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...
“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...
Two lost souls who finally find each other, stare longing into their each other's eyes, the gentle caress, the whispered words of affection and the quickening of the heartbeat. This is usually associated with the swelling of the music, a tightening of the camera angle and the perfectly timed kiss as the snow lightly falls around them. The stuff Hallmark movies are made of. The stuff little girls often dream of. The type of love that oversells and under delivers. Our general misconception of love leads little girls to become hardened and at times are taken advantage of as their ideals are dashed and they begin to look around for “ok” or “better than nothing”. This is not what love is supposed to be like at all. Movies sometimes can get it right but most of the time they strive to sell something that doesn’t actually exist. Love is not the fairy tale we envision in movies or books. Love is not the pitter-patter of our hearts. Love is hard. ...
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