A Prayer for the Biblical Girl – Your Every day Prayer – July 17

A Prayer for the Biblical Girl
By Emily Rose Massey

“And no matter you do in phrase or deed, do all within the identify of the Lord Jesus, giving due to God the Father by way of Him.” – Colossians 3:17, NKJV

Social media has modified loads over time. What was a method to merely share snapshots and keep related to household and mates has now change into a world-wide “city sq.” for anybody to have a voice and opinion on nearly any matter possible. In Christian on-line circles, one specific matter that has appeared to change into extraordinarily standard is biblical Womanhood. In reality, there are complete social media pages, podcasts, YouTube channels, and blogs solely devoted to what’s means to be a biblical lady. Simply search the hashtag “biblical womanhood” and you will see that a plethora of rigorously curated infographics, elegant and artistic reels, and completely posed pictures to scroll by way of for days on finish. After all, there are Bible verses to accompany these posts, and they’ll all the time say one thing about giving God glory as a lady. However I’ve noticed that a lot of what you will see that might be described, in my view, as cookie cutter, as if there is just one aesthetic that defines biblical womanhood.

Some examples are baking do-it-yourself sourdough bread, sporting solely attire with aprons, homeschooling, elevating chickens, cleansing ideas, meal prepping, and gardening. Associates, all this stuff might be helpful as a lady within the house, however allow us to watch out to not equate Nineteen Fifties homemaking to what’s means to be a biblical lady. On the subject of what God is anxious most about, it’s a matter of the guts, not what we see on the skin. I’m reminded of this exhortation from the Apostle Paul to the church at Colossae:

“And no matter you do in phrase or deed, do all within the identify of the Lord Jesus, giving due to God the Father by way of Him.” – Colossians 3:17, NKJV

Homeschooling, holding the house organized, and getting ready meals for your loved ones are all fantastic issues {that a} lady can do, but when she is just not doing these issues with the best coronary heart or motive, it’s all carried out in useless. Whether or not you might be single, married, a stay-at-home momma, a working momma, a lady with a profitable profession, retired, or a grandma with expansive life-experience and knowledge, God has referred to as you to be a biblical lady by dwelling your life solely for the Lord Jesus with a coronary heart stuffed with thankfulness for all that He has carried out for you.

Your magnificence or value as a lady isn’t about how exhausting you may slay or hustle, how immaculately clear your private home appears, or how well-behaved your kids are. Actual magnificence comes from complete dependency on God. What blooms in your life will likely be lovely due to Him. 

Your story of strolling with Jesus is just not about your works or what you are able to do in your personal energy or energy, it’s about working with grace and permitting it to do its work in you and thru you. The extra you lean into His grace, the extra you will notice progress and maturity in your coronary heart and life. By means of this dependency on Him, you’ll make Jesus well-known and never your personal identify. God alone will obtain all of the glory that’s due His identify. Might we learn to give up our life to Jesus each single day and belief that He’ll use all of it for His glory.

Let’s pray:

Heavenly Father,
I lengthy to be a biblical lady, however I don’t wish to get swayed by what others inform me what that ought to seem like. I wish to look to the scriptures firstly. You aren’t involved with what I seem like on the skin, however You’re extra involved with the posture of my coronary heart. Assist me to serve my household and my group with out grumbling or complaining as I rely solely upon You every day. I pray that You’ll use each trial and problem in my life to evolve me into the picture of Your pricey Son. I lengthy to present You glory in all that I say and do. Assist me lean upon Your grace to be the lady You’ve gotten referred to as me to be, to additional Your Kingdom and inform of Your goodness and faithfulness.
In Jesus’ identify, amen.

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