. But considering how exhausting it was to try and be the end-all, be-all, I was willing to do some investigating.
I discovered that God is the original Comforter.
In Isaiah 51:12 He says, “I, I am he who comforts you.” Second Corinthians 1:3 calls Him the “God of all comfort.” Psalm 23:4 reminds us that God’s rod and staff (power and protection) are a source of comfort even in dark valleys.
Being a comforter to others is part of the character of God, but what does that have to do with me?
I am like the moon.
The moon doesn’t give off any light of its own. It simply reflects the sun. According to Genesis 1:26–27, my design as a woman is carefully crafted to reflect the character of God. One of the qualities I am uniquely equipped to reflect is the role of comforter.
My design as a woman is carefully crafted to reflect the character of God.
Certainly men can be comforters, too, but not in the unique ways we can as women. I’m able to comfort my husband like no other can. I’m able to comfort my children like no other can. I’m able to extend comfort to others through my home like no other can.
If you’re questioning how to prioritize what’s on all those spinning plates, let me encourage you to start by asking, “How does this comfort others?” Certainly your family can be comforted through warm meals and a clean home, but I found many of the things I was doing weren’t comforting anyone. This helped me know what tasks to let go of since my desire is to reflect God more brightly.
How about you? How are you equipped to uniquely comfort those around you? Are you willing to let God rewrite your job description to help you better reflect Him to those in your home?