Words to Grow On

It has been said that the world is a stage, and as women, we’re constantly in the spotlight. We’re pressured to perform, to ‘dance’ – society mandates that ‘busier is better’ and we’re praised –dare say, rewarded - for running ragged.  Even in the church, we’re under the lights –teach Sunday school, run the women’s ministry, arrange the alter flowers.

The pressure to conform to this ‘ultimate woman’ mold is all around. When we’re feeling the pressure, when the spotlight is on, we look more like whirling dervishes then dancers.  Somewhere along the line, we’ve forgotten who we’re dancing for….we exchange our uniquely designed, custom crafted identities for some cheap Hollywood knockoff.  Somewhere between child and adult, we throw out our perfectly fitted dance shoes and shove our spiritual ‘feet’ into the latest trendy spiked heels….and then we wonder why blisters form!

Galatians 5: 1 says “So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law.”   Our identities are to be ordered by Christ alone…not by Hollywood, society, or even the church. We are free to live the life HE desires for us…we are free to dance for HIM.

And you can’t dance in heels.