As we approach summer, plants are nestled into the dark soil, seeds are pushed deep below the surface and pesky weeds are plucked & tossed. Similar to this process, we were placed by God's design into the sphere {garden} of influence we now occupy. As followers of Christ we want to flourish and we want to grow. Unfortunately there are times when along with the good seeds there are some seeds of dissatisfaction that get dropped. We begin to see that the tomatoes have a trellis to climb or that the strawberries can fan out over the ground and here we {I} am just a carrot who gets to pop my little green sprout up just in time to be plucked from the earth. Often these seeds of dissatisfaction can almost look like good things. The fact that I am unmarried when I desire to be married. To be joined to another person so that life can be lived together, challenge each other, spur each other on. The fact that I do not have children a...
“Do not let your adorning be external— the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.” I Peter 3:3-4 “a gentle and quiet spirit”…what does this really mean? Do I need to be a silent doormat? Does God wish for all women to just be idle next to a husband? What if they never get married, will no one be their voice? Phew…this verse could be taken down so many painful and hurtful paths, but I’d rather look at what it is actually trying to say…which is powerful and amazing! The Greek word for “gentle” is praus which at best means “God’s strength under His control, meekness, demonstrating power without undue harshness.” {www.biblehub.com} In Priscilla Shirer’s book Resolution for Women she gives some additio...
My post from yesterday was inadvertently deleted (by myself) while trying to make a correction. My desire is to reaffirm what a woman of God is designed to look like. Not debate who they aren't or what roles they can or can't have, but rather revisit what God's Word has said on the topic. To be humbly reminded who God has called us{me} to be. Revive Our Hearts ministry has taken time to search scripture and produce a True Woman Manifesto which seems to address the issue in a clear and succinct way, enhancing the positive role. Here is the link to view the entire document ( Manifesto ). The following is a list of items from scripture that we, as biblical/godly women, should strive to emulate. It is not a list of specific jobs It is not a list of duties to perform or not perform. It is a list of character qualities that are biblical and important. It is a list of our Father calling us t...
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