Women and Church
What if I told you that women today are finding it increasingly tough to fit in in their local church?
Maybe you’re one of these women, and you’re like, “Yes! That’s me.”
One reason is that for many women, what they do in the home or workplace (running a business, setting broken bones, annually accumulating ridiculous air miles, or managing a household and Lord knows all that entails) calls for them to reach into the deepest parts of who they are, and by the power of God in them, do the thing!
It demands that we live out the Scriptures real time:
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
If you’re like me, I take that verse, and a heap of other passages like it, very seriously.
These places and experiences beyond “church” buildings afford women opportunities to spread our wings and do our thing. They call us to dig deep. To build. To lead. To be creative and work with other like-minded people to get the best out of us.
I wonder - do a large number of women today feel like racehorses in the marketplace, who are then confined in the church to a small, fenced-in yard? “Walk around here, little filly.”
This should not be!
Dear women, look at your gifts, your skills and expertise. As soon as you’re able, go to someone in leadership at your local church and offer who you are to the service of God. I know it can be frustrating, but do it anyway.
The blood, sweat and tears we pour into other areas of our lives, God is reclaiming for His Church to build His kingdom!
In Christ,
Nancy
I’m real because God is so real.
Your Calling For Today
Ask God to make a way for you to use all that you are in your church. Maybe you’ve tried. I know. Try again. First, offer your heart and all to God. Then with a humble, tender, but strong posture, make known what you hold for use in His Church.