Voices: The Ultimate Meaning of True Womanhood

Every woman wants to be a "True Woman". Oh how often do we sell ourselves short in our estimation of what it takes to become a REAL WOMAN! We have tried to practically become men to be a true woman, and then on the opposite end of the spectrum we have tried to become so helpless that we can't hardly breathe for ourselves to be a true woman!

John Piper says in the book voices of the true woman movement that, "...true womanhood is a distinctive calling of God to display the glory of His Son in ways that would not be displayed if there were no womanhood." There are in fact differences between man and woman - we are very much equal but we were created to be different. Some aspects of God's glory couldn't be revealed without womanhood.

There are many women in the Bible that display true womanhood, these women are not wimpy, they are strong and courageous. These women are strong and courageous because they have good solid theology! Piper also says that, "Wimpy theology makes wimply women!" How true is that? We don't know what we believe, so we don't know how to act. When that is the case we are blown around like a ship at sea. We need to know what it is we actually believe and why we believe what we believe! Now that is what makes for a true woman.

She knows that she is created equal, but there are complemenatry differences that man and woman have! Not only do we not know what we are to be and do - we diminish who God is with our wimpy theology! Let's face it, with wimpy theology we have a wimpy God, and our God is not at all wimpy! He is big enough to handle all of lifes twists and turns and it is time that we give Him the credit He is due for being big enough and strong enough!

God created us with one purpose in mind - that is to display the fullness of the glory of His son! When we reduce womanhood to looks or sexuality we not only do not understand true womanhood, we don't understand God and we diminish the glory of Christ in our lives!

Let's grow in knowledge of the Lord and not be wimpy women (or men) with wimpy theology! After all it is who we are - and we can do what we are created to do when we come to know and be familiar with our Creator.

Growing in Him to be a True Woman!!!
Jennifer