Preparing To Be His Help Meet (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
The theme of the book is godly submission… helping unmarried ladies focus on character building that will help the transition to submission. She identifies three main types of men: the prophet, the priest, and the king. She then goes on to describe how each of these men tend to operate (the prophet tends to be entrepreneurial and creative type; the priest tends to be more quiet and servant in nature; and the king tends to be much more of a leader), and how each of these is a distinct part of Who God is. It was a really neat analogy that I’ve never heard before. (Btw, A is a priestly type.)Another thing she touches on that showed me a new perspective was that of the wedding. She encourages ladies to not put too much effort into the wedding. Make it simple, she says, but focus the week before your wedding NOT on the wedding details but on resting for the following week. She suggests that the first week of marriage is the most taxing for the wife and that it is important to start your marriage off right. Don’t allow the stress of the wedding to overflow into your first week of marriage.This book is a great read. I hope to put it on my shelf someday so my daughter(s) can read it. This was a great book for teenage girls. There are lots of helpful illustrative real-life stories and good ideas about how to prepare yourself for marriage. That said, there was less emphasis on the fact that God is the only thing that will ever ultimately satisfy, and that we should really be preparing to meet Him one day. While I'm sure that was an oversight on the author's part, it left the impression that getting married will satisfy all your hopes and dreams, which it can't. The book was filled with good, practical advice on how to get ready to be able to run a home, which is useful whether or not you end up getting married.
What do You think about Preparing To Be His Help Meet (2010)?
Excellent read--good info--i could read this through again several more times and not be bored
—Jennifer
Pretty good...very blunt...not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing. whatever.
—Bunz
Great book with lots of good information.
—isabella
