Living As A 'Biblical Woman' Today

In this confused age of feminism, it can be hard for women to truly feel at ease with living according to their natural, God-given instincts or gender role. Many who desire to do so, can oftentimes feel stifled, even a little intimidated by those who do not place any value on being feminine. Feminism has so ingrained society with a negative viewpoint of femininity - just look at how the world views stay-at-home moms! I suspect there are many women who are not living the way they want to live, as feminine women. What do I mean by that? I mean that they have been squeezed into a particular mold to suit this world's system and standards. These women, (who by God's grace have not lost their femininity) would love to walk around in feminine dresses and skirts, long flowing feminine dresses and skirts, maybe even flowery feminine dresses and skirts! If mothers, they would love to be stay at home mums. They'd love to knit, sew or crochet or make their own clothes, but because of the false values of society, and pressure from others many women deny these natural desires and basically fall in line with everybody else so as not to feel out of place. It is sad when any woman feels that she can't express her true femininity in today's society. But it is even sadder when Christian women lose their femininity. How many Christian women know how to be truly feminine? If a woman is feminine, it should be an absolute joy to sit and discuss things like homemaking, dressmaking, knitting, crocheting, childcare, men (in a complimentary, uplifting and discreet way!) and all other feminine pursuits. (maybe not all, it depends on the individual's interests) These things are just a joy to talk about. But today, how many women want to talk about things like this? I briefly mentioned talking about men, but ladies, may I just remind you, man-bashing is not feminine behaviour! As the weaker sex we are called to be in submission to our husbands (if we have one), and if we are unhappy with any aspect of our husbands behavour, we need to take that to the Lord in prayer, not broadcast it to others. That is called gossip, and gossip is dishonourable. As Christian women, we need to guard against the 'masculinization' of women in today's society. Our femininity is a gift from God, we need to treasure it. As Christian women, let us rejoice in our God-given gift of femininity by joyfully choosing to stay feminine, choosing to dress in a way that is modest and protects, and in doing so, bring glory to God by proclaiming His beauty. "Let the beauty of the Lord be upon us."

(Psalm 90:17)

'Biblical Womanhood In The Home' by Nancy Leigh DeMoss

The feminist revolution was suppose to make us feel better about ourselves, bringing us greater fulfillment and freedom. Yet many of us are feeling anything but fulfilled and free. Across generational lines. inside the church and out, we are understanding that we have lost the beauty and wonder of our distinctive makeup and calling as women. We are realizing that what was supposed to life us up has been tearing down society, churches, and most importantly, our own families. There is now a new movement spreading its seeds—seeds if hope, humility, obedience, and prayer. It is a call to return to godly womanhood, and it is resonating in the hearts of women everywhere. Let its truth ring in your own heart through the powerful messages of these seven beloved teachers: Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Susan Hunt, Mary A. Kassian, Carolyn Mahaney, Barbara Hughes, P. Bunny Wilson, and Dorothy Patterson. They approach the subject of womanhood from different angles and teaching styles, but throughout there runs a thread. One that will instill itself in your spirit. A thread of joy and delight with the greatness of God's created order and the part He wants you to play in His grand, redemptive plan.

From the Publisher

Though the modern feminist movement left suffering families and a lost culture in its wake, there is a new movement spreading seeds of hope in the hearts of Christian women everywhere. Nancy Leigh DeMoss has brought together seven respected teachers, including Susan Hunt and Mary A. Kassian--all of whom speak to the hearts of their sisters in Christ with a message about the greatness of God's created order and the part women play in His grand, redemptive plan so that they may re-discover the beauty and wonder of their distinctive calling.

The Spirit Is Calling - Who Will Hear Him?

There is a move of the Spirit that is happening at the moment. No, it is not a well-known thing; it is not something that has been widely broadcast in the church today, but it is happening none the less. It is a quiet stirring, a move of the Holy Spirit, leading those who truly belong to the Lord in the way they should go. This movement is truly of God, and is something that many who love the Lord have long been waiting for. The Holy Spirit is speaking to men and women who will listen. But what is He saying? He is saying something that He has been saying for decades, only in times past Christians were maybe not too keen to hear. But now, not only are many Christians ready to hear, some are responding and obeying His voice. So what's going on? What is the Holy Spirit saying to those who belong to God? And what are those who are obeying the Lord doing? Maybe you already know of this move of God, but just in case you don't I'll tell you. The women who are listening to the Lord are now returning to biblical womanhood. And the men who seek to please the Lord are returning to biblical manhood - true manhood. As the Spirit draws Christian women (those who truly belong to God and are not Christian in name only) to return to godly womanhood, men all around are being led to return to biblical manhood; to take their rightful place as strong, upright, masculine men, the godly leaders that God intended them to be in the church, as a witness to the world. The Lord has always desired that His sons should set an example of what a true man is to the world, but so far, the church has done a pretty poor job of teaching godly manhood to Christian boys and young men. But the tide is now turning. God is raising up sons and daughters who refuse to walk according to the sin and perversion of this world, because they desire to be the men and women God created them to be. They desire to walk in a clean-minded, sober, godly way and be a real man or a real woman. God is calling His sons to biblical manhood and His daughters to biblical womanhood. Who will obey His call?

