Scripture Focus: Genesis 1
“The LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” —Genesis 2:7, NASB
“We waste our lives when we do not pray and think and dream and plan and work toward magnifying God in all spheres of life.” —John Piper*
Sometimes we can forget that life is a sacred gift from our good Creator. The fact that you are a living being is not something to be taken for granted. God had a purpose in giving you the life that He did!
As a woman, you not only have the gift of physical life, but also you’ve been designed to use your gender to glorify God. You were not created by mistake or as an afterthought. Rather, God artistically and intelligently formed you distinctively as a woman for His great purpose. Wouldn’t it be a shame to miss out on His plan and purposes for your life because of an unwillingness to find contentment and value in your role as a woman?
Sadly, many women have resisted God’s purpose in their gender and have wasted years by trying to reinvent their identity. In this way, women are left wounded and confused, wondering what went wrong. God had something much better in mind for women when He gave them life.
As John Piper has said,
"This is the way God meant it to be before there was any sin in the world: sinless man, full of love, in his tender, strong, moral leadership in relation to woman; and sinless woman, full of love, in her joyful, responsive support for man’s leadership. No belittling from the man, no groveling from the woman. Two intelligent, humble, God-entranced beings living out, in beautiful harmony, their unique and different responsibilities."**
- Take Time to Reflect
Do you view life as a sacred gift, an opportunity to glorify God in the way He created you and through the role He’s assigned to you? How are you demonstrating contentment or discontentment in your womanhood? Thoughtfully read through the creation account in Genesis 1. As you do so, ask God to give you insight into your own heart and attitudes toward womanhood.
- True Woman Wyoming Prayer Focus
We are thankful that God has allowed us to bring this conference to our community. We are praising Him for the way He is orchestrating and bringing together all the events of this conference. Pray for the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit and that women will be open and responsive to what God lays on their hearts.
*John Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 2003), 32.
**John Piper, What’s the Difference? (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1990), 65.
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