A woman who is employed outside her home has many challenges and knowing how to juggle all her responsibilities can become an obstacle. A woman must evaluate her priorities and her decision-making process:
- Careers are usually based on contracts that are temporary, family relationships are covenants and are eternal. Employers come and go but family and God are with you for the rest of your life.
- A career plays a very small part in a woman's identity. A woman is not what she does but who she is. Who she is largely determined by her relationship with God.
God's criteria for success is faithfulness. (Regardless of how the "world" or the American "system" defines success). God is so merciful that He honors not only our efforts but our intentions. Neither your family members or your colleagues in the workplace see the big picture of your life, only God does.
In addition, a Christian should not be found slandering or gossiping about her employer (see Titus 2:3). However, an employer has no right to ask an employee to lie or deceive in any way. A woman does not owe her employer participation in any activity that is dishonorable. This includes any social occasions marked by lewd conversations and sinful behavior.
While a woman owes her employer an honest day's work, she does not owe all her time and energy. This leaves her with nothing to give to her family when she returns home. God created and expects a balanced lifestyle with family, home, and the workplace. Priorities should be firmly established according to His divine order.
