Through the lenses of a woman
This may be a topic foreign to many, but shouldn’t be hidden in hopes of never discovering. If we understand the power we’ve been given by God through our sexuality, we can then understand the purpose for it.
God created a man and a women. He created them both uniquely and with uniqueness.
The woman was created to be of help to man and came from mans rib.
“The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18
There were things God noticed Adam couldn’t do on his own. He didn’t want man to be lonely. He wanted man to experience a security and oneness in love. A connection with someone. A like minded connection. God knew that Adam needed a helper in his life.
Someone who could speak into him and strengthen him.
There were things God placed in woman to make man not feel alone. I say this because God did not create another man, when he could’ve. God didn’t make two Adams when he could’ve. He purposefully made something unique, that would be of blessing to his life not a curse.
Eve had more power over man in a sense because man couldn’t live without woman. There was something Eve had inside her. Her essence, her body, her being. Everything that God made her to be was not in any kind of error. It was to benefit the relationship between man and woman.
Maybe Eve knew that, maybe she didn’t. But she had an influence over man given by God. An influence not found in her career or her success or her past experience. It was an influence of just being a woman.
We know the story because people always blame the woman. (Not cool) But what we see in bigger picture is that Eve misused her influence to lead Adam to sin.
I would assume the temptation presented to her was too hard not to resist. But regardless, her giving in lead to many other events to come into place; hard and difficult events. Thankfully because of Gods Grace there is always some kind of good that he will reveal after those moments.
As woman we have a core foundation built inside of us. A womanhood. A female sexuality. The core of who we are aside from anything we achieve in life. We have influence over the men in our lives. We have unseen power to help and encourage or to break and destroy.
Eve used her power to break the bond between man and God. I’m sure it wasn’t on purpose. But it happened & she had more power than she thought.
The Bible says God has given us all authority. But it’s authority we have to discover.
There is such a thing as abuse of authority. We see it in our society these days, it’s a misuse of power given. Abuse is defined simply as using something for which it wasn’t designed for.
The biggest way we can abuse our power is through what we say.
[Power in the tongue]
"There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Proverbs 12:18
“Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” Proverbs 16:24
“With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.”
James 3:9-10
Our negative and immature attitudes can cause our brothers, our friends and all the men in our life to feel inadequate and under appreciated.
Our disrespect for ourselves as woman can lead the brothers, our friends and the men in our life to not assume their position of respect and leadership.
[Power in what we do]
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
Romans 12:10
“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low [humble] position. Do not be conceited.”
Romans 12:16
“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel”
Philippians 1:27
There is a part of our womanhood that is reserved for a specific man in our lives. When that times comes, there will be more to discover. But we cannot offer that part of ourselves and give it away to any of the man.
[Power of a Wife]
“Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.”
Proverbs 31:11-12
I don’t write this to seem to have all the answers. But as women. We carry something inside of us. A power to encourage, to speak life, to protect, to watch over, to be the ones who lift up the men in our lives. We have to. That is what we were made for.
As women and men of God we need to assume our correct positions and not abuse the power we’ve been given in our sexuality. Our God created us to work and live together. To lead and lift up TOGETHER. To build and sow into the ground. To create a lasting impact in the creation and to carry the next generation.
God created us to carry a legacy. A legacy that starts from a place of understanding who He made us to be.
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