You Are the Girl for the Job: Daring to Believe the God Who Calls You by Jess Connolly

Author:Jess Connolly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: religion, Christianity, self help
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2019-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

LET’S STOP HIDING

And what about hiding? We’re not only breaking bonds of generational sin that started with Adam and Eve, we’re going to war with cultural expectations and standards that have built fortresses of fear around the idea of simply being ourselves and being honest with our own struggles. Even today, even in a culture that is beginning to say, “Come as you are,” it is wildly unacceptable to be weak. Especially in the church. Especially for believers.

On the flip side, I find that the incredibly brave souls who are comfortable sharing their weaknesses often have a “take it or leave it” mentality that screams, “Here is my ugly side. Embrace it! Love it! Don’t touch it! It’s mine!” And while the bravery to bring forth the truth is worth applauding and encouraging, this mind-set leaves no room for God’s power to find its true purpose in redemption. To own our weaknesses but not allow any growth to come from them is like receiving the best gift in the world and refusing to open it.

We don’t have to live as women who continue in cycles of hiding and blame anymore, and we don’t have to be women who are complicit in allowing other women to slip into these same shame-inducing patterns. We can be freedom fighters for the women around us when we go first, open up, share our own truth—weaknesses, warts, and redemption. We can literally change the world by being a safe place for others when we allow women to own the darkest parts of their lives and then encourage them to let the light transform them by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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