Before coming on the Race, I tried to prepare myself for all the ways in which God may want to grow me. I knew He wants to stretch me as a Christian. He wants to humble me as a leader. He wants to teach me to be a disciple-maker. I hope He will affirm my dreams and direct me in His specific plan for my life.
But the story that God has been telling me most lately has to do with an aspect of who I am that I’ve begun to ignore…
In my pursuit for equality and my desire to prove myself, I lost sight of my identity as a woman of God. For the last several weeks, I have been battling lies about my body, insecurities about my ability to do certain things, and doubts about my worth. I have faced distractions of the flesh and have come to realize how much I depend on the affirmation of men. Because of the culture of oppression we’ve faced in different cultures, I began to grow angry and uncertain. I wanted to fight for the honor so many women weren’t receiving, all the while being uncertain what that honor should look like.
So I’ve been asking the Father to tell me how He sees me. I want to know and believe His truths about my identity as a woman. Here are a few things He’s been showing me:
-As a woman, I am capable.
-As a woman, I am uniquely wired for motherhood (though that may not always manifest itself in the typical ways).
-As a woman, my inner beauty is of the utmost importance.
-As a woman, I am chosen by God to further His Kingdom.
-As a woman, I have the capacity to love greatly.
-As a woman, I am called to a life of grace and dignity.
-As a woman, I have a voice.
-As a woman, I am called to boldness.
-As a woman, I do not need the affirmation of others.
-Asa woman, I am limited only as far as He is limited.
-As a woman, I am worthy.
-As a woman, I am more than enough.
-As a woman, God has found favor in me.
-As a woman, the heart of a warrior beats within me.
-As a woman, I bear the image of Christ’s likeness, fully, as an individual, with or without a man.
-As a woman, I am a daughter of the Most High God.
