What Women Can Do with Their Wiring

Yesterday, I suggested women should avoid dismissing their God-given abilities. Research indicates that women attribute their successes to chance or luck; and they atrribute their failures to their lack of ability. Yet God gives each woman a set of abilities and God believes in accountability for those abilities. So what is a woman to do?

First,take scripture seriously. I Cor. 12:7-11 tells us that we are each given gifts and abilities. So if God says you have ability, be sure to use for God's glory.

Second, take Janet Heim's class immediately. Janet Heim has just begun teaching a class on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM which highlights how God often calls people and uses them based upon the abilities and talents they have been given. This is a tremendously encouraging and enlightening class. Take the class, learn your gifts, live more fully for the Lord and let a greater sense of joy and purpose overwhelm you.

Third, don't take any disparity. In other words, don't let anyone, your spouse, your boss, your kids, your parents, or anyone else disparage your gifts. In Judges 4:8, we see Deborah, a Judge for God's people, summoned Barak and told him it was God's will that he lead the Israelits against the mighty Sisera, commander of the army of Jabin, King of Canaan. Jabin had terrorized Israel for 20 years. Barak accepted what Deborah had told her, but only on one condition - that Deborah must accompany him in battle. Barak felt undermanned, but with Deborah with him, he had confidence. Women don't let anyone disparage your abilities. Seek out people who will affirm your abilities. Seek out people like Barak. Know that CrossPoint is a church where your abilities can be discoverded and developed, but also know that you are expected to be deployed with those abilities for the glory of Christ.

Women, take scripture seriously, take the class immediately and don't take any disparity. Men, may we always affirm the women/girls in our lives. We are always battling Satan, The Accuser, so let us be much more the encourager to one another and affirm the gifts God has given each one of us.

Beams Away!