A woman's strength is best seen not in the demonstration of her power
but in her ability to harness it under the authority of God-given leadership.
but in her ability to harness it under the authority of God-given leadership.
~The Revolution for Women, Priscilla Shirer
It just keeps getting better & better! What great discussion, sharing and encouragement we experienced as we wrapped up our 2nd Resolution – To champion biblical womanhood. We talked about our efforts to display womanhood in our culture of feminist beliefs and ideals. It was an interesting topic to say the least. In this day and age, the idea of biblical womanhood is often misconstrued and misunderstood even by believers. Take the idea of submission for example. This can be the most difficult principle for even the most mature of Christian women, and yet it is in this concept that we as Christian women should find our greatest freedom, influence and impact. Enter the enemy. The enemy is fully aware of the power of a submitted woman in the earth, so he crafted a plan to influence the minds of those who could abuse this principle in an effort to destroy the impact of God’s woman, and he was successful for some time. Enter the feminist movement.
As we spent time discussing the impact of the feminist movement, we admitted just as Priscilla suggested that in our efforts to fight and attain equality in value, importance and rights, we have often gone just a tad bit too far. We’ve often confused the right to be valued and treated with equal respect with the idea that this can only be obtained if we use those rights to imitate men. This has resulted in a distorted, rebellious, confused, unbiblical portrayal of womanhood. In many ways, God’s original design and intent for woman has been rejected and exchanged for a more masculine approach. Absent fathers, abusive relationships, broken marriages, and unfair employment practices are a few examples of societal influences that have made it difficult for women to balance the biblical principles of womanhood with the need to survive. But the truth still remains that while God designed women to be just as important as men, He did not design us to be just as men. And as Christian women, we must be committed to upholding and teaching our daughters to uphold this fine and often blurred line of separation.
Enter the Holy Spirit.
Enter the Holy Spirit.
As Priscilla so eloquently explained to us, we were created because man was in need of a partner and we are important because we are good and necessary for the purposes of God in the earth (pg 38). That means that you and I have been purposefully placed in this time, in this place and in the lives of these people because they need us and our anointing especially. It’s not by happenstance that you are connected to certain people, places and things. It is by God’s divine order and "without your participation and input, much will be lacking" (pg 38).
As you close out this resolution, I’d like you to take time to complete an assignment that Priscilla encourages. Consider any on one of the many roles that you play in your life and record or share with us here how you are….
· Good for it
· Necessary to it
· An important component of it
· Worthy to be a part of it
· Trustworthy to fulfill your role in it
I hope you are enjoying the book as much as I am. We’d love to have you at our next meeting. Details below….
Next meeting: Monday, October 31st
Location: TBD
Time: 7:00pm
Reading Assignment: Authentically Me pgs. 49-65
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