The Profound Statement Made on The Crown on Netflix
I don’t watch a lot of Netflix, so far my favourite shows have been The Paradise and When Calls the Heart – pretty innocent viewing :-). But I have heard so many people from literally all over the world rave about The Crown, that I decided to finally watch it. It tells the true story of Queen Elizabeth’s life starting just before she became queen.
In the very first episode, there was a four word statement that gripped my heart with so much conviction, that I had to pause it as I stood dead in my tracks, and ponder the incredible significance of the truth spoken in my own life – in my own marriage, to be precise.
You and I as women in the 21stcentury have so many commitments, countless errands to keep us busy, ongoing cares for each of our children, endless household chores, not to mention ever-evolving and sometimes complicated relationships to navigate. Our minds are filled to the brim, our hearts are torn in multiple directions, and our focus is blurry on the best of days.
I’m with you, sister! My never-ending endeavours to simplify my life last for far too short a time, and before I know it, I seem to be back at square one.
Thank God for…. well… God!!! Without Him keeping you and I grounded as women, fixated on what is truly important and eternal, and centred on the main purpose for our lives – which is glorifying and enjoying Him – where would we be?
The Profound Statement Made on The Crown on Netflix
Back to The Crown 🙂
King George, knowing he had only months to live, asked Princess Elizabeth to take a tour of the Commonwealth in his place. When she asked her husband, Prince Philip to join her on the long tour, he was very reluctant stating that he had a job as a naval officer, and couldn’t be away for that length of time.
A few days later, King George took his son-in-law, Prince Philip duck-shooting, and had a heart to heart to talk with him about this matter. And the profound statement made on The Crown on Netflix appears during this conversation.
King George looks Prince Philip in the eye, and referring to his wife, soon-to-become queen, Elizabeth, he urges him saying, “She is the job.” There it is folks… She is the job.
For your husband, you are the job! His investment in you, his love for you, his care for you, his protection of you, as his wife, is his primary job.
Now before you start pointing the finger, and starting to meditate on all the ways your husband isn’t doing “his job,” know that this is by no means the purpose of my writing to you today.
My sole intention is to challenge you with the way this statement challenged me. If King George was looking you in the eye, referring to your husband, he’d be saying, “he is the job!”
Yes, your children are your treasures – absolutely! But they are not your primary job.
Yes, your home being kept in order is fundamental – very! But that is not your main job.
Yes, your brothers and sisters in the Lord being poured into is vital – very! But that is not your leading job.
My friend, as you stand on the rock, leaning on the King of Heaven for your very breathe, the next most important relationship in your life is your marriage. It is the very foundation of your family!
God joined precious you with your beloved husband to stand firm as a picture to this dark world of the union between Jesus and His Church!
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
Ephesians 5:22-24
Your God-given, most fruitful, most ripple-effecting job is that of respecting, honouring, nurturing, encouraging, and supporting your dear husband.
He is the job, my friend.
Some days it may be harder to do that. During some seasons it may be more trying to stay focused on this calling. But loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, includes loving the one He gave you as your life-partner, confidant, best friend, and provider.
Now, I do understand that there are various marital situations that may make this task extremely difficult, but for the most part, if you’re a married woman, I pray you would choose your true job on this earth wisely – _________________ (enter husband’s name) is your job.
May you faithfully fulfill your job description, to love, honour, submit to, support, and encourage him, my friend. For if you do, you will certainly reap the reward of a job well done!
