Women of God

Hi there,
Does the concept women of God, sound a bit, well, cheesy? Or maybe unattainable? What does it mean really, to be a women of God? Aren't we women of God because of the fact we are born women and believe in God?

Rather, think of it like this, what does it mean to be a woman and live our lives as God intended us too? We are created different from men and thus, we have different abilities to offer, different instincts and desires. I've heard it said that fathers give their children identity while the mothers give their children life (and not just in the physical sense). Women, then, are a type of life giver (even if we haven't concieved a child); we have this instinct within us. And it's a beautiful gift; straight from the Father, giver of all life. We want to see things grow, nurture, care, reach out, help prosper, create, design... We want to see our efforts become fruitful.

All women I know have some measure of mothering instinct- some obviously stronger than others. This demonstrates itself in many ways, not just by women having children (adoption included) and raising them. Look at women who have a love for gardening- their caring for those plants, or those of us ladies who love animals, or those who take special time and care to reach out to a friend, drop off a dinner at a shelter- there are many ways we operate in our mothering capacity, reaching out to give love. When we embrace this and realize the great potential that this has inside of us, we truly embrace the character God has given us.

Pretty much every single girl I know is relational. We function through our relationships with people and look to build relationships with people. We make connections with co-workers, friends, relatives, husbands, children and boyfriends. How often do you hear yourself talking about someone else during the day? Tell you what, God is relational too. Often women get accused of being too focused on relationships, especially other peoples' relationships (and yes, this can be a problem sometimes) but in this instants, it serves to prove how fundamental that is to us. We should never downplay our need to be relational, never think it is better to leave others alone, out of our lives. God didn't create us to do that. He wants us to build (heathy-key word) relational bonds because thats what he tries over and over to do with us.

So here are just three things that we can embrace in ourselves. God already planted these abilities within us and it's up to us to make the most of them: give life to others (encouragement, help, meeting needs), mothering (nurturing, fostering growth) and relationships (build them, pray for them, continue them). Yet, doing these things is not necessarily easy, it's a tough job, a tall order but trust in God to help you, and be yourself because he created you to act out these abilities in your own unique way of functioning!

Go ahead, be a girl, thats why God created you as one!