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The Feminism of the Mothers is the
Destruction of the Daughters |
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Editor's
Note: The following remarkable testimony was shared by
Sarah Zes at the 2003 OSA National Event in
Charlotte, NC
would like to begin by giving all glory
and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ for granting me life — both physically and
spiritually — and to my parents for their sacrifice in raising me and the
example they have been to me of godly parents. Because of them, I stand before
you today as a survivor of the abortion holocaust that has snuffed out the
lives of one-third of my generation, including the two precious little girls,
Deborah and Sarah, that we honored today. Though they
have no voice, their testimony speaks volumes.
I have heard it
said that the Heroism of the Fathers is the Legacy of the Sons. I would submit
the reverse is also true. In our culture, the Feminism of the Mothers is the
Destruction of the Daughters. The most blatant and horrific form of this
destruction is abortion — the murder of unborn children by their mothers. But
abortion is not the only fruit of feminism. Our culture abounds with its
fruits: from divorce, to the existence of daycares, to women in the workforce
and in the military and in positions of authority in the church and civil
government — the list is endless. Feminism has become so prevalent that we are
influenced by it probably without even realizing it.
Feminism has
affected the way we think — even the way we dress. Did you know that the lack
of clothes we see women wear today is an effect of feminism? How many feminists
— pro-aborts — do you know who dress modestly? We as Christian women need to
make a distinction in our dress and make a conscious effort to dress modestly
and femininely. We need to have a dress standard, and it needs to reflect
Christ and not the world.
This influence
of feminism is a serious problem. Because the Feminism of the Mothers is the
Destruction of the Daughters, we daughters who have not been aborted are in
just as much danger of being destroyed — by the lies of feminism. The lies
which tell us we should be independent from our parents and out from under
their authority, training for a career or looking for our ministry outside of
the context of our home and family. But Proverbs
Daughters — my
plea is to you. We have been bombarded by an enemy seeking to steal our hearts
and turn them away from our parents. We have been pressured by our egalitarian
culture to look for our worth in peers, in education, in careers, and in
individual ministries outside the home. I encourage you to heed the testimonies
of Deborah and Sarah — who being dead, yet speaketh.
In the Scriptures, we see that Deborah and Sarah were strong and godly women —
and they were under the authority of their husbands. As it says in I Peter
3:5-6: “For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted
in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even
as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye
do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.” Let me tell you, there is
liberty in submission. There is liberty in submitting to your father. Don’t let
your heart be taken captive by the independent spirit of feminism. We as
daughters are not sufficient to guard our hearts — God has placed us under the
authority of our fathers to protect our hearts.
So I encourage
you — give your heart fully to the Lord Jesus Christ and to your father (or if
you are married, to your husband) and be under his authority. Find your mission
in being his helpmeet. Your job is to honor and serve him as your leader, your
protector, your head. The Word of God tells us as
women to delight in being keepers at home and to love children. We are to make
our father’s (or husband’s) home and work as
productive as possible.
Our obedience
or disobedience to the high calling Jesus Christ has given us as women will
affect future generations and even the future of this nation. Instead of being
known as a generation where the Feminism of the Mothers is the Destruction of
the Daughters, let us instead leave a legacy of faithfulness so that we and our
children will be more than survivors of our culture of death — we will be conquerors
of it for the glory of God.
Sarah Zes has the blessing of being the eldest daughter of James
and Kathleen, and finds her mission in serving them and advancing their vision.
Her energy is employed in this task, as she aids her father in spreading the
message of Biblical family renewal through tapes and books, as well as through
hospitality. Not home educated until her last two years of high school, Sarah
is so thankful to the Lord Jesus Christ for the refining journey He has taken
her on from ‘Christian feminism’ and a career mindset to one of joyful
submission and obedience to the calling He has given women to be keepers at
home for His glory.
