Carolyn Mahaney taught on the Biblical meaning of womanhood. This was going to wait until after the Holidays, but I lisetened to it thbis morning while cleaning my kitchen and felt it could not wait. It is a Must Listen to for woman of all ages!

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There were a couple of things that struck me as I listened. On Christmas, we went to visit Eric’s Mom. Eric has 2 teen-aged brothers, one who is dealing with deep depression. It really broke my heart :( His lack of love for life was non existent. As I listened to Carolyn’s talk I was once again reminded of how awesome it is that God made me for a specific purpose and plan and that it was not random. I think I forget that God purposefully planned my conception and my birth and that a moments difference would make me not who I am.  Anyone who has children, knows that while they came from the same parents , that each one is made completely and wonderfully different. That is what a moment can change. What a miracle!

Back to Eric’s brother, He was born with a mild disability and now that he has grown is struggling with his purpose in life, and yet God in his love created him according to his plan. I pray that God will give him the desire to fulfill his purpose and that he will be glad in it. I pray that when I am down, that God and you my sisters will remind me that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. That I was made according to God’s will and purpose.

The second thing that struck me in this talk, was that as a woman, I was created to be a helper not  just to my husband but in general. How encouraging that we can train our girls that even now. It goes back to shooting the arrow in the right direction and our girls were called to be helpers. That is how God made them and it is our job to train them and point them in that direction, so that when they are married, they will better know how to help their husbands. I wish, I had been taught that at a young age! I am thankful, that while I did not have that, that God still pursues me and encourages me in that.

The third thing that stood out to me was the part about learning what pleases my husband and finding joy in doing those things. This was convicting for me personally, because I can tend to get caught up in what I thing may help him and not what truly helps him. A dear friend at church said she makes the bed everyday not just because , but because she knows it pleases her husband. I have personally been a slackard when it comes to that. Eric loves it when the bed is made. I know he sleeps better when it is made. It is not a big deal to do and yet I am lazy with this, but it pleases him. I have been making the bed for him and I know it is not a big thing, but I know it pleases him. Thank you to my friend out there that has kept me accountable to this small task. Please keep doing it :)

There are other things, I know would please him that I simply do not do, either because of pride or laziness or whatever. I am still a work in progress and am thankful to God for bringing some of these things to light. I will need the Holy Spirit to help in some of these areas.

Truly,  I encourage you to listen to this talk. I am probably going to listen to it again with Hannah tonight or sometime soon :)

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 Carolyn is also the author of Feminine Appeal  We also carry this book at our bookstore.

Laura