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What does a passionate
Christian woman look like? Well, she’s not a woman
who’s perfect, peerless or guiltless, but is as human as you
and me. Essentially, a passionate Christian woman is someone
who has a deep passion for the things of God and is driven
to do something about it.
She is a woman who thirsts for
God. He is the driving force of her existence, the
meaning behind her life. She doesn’t live primarily for the
latest fads, fashions, or fancies, but for God (1 Peter
3:3,4). She cares little for fame or fortune, recognition or
reward. Instead, she has experienced the intense
satisfaction of a personal relationship with a holy God, and
just as a deer longs for a cool, refreshing stream to enjoy,
so she longs for her God (Psalm 42:1).
She hungers for truth. In a confused world
where wrong often seems right, a passionate believer pursues
God’s truth with intensity and determination. Never one to
accept mere human opinion or feeling-based experience, she
considers God’s Word to be as necessary to her as her daily
food. She has a Berean mindset (Acts 17:11), persistently
comparing the spoken word to the written Word, and sifting
it to find the truth. A passionate Christian woman is
passionate about the Bible, for therein God has revealed His
heart and mind for mankind.
She loves others with Godly passion. She
demonstrates sincere concern, models unconditional love, and
does her utmost to influence those around her for
heaven. She doesn’t portray one who has arrived, but one who
knows where she’s going. Then she coaxes and encourages and
helps others to join her on her journey. Her love is
practical, pure and positive. The motivation for her
outreach is her up-reach to God, and she does it with
fervency and attention to detail.
She lives today with tomorrow in mind. A
passionate Christian woman knows her time is limited. She is
acutely aware that her life is as a drop in the bucket of
time and eternity. She will pass off the scene all too
quickly with only her influence remaining. She realizes she
has no second chance, no life “held over on account of
rain”. So she is compelled to live each day to its fullest
with this goal in mind: to follow hard on the heels of the
very God in whom we live and move and have our being (Acts
17:28). Fulfilling today’s duties while fixing her eyes on
the goal, she is committed to going out with a bang instead
of a whimper.
Finally, a passionate Christian woman avoids sin so
she can gain intimacy with God. Though the world
allures and tempts, this child of God knows her boundaries
and accepts her playground. She doesn’t walk the fence row,
desirous of the apple across the way. She romps in the field
God has given her, content to run home at the end of the day
with clean hands and a pure conscience.
Is this a description of the perfect Christian woman? No,
but rather of a passionate one. Passionate Christian women
don’t have boundless amounts of energy, super-human
strength, or a superior spirituality. In fact, they are
utterly ordinary – failing, falling, and tired at the end of
the day. They are tested and found wanting all too
often. But they have heard from God through His Word, seen
Him work in their lives, and have experienced peace,
answered prayer, and power and comfort through the Holy
Spirit. Thus their heart is fixed, their commitment firm,
their joy complete. They learn and grow, and find divine
purpose in mundane tasks and the every day routine of
living. They are passionate believers living a purposeful
life, alive with a passion for God!
What about your journey with God? Are you living
with passion, conviction and purpose? Are your eyes fixed on
Christ, or have you lost your focus? Though a
passionate Christian woman may fail and fall, she is quick
to recognize the love, forgiveness and strength of her
God. She understands that God has given her the gift of His
Holy Spirit who lives within her, to guide and empower her
to follow His ways. Why not take a moment to pray this
prayer and yield your life anew to God? He is faithful to
keep His promises and desires for you to keep in step with
His Spirit.
Dear Father, I need you. I acknowledge
that I have sinned against you by directing my own life. I
thank You that You have forgiven my sins through Christ's
death on the cross for me. I now invite Christ to again take
His place on the throne of my life. Fill me with the Holy
Spirit as You commanded me to be filled, and as You promised
in Your Word that You would do if I asked in faith. I pray
this in the name of Jesus. As an expression of my faith, I
thank You for directing my life and for filling me with the
Holy Spirit. Amen.
Today's Christian Woman |