I don't know if you read the Living Proof Blog, but your should! (There's a link to it on the right side of this page.) It's fun to read and really hilarious when Beth posts. Usually her daughter Amanda does most of the posting.
In the last Houston study, Beth did a questionairre for men for the "Wising Up" series that some of us attended. (By the way, the answers to that questionionairre are now on the blog.) Well now she is putting the finishing touches on "Esther", which by the way I am frustrated that I can't be there for, and she's asking for OUR input! She wants to know three things that women struggle with most. She is planning on using it in the study for something.
If you read this I am assuming that you are one of MY girls, so I'm wondering what you think are the three most struggling things about being a woman. Please don't let this to turn into man bashing because I know my man reads this and don't want to hurt him. You don't have to be a "Beth Moore" goer to answer.
From the people who have posted already on the Living Proof Blog, I think we're all together on mostly the same things. Let's see if we agree.
7 comments:
I struggle with:
1. inadequacy-I feel like I am not good enough in many roles-friend, wife, teacher, etc.
2. physical beauty-weight is the hardest, especially now that I am struggling w/ baby weight
3. jealousy-relates to the feeling of being inadequate
Naming just 3 is difficult! As I think about it, I realize that just about all my struggles stem from each other-its a vicious cycle.
Great topic, Melissa! I agree with Courtney definitely on inadequacy and physical beauty which is sad on both because D is great about letting me know I can do anything and how beautiful I am. And all I do is chalk it up to my husband wearing rose colored glasses. My 3rd one would have to be hormones. They are a killer. It's not easy and it's not fun.
I too am bummed that you won't be here for Esther. If it's any consolation, I'll miss it too now that D is back on nights. I'm still hoping she'll have a book out like she did for Daniel.
i know i don't know you girls but i agree with courtney in saying that 'just about all my struggles stem from each other' and they all have to do with how we FEEL about ourselves. my feelings sidetrack me so much sometimes i wish God could just shut my mind off long enough to pour in His Word and help me believe it about myself. sometimes it is so hard to just stop that vicious cycle of negative feelings and just listen to His voice. His voice and His words sometimes seem so trite because we've heard them so many times before and we must somehow dull our senses to them. but ahh when they're fresh and when He refreshes us ... it's life changing and feeling-changing.
thanks for blogging :)
My answers:
1. Feeling like you have no one who truly understands you.
2. Trying to live up to the "ideal woman"... whatever that is!
3. Submitting to my husband without feeling run over, or on the other spectrum, without losing my cool as I try to give over control to him and to the Lord.
Melissa, I am quite a bit older than you so have been a Beth Moore "junkie" for a long time. I've done every one of her Bible studies and I think she gets more powerful with each one. Daniel just about blew my mind. I go to a church with a great women's ministry and I usually lead a small group when we do the Beth studies. I consider it one of the best blessings of my life that I live in the same city she does and have the opportunity to see & hear her in person. She is awesome in person! I am excited that she has a new study coming - Esther - and I hope you are able to do it. Love your blog. My daughter, Bubba's Sis, is a great friend of D., so I feel I already have a bond of sorts. I'll check in often.
I, too struggle with inadequacy. I would say that is my #1 struggle as a woman.
#2 would be day-to-day stress of being a wife/mom/everything else that goes along with that. Sometimes the stress affects me physically.
#3 would be forgiveness. I don't know if that's just a woman thing, but I find it hard to truly forgive the people that have hurt me deeply.
Big stuff. Gotta give it to God.
Struggles...and only three?
#1 Relinquishing control and truly trusting God and seeking Him with every part of my being. Making Him the biggest priority in my life.
#2 The ins and outs, ups and downs, joys and disappointments of relationships.
#3 Inadequacy as a wife, daughter, sister, teacher, etc. and faithless indulgence that brings no peace.
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