KNOWLEDGE (CHAPTER 7)

PREPARING TO BE A HELP MEET BY DEBI PEARL 

KNOWLEDGE (CHAPTER 7)

Moral to the story: Knowledge can save your life. 

A caution: Shrugging off learning can be devastating. 

Marrried life is not all romance and passion-maybe five percent. The rest of your time is devoted to the routine of living. There will be unexpected trials and burdens that will catch you and your sweetie totally by surprise. Whether your family, not to mention your passion, survives life's curveballs depends on knowledge… yours. 

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A man comes into marriage believing that his wife will be the fulfillment of all his longings, all his dreams, and all his expectations. After only a few weeks he looks into her eyes and finds only dissatisfaction. A wife blames her husband for being a loser sitting in front of the TV or spending his life on some other useless time waster. The husband is frustrated that something is not the way it should be. 

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Through wisdom, is a house builded;and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. Proverbs 24:3-5

Actually, lack of knowledge will make a man while away his time, give opportunity to laziness and mediocrity. If there is any time to start preparing for marriage, it isn't on the wedding day. It starts now that you are still single. If you started off late, don't worry, you can still get a whole lot of things changed. 

Many girls waste their youth by being entertained with movies or novels, shopping, playing the social game, yakking on the phone, texting, etc.,or just lying around waiting for one of these things to happen.

Debi pearl. 

What to learn about now that you are still single. Debi outlined many things you need to put into place, learn about or guide against :

• Frogs
• Shock training 
• Preparing to be a Mama 
• Help meet food preparation 101
• Birth control 
• Hospitality 
• Some homework for practicing. 

I will just share the key points about them. 

Frogs :

She explained how a boy got autism. This autism could be traced back to a tree frog that had a toxic poison at its back. She was now like, how did he get it? How can you avoid the changes of your child developing it? How can you even avoid the chances of your child from not contracting a disease by your carefulness? In other words, get informed. Read widely. Let nothing catch you unaware. 

Shock training :

She used herself as an example. Her husband is a pastor, he expects a lot from her. After Debi got married, she had to learn how to keep a large house clean, how to cook every meal, entertain large groups of people and do all the laundry. She was also expected to know how to counsel women, teach Bible classes and generally be a wise, discerning woman of God. Now is the time to start preparing. It could happen to you too, if you haven't made a choice on who to marry. 

Preparing to be a Mama: 

You may think pregnancy might come in months, or maybe years, and it just comes as a surprise. You need to learn how to have healthy babies and what to do if your child has health issues. She suggested some books you could read to prepare you for the task ahead. 

Help meet food preparation 101: 

Every lady should know how to prepare different kinds of food. You should learn how to spice up your him with delicacies. And this should go with prudency. You don't need much money to eat healthy. All you need is to know get knowledge. Debi said it is your responsibility to get ready. She encourages us to start reading cookbooks. Don't just stop there, register for classes that can groom you. I just finished a training few days ago on some of these things. I can't wait to practice them.

Birth control:

She encourages every lady to know her body. Get familiar with different natural forms of birth control and as well as the timing of your own body in the event your husband wants to space the children. Learn now. 

Homeworks for practicing :

Hospitality : Get something doing, earn some money. Pllan to have four families around. Prepare food for them, serve them and do all the clean up after. The goal is to stretch yourself. For me, I haven't practiced this yet though. 

Stretch the dollar: Help a family who is struggling financially with the little you have. You can get the kids some clothes, get something for their mother too. 

Responsibility : Be responsible at home. Be ready to clean, cook, wash clothes, keep kids, etc. Be a servant. Let your parents grade you after each of your work. Don't take offense. Be ready to learn. Continue to improve. 

Lessons learnt:

Start learning today. Do not wait till you get married before you learn. Her adequate knowledge for every area of your life. 

Stretch yourself now. 

Don't be rigid. Be open to corrections. 

Volunteer now. Help people. 

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you. 

Pray about all things.

In all, do not trust in your own abilities. Trust in God. 

Your home is a blessed one. 

Thank you for following. 

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THREE TYPES OF WOMEN (CHAPTER SIX)