Lately, I have been looking at lives of some influential
Christian women – and have wanted that kind of life. I see peace; I see
movements of the Lord. Both women are living out their dream- and they are
totally different lives- but they are lives lived well. I have been
contemplating and wondering how to get there…
I have been asking the Lord about this and I have come to a
point. I am at a new place. Joe and I
have walked many roads of training to prepare us for the next step. I have let
people and circumstances control me. I have been tired and weak. I have wined –
and here we are.
A new town, a new place and a new road. I am choosing to be
all of who I am and who God made me – here. I will write when I can. I will
live when I can. I will express likes in the things I like and will not worry
about approval. I think that’s what it adds up to. Being who I am in God – not who someone else
is, or trying to live up to other’s standards.
I have been reading an incredible devotional by Joyce Meyer
called ‘The Confident Woman.’ [1] I
realized that we as women try to please. We try to please people, friends,
family, coworkers etc. We say yes, we hold in opinions, we try to fit a ‘mold’
that we have created of the perfect ‘church woman.’ Well, I’m over that mold. I think it’s time to
be Spirit led – and to fit the mold He created for me.
You see, we all have a unique and specific mold God gave
each of us. We are created with talents, with gifts with likes and dislikes
that shape our uniqueness. To be that women I strive to be, I have to be the
woman God created Me to be – not some other person I think I should be. The way
I know to do that is do dive into my relationship with Him. He made me, He knows
me, He shapes me – as He does all of you – to be His unique design. And it’s
time to be me. I think that should be
the goal for all of us. We can’t do everything that seems like a ‘good’ work.
We need to do the work God calls us to do. It may be raising a baby, it may be
selling houses, it may be being a friend to that hurting coworker – but how
will we know if we aren’t spending time with Him?
I have a challenge. Why don’t we all spend some time in
prayer for our callings? I want to commit to 7 minutes a day to pray for God to
show us His calling. (Now this isn’t the only amount of time to spend with him.)
I encourage you to get a good devotional, a journal, a bible – (without
markings – thanks for that idea Jaime Dyer) and notecards. Take time with God –
write down the verses that speak to you on the notecards – keep them with you –
and start living as the woman you are called to be.
Go Be!
