Captivating; What Eve Alone Can Tell
"Woman is the crown of creation- the most intricate, dazzling creature on earth. She has a crucial role to play, a destiny of her own. And she too bears the image of God, but in a way that only the feminine can speak. What can we learn from her? God wanted to reveal something about himself, so he gave us Eve. When you are with a woman, ask yourself, what is she telling me about God? It will open up wonders for you."This chapter was so awesome. I feel so validated as a person. I never thought before about being made in the image of God. I've buried a lot of my self worth with my old feminist ideas and habits, but that is like throwing the baby out with the bath water. I can still be special, but not be a feminist.
The most amazing thing I realized through this chapter was that God loves beauty. One of the things I love about my friend Tammy is her artistic ability. When you walk into her home or classroom there is a different air altogether. She arranges unique things in such a pleasing way and it makes me want to sigh contentedly and relax. I love that. I never thought about the significance of it though. I realized this week that God made artists because he himself is an artist. He wanted to show a part of himself so he put it in Tammy. Isn't that amazing? Each person reveals a part of God because we are made in his image. There is a part of me that has always felt ashamed of being so tender hearted that I always cry, or ashamed of wanting to be loved. I thought I was so needy and why couldn't I just get myself together and be self-sufficient. I'm so thankful to the Lord, because He has shown me that he made me tender hearted because that is who he is. He is not hard or sarcastic, he is loving and compassionate. The desire for love and to be pursued that God put in each woman is an expression of his own desire to be pursued by us. The Bible is full of his longing for us to seek him and to long for him with all of our hearts in the same way that we long for husbands to love us and pursue us. I'm so amazed. I feel so free from condemnation for who I am. I feel so validated in the way that God has made me. What a relief! Thank you Jesus.
posted by Liz @ 11:31 AM
1 Comments:
Liz,
I just borrowed this book from the library and then realized it is the one you have been blogging about. It is so interesting! I sat up the other night reading it to almost midnight.
I also LOVED reading that I am made in the image of God as a woman. I know that, of course, but I guess I never thought about it like that. How freeing to realize that the things that a woman has in her nature are things from God.
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