Proverbs 31
We make choice. Some very vibrant and intelligent women trade fame and fortune for peace and quiet. It is a matter of preference. Do not allow peer pressure to force you into a role that makes you uncomfortable. You have a right, as a daughter of the living God, to press toward goals and promises that are unique and diverse as you can imagine.
Even animals have a strategy for the future. It is crucial that you also prepare a strategy by assessing the environment in which you must survive. Then, begin to make preparations for the changing seasons of life. If the ant has to do it, so do you.
The daughter who inspires to a lofty goal that she is capable of managing emotionally and intellectually should not be restricted purely on the basis of her sex. Likewise, with the gender, other women should not try to belittle her because she has chosen to express her gifting in an arena that may not be traditional in her society.
Need I remind you that the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 was a business woman who owned property, produced products, sold good, and cared for her family? She was a modern woman.
Do not allow even well-meaning Christians to box you in with their personal preferences. You do not have to consult any ladies’ luncheon group or sewing circle. A single woman is submitted to her God. A married woman is submitted to her husband. Beyond the submission outlined in scripture, tell everyone else to stop playing God with your future. In spiritual matters, whether you are married or unmarried, submit to your pastor (see Hebrews 13:17)
Let’s look back again at these precious daughter of Zelophehad who went to Moses to challenge the fairness of the “good ol’ boys” policy that was in effect (see Numbers 27:1-11). Their actions suggested, “We are women, but we are blessed women”. In other words, “we are not cursed and we have the right to walk as any other blessed person walks”
They did it without male bashing or do disrespect to authority. They went through proper channels, but bless God, they went through. You don’t want to be rebellious, because is as the sin of witchcraft” (see 1 Samuel 15:23). Nevertheless, you still want to get what the Father has for you to inherit.
You are a modern woman. You are free to be everything God has gifted you to be. Do not allow the world to define what your womanhood should be. Know God’s call for your life and obey it. There has never been a time when woman have more free. So explore, express, and enjoy the opportunities he sets before you.
Source: T.D.Jakes
