Wise or Foolish?

" The wise woman builds her house,
but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. "
(Proverbs 14:1)

As I listen to the MP3 clip, I am aware that God knows that I, like some of the women in the clip, have done some foolish things in the past ... things that I was not proud of !

But that is in the past now . I had sought God's forgiveness long ago and God in his grace had forgiven me.

From now, I want to be wise , though it means choosing to be a living sacrifice every day and it will always be a daily struggle.
"God, I want to be wise. Lord, help me not to be foolish , but to make wise decisions. Help me to trust You for You alone are God. Lord, prove yourself Faithful! Your ways are better than my ways."


Wise or Foolish by Janelle Bradshaw
Download MP3: http://www.im4god.org/audio/WiseOrFoolish.mp3
Stream MP3: http://www.im4god.org/audio/WiseOrFoolish.m3u

(c) The clip is taken from http://www.narel.org/ .

Single and Assuredly Feminine

Upon Mag's recommendation, I visited http://www.carolynmcculley.com/ .

The website starts with something to this effect: "Many of us find ourselves labelled as single or married, but that's not our most important identity."

Many women feel less feminine because , even though they really yearn to get married and have kids , they have not been able to do so for some reason.

Many women feel that they are somehow less feminine , less desirable, or less complete - because they are single.

While we can rejoice with those who are married and have kids, we who are single need not feel less feminine. We can rejoice with those who marry and have kids. At the same time, we can rejoice in our own femininity & how our unique femalehood can be a blessing to ourselves and to others. We are whole . We can rejoice in how God made us unique and God made us female. We can rejoice in our femininity that brings gifts different from those given to our brothers.

We can express our femininity in the ways we nurture , encourage and support others around us.

Treasured in God's sight

One of my good friends, Mag, phoned me for a chat a few days ago.

It left me reflecting on more things than one. I am glad that she makes special effort to keep in touch with me regularly as a friend. Even during her courtship days with Q (a brother-in-Christ who is now her husband), and even after she married recently & is busy with matters concerning newly-weds, she still makes efforts to touch base with me. Although I have sometimes been too busy or tired to constantly talk or meet her, I am blessed to have such a sister-in-Christ.
Over the years, we had our share of disagreements and friction. We grew together through many bumps in the road as imperfect human beings.

Through the years, I learnt from Mag about being secure in who we are in Christ , about a feminine spirit , and about understanding how treasured & cherished a woman is in God's eyes.

I remember an article she gave me a few years ago about how a woman is like a lovely & fragrant flower that attracts without having to paint itself with loud colours or to push itself out to get attention.
Mag herself lived it out. She knew how much God cherished her. She never became impatient to the point of chasing a man for a relationship or a date.

Even in the times of waiting and trusting God with a hope deferred, she did not pursue Q but waited for the right man to woo her while remaining secure in God. God knew her heart.

Anyway, her advice to single sisters out there is to be open to friendships of all kinds with both men and women, and never to chase a man.

Mag recommends this website for all sisters out there! :) http://www.carolynmcculley.com/ .