My best friend was raised in a feminist family. Her mom and her aunts were all feminists and career women. The summer before her junior year in high school, she went to a Christian summer camp and believed in Jesus Christ. But then, she went back to her high school where Mormonism, Buddha, and other false religions were mixed in with Jesus.

She decided to go to Westmont College since it was close to home. It’s a small Christian college where I went. She brought her Bible with her and the book of Mormon. We became close friends almost immediately our freshmen year. I’ll never forget her saying to me one Sunday morning as I was getting ready for church, “Going to church for you is like brushing your teeth. It’s just something you faithfully do.” That’s right!

She became stronger in her faith since our whole group of friends were raised in Christian homes except for her. Thankfully, she never even kissed a guy nor did anything rebellious in her teen years. She was shy, but the rest of us were not! She quickly came out of her shell.

She learned about the Lord from all of us, the churches we attended, chapel, and Bible classes. She ended up marrying a godly man who had pursued me during high school. They hit it off immediately after meeting and were married within a year. They had three children shortly afterwards. She loved being home with her babies. (Her mom, dad, and brother eventually all became Christians!) He tragically died from brain cancer shortly after giving birth to her third. She eventually married another Christian man who adores her.

As I was eating lunch the other day, I was pondering something about her. I knew the rest of my group of friends only wanted to be wives, mothers, and homemakers. I texted her and asked her if her mom was sad when she married her husband who took her far away from home. She called me, and we talked for a while. She then told me how her upbringing was so different from the rest of ours. The thought of marriage, children, and homemaking never even entered her mind! It was never talked about to her. She had never once dreamed about having a wedding.

This amazed me! Now, I understand why this is so common these days. Most young women are being raised in feminist homes. No one ever models to them or talks to them about being wives, mothers, and homemakers. The latest poll states that the majority of high school girls don’t want marriage, children, and homemaking. This is not only heartbreaking but devastating in numerous ways. Women can’t continue to rebel against God’s will for them and think their lives will turn out okay. They won’t.

I encourage all of you, women, to begin talking to every young woman you meet about this. Tell them that it’s okay to be wives, mothers, and homemakers. They were created for this! Then pray for them. Share the Gospel with them if given the opportunity. Every one needs Jesus.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
1 Timothy 5:14

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