Welcome to the Feminid Podcast. This is Nancy Wilson. Thanks so much for joining me today.

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of ladies about duty. So I thought I would give you listeners a short little recap of that talk, actually divided into two parts.

One for this week and one for next week. All right. We don't hear that word duty so very much these

days. Our duty, what is it? Well, it's an assignment, an obligation, a task that has been assigned for us. Our duty is the

mission, the job we're called to do. And I think moms today and women in general today don't think

in terms of their duties, but rather in terms of their desires and accomplishments. We live at a time when we

expect great recognition for simply doing our duty. We want to be recognized, receive praise,

admiration, and thanks for all we do. But Christian women should have an entirely different mindset.

What are my duties? Am I fulfilling all my responsibilities? Am I doing my duty? Or am I shirking, making excuses, or viewing my duties

as an offensive burden? We sometimes think we should have a choice of duties, not this one, but that one,

one with more praise attached to it, one with a bigger paycheck, one that is more impressive,

more glamorous, with more perks. At each stage of life, we have duties. Where do they come from?

Who assigned them? Well, clearly God has bestowed them on us. He has assigned

each one as a gift. Do we view our duties as gifts? Do we treasure them in our hearts with gratitude?

Well, we should, because our good and gracious father has bestowed them on us, and he is wise.

So let's let them be glad duties. They're given, so we should be

grateful to receive them. We have the best motive in the world because we are serving God.

These are fruitful duties, not meaningless dredgery. He has assigned them, crafted them,

specially for us. So give yourself a good job description.

You have the best job in the world you were created specifically for this.

Your duties are a means to something much greater, which is your sanctification.

They're not an end in themselves. Doing them well brings God all the glory and moves your

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