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A Passionate
Christian Woman |
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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. |
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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. |
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