Hindrances To Biblical Womanhood

Ladies, can we talk? Can we get real today? I'm gonna talk about something that will hinder biblical womanhood in a woman's life. Now the things I am about to say are not for the faint-hearted. I am going to talk about a very sensitive subject. But this subject needs to be brought out into the open. Any woman who has 'issues' in this particular area, and will not deal with them, will not be able to truly live a life that pleases God. Immorality and an unclean conscience will separate her from God. Therefore, how a woman deals with this subject is absolutely crucial. OK then, lets talk about it. Now obviously there is more than one thing that could hinder biblical womanhood in a woman's life, but today I am going to concentrate on just one. One very obvious hindrance to biblical womanhood, is sexual perversion. Women in the church, I am going to be completely blunt with you. There is absolutely no way a woman can be a true woman, be a truly feminine woman or practice biblical womanhood if she is a sexual pervert! That is absolutely impossible. Now we know that this world is in a complete mess and full of confusion so we do not get our moral standards from there. We need to go to our Creator for our morals, standards and values. So what is a sexual pervert according to God? A sexually perverted female is any woman who is a lesbian, a bisexual, a peodophile, or a woman who has sex with someone/thing that is not an adult and male. Now when I say 'has sex with', I am not just talking about in real life, I am also talking about what goes on in a woman's mind - in other words fantasizing. So, a sexual pervert is also a person who thinks about sexual perversion - in other words they think about lesbianism or fantasize about it. Now I can almost hear somebody protest "Isn't that just a little bit strong? To say that a sexual pervert is someone who only THINKS about sexual perversion?". Yes, that's right! Do you have your bible at hand? Doesn't your bible say "For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he"? (Proverbs 23 v 7) So if a woman thinks about lesbianisim (for some, even when she's in church), it is because she is obviously sexually attracted to other women and is most probably a secret lesbian or bisexual. (In other words, a pervert) Why else would she want to think about lesbianism? As a man or woman thinks in his or her heart, so is he OR SHE. People underestimate the importance of their thoughts, but God attaches great importance to our thought lives, and watches how we think very carefully. "And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." (Genesis 6 v 5) The thoughts man thought were evil. They were what was in his heart. And it grieved God greatly. It still does. Now I know this subject (or any subject to do with sex) is very delicate and one that the majority of people find very difficult to talk about, for obvious reasons. But the fact of the matter is it needs to be addressed and has needed to be for a long time. It is precisely because many in the church refuse to be honest about sexual sin or weakness that we have churches in England with a large number of people obsessed with sex, and sexual perversion. But is this the way the church is supposed to be? Jesus Christ is coming back for a Bride that is without spot or wrinkle, not a church that is full of sexually perverted people. The way some Christians think is quite frankly, a gross insult to God. Considering the price Jesus Christ paid for our sins, is it too much for God to ask of us to keep a clean mind? Sexual perversion is an ungodly thing, it is evil and it is deadly. It gives no glory to God - on the contrary it dishonours God because it goes completely against nature. So it is about time a light is shone on this subject, no matter how delicate a subject it is. We need some honesty about this. I have actually been quite shocked to find that many women in England (some who say they are Christians) are obsessed with lesbianism. And it has become ridiculous. There can only be one reason for this, and at the risk of offending someone, I am going to once again be brutally honest. These women must be secretly practicing lesbianism in some way or another, whether in real life or secretly fantasizing about it. If any woman who claims to be a Christian is thinking about lesbianism, the way her mind thinks shows what she TRULY is (when no one else is looking) and what she is secretly attracted to. She has not dealt with the sexual perversion and lust in her heart and it has probably become a stronghold. But this is not the way for a Christian woman to be living. Jesus died so we could live in freedom - not dishonesty, bondage, guilt and shame because of sexual perversion.

