Society tends to attach labels to people based upon their jobs, their families, or their actions. For example, you might know Amy, the grocery store clerk; Gabriella, the stay-at-home-Mom; or Jezebel, the bar fly. Some of these labels connected to a person can be positive, such as caretaker, or leader, others are neutral and do not bring to mind a positive or negative image. Others, though, such as bar fly or floozy have such a negative connotation that it is difficult to see past the label to the person beyond it.
Maybe, like Rahab, the Harlot in Joshua chapter two, your label accurately describes what you do and is taken from scripture or your company’s job description. Or maybe the phrase that is linked to your name is the product of the local gossip mill that won’t let you forget your past and your mistakes. The good news is that you can refuse to be characterized by that scarlet letter and be redefined by the image that God has of you. You are not limited by your past, your reputation, or your present profession. Your past limits you, lovely lady, only if you use it barricade the path of faith. God doesn’t want you to settle. His vision for your life has nothing to do with how many men you have given yourself to, what kind of car that you drive, or how well you can hold your liquor.
You might be labeled in your community or your job, or even your family, but you can refuse to be defined by this label. If you are ready to be known by more than Amy, the grocery store clerk then it is time for you to become a catalyst for courageous change. God is calling all of His leading ladies to act on their faith. He is inviting you to put your belief in motion and risk the highest stakes possible for what you know in your heart to be true. The world needs us women to start shining our light in all of the dark places without fear of what we might find there and despite those who might bully and harass us into believing that God’s truth should be kept in the shadows.
God is urging you now, because it is time for women to get assertive. Are you willing to take the risk of faith in action to see your own dreams come true? Do your dreams extend beyond yourself and your own selfish gain to include those around you? Do you ask for what you want or do you remain silent, locked into passivity and mediocrity by your own unwillingness to voice your desires? By standing for God’s plan in your life, you can plant seeds of faith in the life of those around you. It only takes one person to begin the ripple effect of positive change. As a leading lady of God you can lose the label and leave behind a legacy.
Maybe, like Rahab, the Harlot in Joshua chapter two, your label accurately describes what you do and is taken from scripture or your company’s job description. Or maybe the phrase that is linked to your name is the product of the local gossip mill that won’t let you forget your past and your mistakes. The good news is that you can refuse to be characterized by that scarlet letter and be redefined by the image that God has of you. You are not limited by your past, your reputation, or your present profession. Your past limits you, lovely lady, only if you use it barricade the path of faith. God doesn’t want you to settle. His vision for your life has nothing to do with how many men you have given yourself to, what kind of car that you drive, or how well you can hold your liquor.
You might be labeled in your community or your job, or even your family, but you can refuse to be defined by this label. If you are ready to be known by more than Amy, the grocery store clerk then it is time for you to become a catalyst for courageous change. God is calling all of His leading ladies to act on their faith. He is inviting you to put your belief in motion and risk the highest stakes possible for what you know in your heart to be true. The world needs us women to start shining our light in all of the dark places without fear of what we might find there and despite those who might bully and harass us into believing that God’s truth should be kept in the shadows.
God is urging you now, because it is time for women to get assertive. Are you willing to take the risk of faith in action to see your own dreams come true? Do your dreams extend beyond yourself and your own selfish gain to include those around you? Do you ask for what you want or do you remain silent, locked into passivity and mediocrity by your own unwillingness to voice your desires? By standing for God’s plan in your life, you can plant seeds of faith in the life of those around you. It only takes one person to begin the ripple effect of positive change. As a leading lady of God you can lose the label and leave behind a legacy.
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