Embracing Biblical Womanhood Week 3

Are you following false ways in your everyday life, or do you plan to in the future? What would be considered a "false" way? This morning, I picked Psalm 119:128 as my verse to meditate on for this week, and in it, David gives a very precise answer to my last question:

"Therefore, I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way." Psalm 119:128

To me every idea, philosophy, practice, "ism" (humanism, feminism, atheism, etc.), way of living, and way of thinking that is not from the Word of God and in line with His principles is a false way. Think of all of the ways that society and feminism today promotes as right for us as women. "In order to be successful, you must be a 'working woman'." "Don't submit to your husband...women are equal to men!" "Children are not a blessing. They are a hindrance and too expensive to raise!" "I wear the pants in the family!" I could keep going. Those are only a few false ways found in feminist thinking. Society says, "We don't need God...we are God...God can be anything or anyone that we want Him to be!" This verse is a great reminder to us of how much we really need to watch for these false ways and to avoid them. Any way that is not of God is of man and is false. God's precepts alone are right.

Please don't get me wrong...I do not see myself as having a "perfect" lifestyle or way of thinking! God has changed my heart drastically over the course of my lifetime, and for that I am very grateful. When I was in public school, my peers were a large negative influence in my life. In my early teenage years, I was addicted to Christian rock music which led me to crave the heavy beat of secular rock. I still look at my graduation photos today and shake my head...wondering what possessed me to pick out such a low-cut dress to wear for my pictures. After graduation, I thought that the next step for me to take in order to be successful in the eyes of others was to get a great job outside of the home. The Lord is constantly working on me, as He is in all of us. I would encourage each of you, especially as women, to look toward God's ways and not to the false ways that we are led to believe in the world today. It is my prayer that God would continue to give each of us a discerning spirit to help keep these many false ways of thinking our of our lives.

Comments

[Liz]

Hi, Allison!

I found your blog through Meredith and have really enjoyed reading your posts! I am a stay-at-home daughter serving my family and it is encouraging to see other young ladies with the same vision! I, however, did not always have the same convictions and I too when looking at past photos think, “Wow, what was I thinking!” I thank the Lord for the convictions he placed in my heart and the chance to truly learn what it means to take every thought captive! Anyhow, I hope you have a blessed week and look forward to reading more.

In His Grip,
Liz

[Alli]

Hi Liz! Thank you so much for your encouraging testimony! It's such a blessing to hear from other like-minded believers. :) I have also found your blog through Meredith's, and I enjoy reading your posts too! I will definitely be visiting often. :) Thanks again for your comment!