Embracing Biblical Womanhood:
This article is written by CC Wife Mia Cruz. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Embracing your biblical femininity is one of those hot topics our culture is so against that is fully driven to today's “feminist movement.” So before we get into what biblical femininity is, we have to remember that in the Christian realm, it is God’s will to ensure that women are treated in the way that God has always intended. For that to be achieved, it comes with balance. A partnership.
“Wives submit yourselves, unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord,
Husbands love your wives, and be not bitter against them” (Col. 3:18-19).
“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him”
(Gen. 2:18).
Men and women are different, we each have our own roles- (I’ve said this before in one of my college liberal classes, and it riled a lot of women up haha) and for our partnership to thrive we must place a foundation of trusting each other onto our roles. Now what is biblical femininity according to God’s word? It’s easy to pair it with something derogatory or something extreme but let's look at what Paul said; “Do not let your adorning be external- the braiding of hair and putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear- but let adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious for this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands” (1 Peter 3: 2-5). It’s all inside! The posture of our hearts is what’s important. You’re probably saying; “But Lord! I am nowhere near gentle and quiet” trust me I’m right there with you sister. But when we really study His word there are a lot of things we might miss. In this example both a gentle and a quiet spirit is something different. When you search up a gentle spirit it means; humility, meekness, compassion. Trusting God fully and being humble is what came up for having a quiet spirit. What do these 2 have in common? These are also Jesus’ qualities. And what does he want us to be? To be more like him! I know my mind is blown. It’s important to work with the qualities that are accessible within us through the Holy Spirit. God has made this design and has given us special gifts. Biblical femininity is to pour that into our relationships that he entrusted us with and to be God fearing.
God’s Word on Femininity:
1 Peter 3:4
Philippians 4:8
Proverbs 31
Ephesians 5:1-2
Proverbs 21:23
Titus 2:5
Philippians 2:3-4
Personal Testimony:
I want to share my story for this topic only because I want every woman who is reading this to know that this is a lifetime process. We’re all constantly changing by God’s grace. It took me a long time to submit to my husband and to fully trust him. I had fallen to today's culture in depending solely on myself and the lies that were told that all men are trash, don’t depend on any man and we don’t need them. That resulted in me having that masculine energy. It wasn’t until God himself humbled me and stripped me away of everything in return of building me up again to the woman that I am today. Tapping into your biblical femininity is a lot of work and it will have you self reflect and correct everything that you have learned subconsciously throughout your life. It’s all about breaking that generational cycle and being different from what the world deemed to be normal. Thank the Lord because through his grace and compassion everything is possible.
“God is a competent Father. He can handle any problem you give him. Nothing is
beyond his ability or his resources. No request is too big or too small. ”
