When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained;
What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?
Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!
[Psalm 8:3-5]
I love that we are God's stewards. We are given authority over the earth. We are decision-makers. We are creative beings, taking the things of this world and making them more beautiful.
"When man brings creation to the height of its purpose and beauty, he gives joy to mankind and glory to God."
- Barbara Mouser, 5 Aspects of Woman
With this authority comes great responsibility; one day we will stand before our God and King to give an account of how we've used our time here on earth.
He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.
[John 3:12]
This study has been such an awesome way to learn what it means to be a woman of God. Which is something I want to be... Haha. Okay one more quote before I actually start studying for my 3 midterms this week....
"Mature and godly women learn to be independently dependent on God."
So true. I thought I'd learned that way back in the day, then I chose to forget it making others & their decisions more important. I am slowly re-learning to be totally dependent on God alone. It's not a quick learn, though!
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