Women

I hope you can find your way through these solid biblical resources and lean into the truth of God’s Word and truly understand who you are in Him. God loves you and has a purpose for your life. When we take the time to study His Word and continue to dig in at deep levels, God can reveal to us so many beautiful truths about Him and our world.

No one is perfect except for Jesus. But Jesus is our role model, our head. We are his hands and feet in the world.  A woman of God remembers this and acts accordingly, modeling his ways and doing her part to raise up other believers in his name.

Just as on an airplane you must put the breathing mask on yourself first before you can help someone else, it is the same with self-care. Although our time is limited and our two to-do list can get quite long, it's still important to incorporate these practices into our lives. 

Why is there so much admiration for someone who only appears once in Scripture? Part of the reason can actually be found in the reaction of those that knew her, as they saw her illness and death. The story of this Godly woman offers insights for Christians who want to make a real difference in their communities.

I look ahead, or just right in the mirror, and see wrinkles and gray hair and a softer middle. I give that woman a hug. She has lost her angles and rough edges and is the kind of woman I want to be embraced by. 

If you have been watching the church world at all in recent months, I don’t need to walk you through the brouhaha surrounding Beth Moore leaving the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) over her calling to teach, or the attempt by the SBC to remove Saddleback Church, where “America’s Pastor” Rick Warren served so faithfully for so many years, for ordaining two women to serve as pastors.

When we get rid of excess stuff, we say to God, “All of my stuff is yours. The less stuff I have, the more I can be used for your purposes.” 

I looked back on the first few months of my son's life with shame and regret. The countless times I'd walked by him to go to my daughter, the moments I'd wished I'd never had him, and the fantasies I'd devised to give him to someone who really needed a baby. All of it was shameful to me. I had failed as a new mother. I had to forgive myself.

It took years to start receiving love and words of affirmation about my body from my husband. In counseling women, I've listened to countless stories of how they have a hard time receiving love and words of affirmation from their husbands – even when they tell them how beautiful they are on a daily basis. To receive love, we must replace rejection with God's revelation. Let's break that down into practical steps.

Since women are accepted into the Family of God, and since Jesus himself never discriminated based on gender, it is praiseworthy to celebrate God's provision for women to have a place in church leadership and partake in the roles and responsibilities of serving the Lord's church. Here are three distinct ways women can do just that.

A Proverbs 31 woman yearns to please God and strives to be like this ideal example, but with the understanding that every Christian is a work in progress, brought “to completion in the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6).

Nothing is more powerful than placing your hands together and praying for the man God brought into your life. In all honesty, maybe now more than ever, this generation of men needs to be reminded of who they are in Christ and the amazing honor they have in leading, providing, and protecting their families.

God calls all Christians, regardless of gender, to engage in the spiritual battles that take place every day in our fallen world. If you're a woman who's ready to use the power of prayer to fight evil, enter the battle that's happening around you with the confidence that God is on your side.

However, this will mark the second Mother's Day I will celebrate without her precious presence. I still have "all the feels" when it comes to this holiday. As it approaches, it comes with many strings attached. Being that this was the first holiday after she was called to her eternal home, it also holds a bittersweet place in my heart. Mother's Day is indeed difficult.

In our current state, the world is falling further and further away from God and His Truth. What would you be willing to risk to be a light for Jesus? 

Especially for women, it is joyous to see how the Spirit of God is manifested in our personalities, traits, and actions. These attributes are of God's creation and heart; living them out is a gift to each believer in their own walk.

It is important to be familiar with the women in the Bible and to know their lasting impact to be recorded in the Bible. These women did miraculous things out of their love for God and were strengthened by His mighty arm.

When we humble ourselves before the Lord and ask Him to use us for His will and way, we find our purpose. 

Devotional books for women can be a valuable tool in our daily walk with God. While they are not to replace us opening our Bibles, they can be a valuable asset in helping us to connect with God. 

Today if you are walking through fire, these ten Scriptures are for you. If you are restless and irritated, overworked and overwhelmed with the everyday, these ten Scriptures are for you. Or if you are marvelously content with a full, joyous life, these ten Scriptures are for you too. No matter what we are experiencing or feeling, God's promises are to us.