Many Christian wives and mothers would love to come home full time and take care of their families but they don’t think they can afford it. Let me ask you a few questions. Do you believe God owns everything? Does He give us everything we need to obey what He commands of us? If you answered “yes” to both of these questions, you can come home and trust Him to provide for you if your husband agrees to it. Here is one comment from Sonja on my blog.

“Years ago, my husband and I were made to feel that I should work outside the home. It was my duty to contribute to the finances after all. Long story short, I felt so torn and called the babysitter or my husband if he was there constantly to check up. I worked shift work in a nursing home, and had odd hours. When I would come home at night, I would see my children fast asleep, and my heart would ache at the thought that I should have been the one to read to them and lovingly tuck them in. I started to become short tempered because I love a tidy house, and it always seemed messy. Also, we weren’t really saving money because of daycare cost, higher tax bracket, needing a second car, etc.

I started to worry that my daughters were not being taught properly how to be homemakers because I was so busy. Well, what happened is my husband lost his job, and we were forced to live on one income. My poor husband was miserable, and felt terrible at the thought that I was the sole provider. He started to see how much work went into the care of the home and children. We prayed about it and decided to take a leap of faith and have me stay home. Guess what? We are financially much better off because we have to carefully follow a budget. I find it a fun challenge to find ways to stretch our money.

My husband is a school bus driver, so he does not need a car for work. He brings his bus home. We now only have one vehicle, and I rarely leave home, so don’t have to drive much. Another wonderful blessing about being home full-time is we are expecting our first grandchildren. Our daughter and her husband are expecting twins. I am so happy that I will be available to help her out because I will not have an outside job to pull me away 🙂 Praise God, she also wants to be a full-time homemaker.”

Her family’s needs are being met even though her husband is a school bus driver. I believe the major problem with women coming home is that they are afraid of giving up too many of their wants. If we have food and clothing we are supposed to be content, yet most of us have way more than this. If it requires you to live very simply to be able to stay home, do it. This will not only benefit you, but your entire family since you can be with them full time and teaching them continually about the Lord and His wonderful ways.

Be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Hebrews 13:5