Wives are to be sensible. This is the same quality that should characterize elders (Titus 1:8), all older men (Titus 2:2), and, in fact, all believers (Titus 2:12). Common sense and good judgment should improve with age, but they should be evident even in early adulthood.
Fourth, wives are to be pure. Hagnos (pure) refers primarily to moral purity, and, especially in this context, to sexual purity, marital faithfulness. Like older women, in fact like all Christian women, young wives are "to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments; but rather by means of good works, as befits women making a claim to godliness" (1 Tim. 2:9-10). "Modesty" refers to a healthy sense of shame at saying anything, doing anything, or dressing in any way that would cause a man to lust. "Discreetly" refers to moral control, to keeping passions, especially sexual passions, subdued. First Peter 3:3-6 gives similar instruction to women.
As I read and study more on being a Titus 2 woman, I see something very consistently emphasized. It is the heart of the godly woman that the Lord is the most interested in...do we have a desire to see God's Word held in high esteem by how we live our lives? Does our heart cause our actions and behaviors to be pure and sensible? Is our overall motivation to please the Lord, knowing that His ways are best? It is both convicting and encouraging. What are you striving for today? Let's press on together as we strive for God's best for us!