Solution To Sexual Perversion (Message To Women Who Struggle With Lesbianism, Bisexuality, Lesbian Fantasies Or Any Other Sexual Perversion)

Please take note, although this message is written for Christians, some of it will apply to unbelievers also. Anyone caught up in the sin of sexual perversion needs to live in shame no more. Should anyone in bondage to sexual sin be reading this, I just want you to know that Jesus Christ is right there beside you, longing to set you free from the bondage you are in. No woman was born for lesbianism. No man was born for homosexuality. The devil is a liar who has sold you a lie just like he sold a lie to Eve. Lesbianism is a demon spirit that has to be resisted, confronted and cast out. Lesbianism or any sexual perversion is not meant to be a part of you. It is another person, a demon spirit. So take courage. The devil wants you to live in shame. He wants you to live in darkness and in shame. Then he wants you to take part in the blame game where you judge others for the sin of sexual perversion you know in yourself you are doing. Now, this will not work. It is actually dishonest and very cowardly. So you need to shine the light on this sin. It's time to let the light of the Holy Spirit shine on it. You've hidden it for too long. How do you shine the light on the sin of perversion? Two ways - by taking it honestly to the Lord and by judging it by the word of God. The Bible says, "Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet". Romans 1 v 24 - 28. The first step to getting free from sin, is to be honest about it. One thing that may be of help, is to pray and ask God what the root of the sexual perversion is. It is important to know where it came from, and what doorway you opened to the devil to allow lustful thoughts and sexual perversion into your life. Now this will not be easy. Anything worth doing for God is not always easy. But it is neccessary to get to the root of it and to cast that root out. Only then will you be able to be completely free. Let God show you the roots of any lesbian fantasies you have. The roots of all lesbianism and homosexuality is some kind of hurt or wound, not always in childhood, but often so. This hurt or wound is not necessarily caused by sexual abuse either, but sadly, this has become the stereotype. Many homosexuals and lesbians were never abused in their childhoods, but they were hurt in other ways. It is not clearly understood how sexual perversion arises from a hurt or wound in childhood, but this seems to be one of the ways some people choose to deal with unresolved pain in their lives. So it is important that you humble yourself when you take this issue to the Lord, and and be honest about the lust you have which is the desire for 'strange flesh'. And call it exactly what it is - strange flesh! Don't concern yourself with shocking God - He has heard far worse. And He knows all about your struggle. He has seen every thing you have ever done and every thought you have thought and loves you just the same. But my dear sister in the Lord, it's time now to get the victory over this sin that seeks to destroy you. Not only will you need to repent of all sexual perversion, you will need to do spiritual warfare against it. You cannot be passive! If you want to truly be free you will have to fight. And if you are a true child of God, you have the Holy Spirit living within you. You will therefore be able to draw on His strength to help you to fight this, to help you to do what is right in God's eyes and to resist temptation. Remember, God would not command us to repent of sin if He were willing and able to give us the strength and grace to have victory over sin. There are many people with changed lives that will gladly testify to the power of God for victory over homosexuality. God specializes in changing lives. The Bible says "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds" (2 Corinthians 10:4) "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand". (Ephesians 6:13) "Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God" (2 Corinthians 3:5) "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me". (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Friend, do not live another day or night struggling with the sin of lesbianism or homosexuality. If you are struggling with lesbian or homosexual thoughts and you are a Christian, if you truly desire to be set free, just humble yourself before God and admit that you are in bondage to this sin. Go to the Lord, humble yourself before Him and repent of all sexual sin, including all lesbian or homosexual thoughts you have had, or any sexually perverted activity you have ever done. This is very important if you truly wish to be set free. Now it is important to remember that this is a very private thing - you do not need to tell anyone else about it, it is between you and God. After you have fully repented of all known sexual sin and all sexually perverted thoughts you have had, then you need to give all of it to the Lord. What does this mean? Well, just what I said - just give it all to the Lord. Just give it all up! Give up trying to gratify those lusts - lust can never be satisfied and all lust ends in frustration and emptiness in the end. And give up trying to fight this in your own strength, you will not win. Give up trying to ease your conscience by accusing others of what you are secretly doing yourself. (which if you have been doing needs to be repented of also) Just give it all up, give it all to Jesus and admit you are helpless to fight the desire you have for sex with your own sex. Be that graphic and that honest! The more honest you are, the more freedom you'll get. Give it all to God. Give it ALL to Him, every lustful thought, every innordinate affection, every perverted thought, every unclean thought and every sexually perverted desire. Give it to Jesus Christ. Just hand it over to Him. And tell him you no longer want it! Tell Him that you no longer want to live to please your flesh, you now want to live to please God. Tell God that you now want to live a life of sexual purity. And if you are sincere, God will truly help you to do this. But do not expect change over night. The lesbian or homosexual stronghold on your life did not develop overnight, it took many years. And it is going to take time to get completely free. But if you truly want to please God, the amount of time it takes to be set free will not matter. Remember, all this is not about you, it is about God and what He requires of all who live on this earth. And for those who think they will just continue to cover up their sexual perversion, remember, covering up sin only makes it worse, and more powerful in a person's life. It's time to be honest about it and take it to the Lord. God is eagerly awaiting all who struggle with sexual perversion to go to Him for forgiveness, cleansing, healing and complete freedom.

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