Feminine Appeal Quotes

“Our conduct has a direct influence on how people think about the gospel. The world doesn't judge us by our theology; the world judges us by our behavior. People don't necessarily want to know what we believe about the Bible. They want to see if what we believe makes a difference in our lives. Our actions either bring glory to God or misrepresent His truth.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“The challenge of ministry in our home is that we do not always feel very “spiritual” when we wash our dishes. It hardly feels significant to scrub our toilet. and we can feel that we are truly ministering when the Lord uses us to communicate a word of wisdom to someone, or He provides an opportunity to share the gospel with our neighbor. That seems like real ministry. And that is real ministry to be sure! But no more so than when we are wiping runny noses or cleaning the bathroom. That is because we have a very narrow view of true spirituality... The Lord wants to help us see the significance of ministry at home. He also wants to expand our vision for the multiple opportunities that we have for ministry in the home. Let’s ask the LORD to help us gain a biblical perspective of our ministry at home.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“the wife is to exemplify the church’s joyful submission to Christ by following her husband’s leadership.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“no situation created by our sin is so horrible that God can’t redeem it for good—both for us and for our families.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“As we meditate on the undeserved mercy of God in forgiving our sins, we will freely grant forgiveness and kindness to our husbands and children.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“But our highest objective should be that our children would repent from their sins, put their trust in Jesus Christ, and reflect the gospel to the world around them.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“In fact, you get the feeling nowadays that doing anything outside of the home is more honorable than working in the home. Dorothy Patterson characterizes the current mind-set in this way: Much of the world would agree that being a housekeeper is acceptable as long as you are not caring for your own home; treating men with attentive devotion would also be right as long as the man is the boss in the office and not your husband; caring for children would even be deemed heroic service for which presidential awards could be given as long as the children are someone else’s and not your own.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother

“Now I certainly had no intention of lying on the form, but I was trying to think of a creative way to make homemaker sound more important. Then the thought struck me: I am more concerned about the opinion of the individual who will read this questionnaire than I am about the approval of the One who has called me to be a homemaker. I had succumbed to worldly thinking rather than viewing my profession as the Bible portrays it—a high calling from God.”
― Carolyn Mahaney, Feminine Appeal: Seven Virtues of a Godly Wife and Mother