A Fit Helper

I am doing a study on the Hebrew word 'ezer', which means helper. It first appears in Genesis 2:18. "And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." God made man and woman in His image. Have you ever stopped and considered how privileged you are as a human? Made from the dust of the earth, yet created over the entire animal kingdom and given an eternal being. But God went even further and made us after His own image. Just think about it! He also gave us specific roles as males and females. We both reflect His image in different ways. Men reflect the power, leadership, and provision of God. Men are to love their wives, as Christ loved the church. (1 Timothy 5:8). While women are to be life producers (physically and spiritually), helpers, homemakers, and to represent the bride of Christ, for whom He gave His life. (the church) (obviously we only reflect some of God's qualities, we cannot equal them). 
We (women in general) too often view being servants/helpers as a low, undesirable position, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. Because God uses the same word (ezer-helper) on Himself no less than 16 times! And God would not use a word on Himself that was not worthy enough to describe Himself. Wow!We have an extremely important role as helpers. We're encouragers, supporters, and helpers to our husbands. And even if you're not married, you can still be doing these things for/to men in a godly manner. Ezer can be found 21 times in the old Testament. The first 2 uses are in Genesis: three times the word is used as help in a military sense (Isaiah 30:5, Ezekiel 12:14, & Daniel 11:34), and 16 times as God being (our/Israel's) help (Exodus 18:4, Deuteronomy33:7, 26, 29, Psalm 20:2, 33:20, 70:5, 89:19, 115:9, 10,11, 121:1-2, 124:8, 146:5, and Hosea 13:9). I encourage you to read at least a few of the references. I hope you've gained a brighter definition of the title helper. You're not merely chief dishwasher, laundry doer, and cook (although they are great things to do), you can bring your Creator glory by following His plan and be an 'Indispensable Help'.

Psalm 146:5
"Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his Help,

 whose hope is in the Lord his God:"