Think for a minute of the most feminine woman you've ever seen. It doesn't matter if it was a photograph, on TV, in a movie or magazine, on the newspaper, or in a store or on the sidewalk walking by you.   Keep thinking.  What was it about her that really made you take notice that she was all girl? (Not in a harlot-like sense)

Was it her clothes? Her hair? Make-up? Jewelry? Shoes?  What?

Many great women have possessed this characteristic. It is called....grace. Every step they take, every move they make, oozes grace. They seem to be ballet dancing without the toe shoes and tutu's. These women make scrubbing the floor look like a pleasureWatching them stir a bowl of cookie dough is a sight of beauty to behold.

The delightful ladies grace goes deeper than just physical dynamics. Even their emotions are full of grace. One of the most well-known women who possessed this characteristic was Jackie Kennedy (Jackie O. in later years).  In every photo of Mrs. Kennedy immediately after JFK was shot, during the funeral and years after when she was better recognized as Jackie O, seen yet unseeable in each one is her grace. (Forgive me if using her as an example offends you.) 

Of all the women through history, time and space, who should posses grace, it is us. Not as a result of the era in which we live, but because of who we are.  We are Christians, bought with the blood of Jesus Christ. His GRACE was extended to us, freely. He GIVES us grace to live by and we are commanded to GROW in GRACE. If anyone should exude grace it's us.  Precious Sisters, we need to let GRACE ooze from every pore and corpusle of our body. GRACE should be like a fountain of sweet water, refreshment to the heart and soul, of all who come in contact with us day by day. The question is-Does it? 

How is your attitude when things don't go as planned-loss of a job, car accident, expectations fall short, etc?  Be honest with yourself. 

In the face of emergencies or tradgedy, what do you think, say and do?

As we delve into GRACE, may I remind you Dear Ladies, that GRACE is feminine trait. (The male 'version' is masculine)

We are to walk, move, live, speak, think, and hear wiht GRACE.

Literally walking with GRACE sets us apart from the guys. It says, "Thank You Lord for making me a woman".  Mind you, a feminine walk and a harlot walk are NOT the same thing. They are as different as a waltz is from disco.

To be feminine means we must root out the feminIST ideaology that has infiltrated our hearts and minds. To LOVE your FEMININITY will fly in the face of the world. To do that, you must repent of all the anti-feminine, feminIST ideas, thoughts, that you believe, (for some, this might include giving up pursuits of manly habits, hobbies etc.)

Sisters, Oh Sisters, God made us WOMEN. He created us in a special way. We are different from the menfolk, beyond simple biology and physical appearnce.

Precious Ladies, if you are in search of peace and fulfillment and haven't found it yet, if you tried so many other things, perhaps the root problem is accepting yourself just as you are, as God made you.  He made us to be WOMEN.

Accepting ourselves, our minds, hearts, souls, bodies-shape, size, hormones, etc are just the first step.  We should celelbrate womenhood and love how God made us. Then we can begin to practice walking with grace as well as growing in it.

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Posted by mandygrace

Thank you for that convicting post. So true.

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