Created to Be His Help Meet Review
For several years an article has circulated on the Internet entitled among other things, “Slave Labor.” It was actually an extract from a 1954 Home Economics textbook for high school girls. The article presented the housewife’s list of duties as preparing the home, dinner, and children so that the arrival of her husband is a singular event. In other words, treat him as you would a king arriving at the palace.
Women who agree that this sounds like slave labor would NOT appreciate the instruction Debi Pearl presents in her book, Created To Be His Help Meet. Indeed, the author herself admits to being tempted to skirt not-so-politically-correct issues that would cause her to lose sales. However, her husband Michael Pearl advised her, “If God thought it was important enough to inspire it as part of His Word to us, then you should include it”.
For those wanting God’s message to them, this is a great book. It is based solely on the teaching of Scripture without regard to what is ‘popular’. The author did a thorough study of the Bible on the subject of the role of women, especially wives. Her teaching is based on the truth that God designed women unique and important, but different in their purpose. The role for married women is to do all she can to make her husband a success. If instead she decided to take on his role, she will damage her marriage, children, the spirit of her home, and miss her own fulfilling purpose.
It took four years, thousands of hours, many tears, revisions and distractions, but I finally finished my book. I had no idea God had so much to say to us ladies until I began going through God’s Word verse by verse, writing the different sections of Created to Be His Help Meet.” These words are from Debi herself.
Often when the husband sees these remarkable, biblical changes in his wife, he will change also. If he is treated as a king, he will treat his wife as the queen. But this is not your purpose.
Most women whose marriage is far from what she dreamed it would be feel they are the exception to the principles presented here. Debi Pearl does not ignore these and gives many illustrations and answers questions from various difficult marriage situations. Neither does she skirt the subject of sex but handles it in a clear but discrete way.
A clear endorsement of the book lies in the fact that, at this writing, it is in its 8th printing in less than 4 years. Some pastors even banned the book from their church, but, on the other hand, the many letters from women (and men) who are grateful for what God did in their marriage as a result of the book testify to its effectiveness in teaching God’s ways for women, as His unique creations.
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