What's Next

Now that I am finished with high school, the question that most people ask me is: what are you going to do now. If you have been reading my blog, you know that I believe the will of the Father is that women be keepers at home. I did not always believe so, but God has changed my heart. He used ladies like Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin and many of my blogger friends to point out the areas in His word where He laid out His plan for married women. I believe that during my 'single' years, I should be preparing for that time. I believe that in the Bible, YHWH put daughters under their father's authority until marriage, and thus ladies should be literally living under their father's roof to be under their protection, not hundreds of miles away in a Godless campus. This is the way the Father has led me so far.

I'm not finished yet, so to any feminists that I have enraged, please don't flood my comment box with hate mail. Yet. :) I still haven't told you if I am going to college or not. okay?

Just because I believe that women should live in their fathers' house until marriage does not mean, in any way, that I am against education. I believe that everyone should try to educate themselves and not have to depend on others to explain things to them. This is crucial, especially when dealing with the Bible. What I am against is the 'college atmosphere.' Evolution, humanism, and Feminism are just a few of the ideologies that Believers will have to combat when at college, and we would be there without the support of our families. Many people say that being in that environment will 'strengthen our faith', but at 17 or 18 we are not seasoned warriors. I consider myself to still be in the learning stages of my faith. I still need my parents' advice and guidance while I'm searching the Scriptures for truth. Thus to attend a pagan God-forsaken college, hundreds of miles away would be paradoxical.

Okay I'm done with my opinion on college, now I figure it is a good time to tell you that my parents disagree with me. Not on every point, but on a few. They want me to have a degree. For them this would let them feel that if there was ever a situation in which I would be forced to work, (i.e. my husband died or became disabled) I wouldn't be unable to get a job. They tell me that they want to prepare me for any situation I might be in, because we don't know what God has planned for me. So what am I going to do? I'm going to college on August 28. We have had many talks and prayers on this subject,and we have considered the other options, but my family doesn't have a business in which I could assist my father, and distance learning is not feasible for us. Now I do not want anyone to think that my parents do not love me or are not concerned about my spiritual well being. They are doing what they believe is best for me.

My Daddy told me that he did not want me going away for college, this made the choice of where to go easier. I will be going to the same college as my sister, only 15 minutes away from my house. I will be living on campus during the week because my classes have long breaks in between. I will be able to come home every weekend. Even though I am not leaving home, this will be a big change for me. The college is not a Christian one, and I know that I will be challenged spiritually. I went on the college's website, and they said that headcoverings are not allowed unless I write an essay explaining the religious reason that I wear one, and it must be approved by the school chaplain (a woman). My coverings are headband style and I'm not sure how strict they are about this, so please pray that I will not have many problems with that.

I decided that I will study nursing. I'm leaning towards being a midwife, because I can make it into a business, that I will not have to work for anyone, and it is one of the biblical professions for women. (See Exodus 1:15-22 Shiphrah and Puah) I love babies and am very interested in medicine, so this seems to be the best thing to study. I am praying for guidance.

This will not be easy. My beliefs are extreme and 'legalistic' to most professing Christians. I'm not like most girls my age. (but then again I don't want to be) YHWH is my Father and I'm putting my trust in Him. Like Daniel when he was in a pagan nation, I am purposing in my heart not to defile myself. (Daniel 1:18) I covet your prayers my sisters.

Blessings,
Victoria