The Quest for Identity as a Woman
What is a woman? It’s a question that is everywhere in today’s society. Many people, including scientists, can’t seem to find an answer. The lines are so blurred from skewed definitions, that it’s almost as if “women” don’t exist. It’s a topic that is constantly on the news but really, it’s a question that has been asked for years. Women can play sports, they can work in the corporate world, hold political positions of power… can do anything a man can do (and maybe better). Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with any of these things and each of these can in fact, be something amazing. The point is, that defining a woman has been something that seems to be a struggle and a point of contention for many for a very long time. It’s nothing new. But why?
The primary attack of our enemy, Satan, is on the center/nucleus of our society, the family. If a family is broken and in disarray, it has a great impact on the individual. And what is one of the strongest glues holding a family together, the woman of the house. There is some truth in the saying, “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” I’m not diminishing the role of a husband or a father here because that is important. But if we can devalue a woman, a wife, and a mom, that is half of the equation and the rest will come tumbling down. For years, society has been pulling women further and further from the home. Again, I am not saying it’s wrong for a woman to do the career thing. But when a woman feels guilty for staying home or worthless because they aren’t out making money and climbing the corporate ladder, that’s not right. When someone asks, “What do you do?”, don’t diminish your role with “I JUST stay at home with the kids.” God created us, male and FEMALE, and He created us very differently. Do you think that the God of the universe made a mistake?! Absolutely not! We are different. Women are different than men and that is not only ok but GOOD! In fact, in Genesis, God said it is VERY GOOD! We are different physically, and emotionally, in the way we think, the way we interact with others, and even in the way that we interact with and relate to God. No amount of surgery or gender brainwashing can make someone a woman because we are much more than that. We are something that only God can create just as a man is only something that God can create. Embrace who you are as a woman. Be sensitive to what God is calling you to do as a woman and drown the noise of this world out because that’s all it is, noise. It’s all a distraction to keep us from fulfilling the life God has called us to because Satan knows that when we fulfill our role as a woman, he cannot defeat us and our families.
