I've always felt frustrated being a woman.
Why did guys get to pee standing up? Why didn't they have to go through that lovely thing once a month? They didn't have to constantly fight against feeling like they are nothing more than baby makers and cooks! They didn't have a million thoughts going through their heads at all hours of the day! They don't over complicate matters which are simple!
I've always told myself, "Men have it so much easier!"
I've never taken pride in being a woman; being a daughter of Christ.
Then God changed something…
In Los Pinos we had the blessing of sharing communion with eight families in the poverty-stricken hills. The LORD blessed me by allowing me to be the one to explain about communion.
I once heard the Last Supper explained by Mike Donehey, the lead singer of Tenth Avenue North. (I'll post the video at the bottom.) I loved his explanation so much that I reiterated it. Explaining that communion was like looking down at a shining engagement ring and remembering the sacrifice your Lover made for you; reminding you that He would return.
As I reflected on this experience in Los Pinos the LORD revealed another truth to me…
The truth that I can understand being courted by Him in a way a man never will be able to. A man will never understand waiting to be pursued; the desire to be pursued. A man will never understand that first feeling of the revelation someone thinks you're beautiful. A man will never understand this side of courting.
However, before I got too arrogant God reminded me that I will never understand the art of pursuing. I will never understand how a man must deny his pride to pursue his love just as Jesus did. I will never understand the other side of marriage. And I'm struggling to come up with a man's side of courting because I'll never fully understand!
And that's what makes Jesus pursuing a marriage with us so beautiful. That's what makes being pursued by a godly man so desirable. So we can understand our side and give them a glimpse of the other side of Christ's marriage with us. So we can understand how God truly views us!
And I'm proud to hold that key for someone. I am glad that God entrusted me with the gift of being pursued.
I am proud to be a woman;
I AM PROUD TO BE A DAUGHTER OF THE MOST HIGH!
"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies."
{proverbs 31:10}
