School Book Volume
Created to Be His Help Meet by Debi Pearl
An article entitled “Slave Labor” has circulated on the internet for several years. The list was purported to be an extract from a high school Home Economics textbook from 1954. The excerpt trained girls to be housewives whose duty was to get the children, home, and dinner ready for the arrival of her husband. The last point is this: “Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband can relax”. In other words, treat him as you would a king arriving at the palace.
Women who agree that this sounds like slave labor would NOT appreciate the instruction Debi Pearl presents in her book, Created to Be His Help Meet. Indeed, the author herself admits to being tempted to skirt not-so-politically-correct issues that would cause her to lose sales. However, her husband Michael advised her, “If God thought it was important enough to inspire it as part of His Word to us, then you should include it”.
Herein is the first and great quality of this book. It is based on Scripture without fear of man, or other women, or of being called ‘old fashioned’. The author did a thorough study of the Bible on the subject of the role of women, especially wives. Her teaching is based on the truth that God designed women unique and important, but different in their purpose. That role is to be a helpmeet to her husband. If she tries to take on his role, she will not only damage their marriage and home, but will be frustrated for missing God’s design for her as well.
Debi states, “It took four years, thousands of hours, many tears, revisions and distractions, but I finally finished my book. I had no idea God had so much to say to us ladies until I began going through God’s Word verse by verse, writing the different sections of Created to Be His Help Meet”.
In a nutshell, the book says, wives, stop trying to change your husband into what you want and start letting God change you into the woman He wants. Often this results in his changing for the good too. If he is treated as a king, he will treat his wife as the queen. But this is not your purpose.
Most women whose marriage is far from what she dreamed it would be feel they are the exception to the principles presented here. Debi does not skirt difficult situations but includes questions and answers from the Bible. She also deals with intimate subjects in a discrete but clear manner.
The fact that, at this writing, the book is in its 8th printing in four years is a strong endorsement. Some pastors even banned the book from their church, but, on the other hand, the many letters from women (and men) who are grateful for what God did in their marriage as a result of the book testify to its effectiveness in teaching God’s ways for women, as His unique creations.
Debi Pearl is the author of multiple best sellers including Created to Be His Help Meet and The Vision. You can find out more on her website.
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