Women in Action: Rooted in Jesus

It's time for me to brag! What luck that the Sunday I visited Sierra Leone was "Women in Action" day -- a service planned by and led by women. And girls. (Grace and Faith even got in on the action.)


Today I want to write about Paula, though. She is amazing, patient, kind, intelligent, loving, obedient and humble. She might not like that this post is about her, but today -- as I had a very long talk with another Christian sister -- I was reminded that women NEED one another. 


At least in American culture, society tells us other women are our competitors, our rivals. Co-workers are conspiring to take our jobs, neighbors are conspiring to take our husbands and other women are generally "the enemy."


These messages are not of God. God doesn't even want us to tear down our enemies.


This morning, I heard my children saying they "felt sorry" for a girl in drama camp who can't snap or whistle and has stage fright. It was time for a chat! We talked about how a little encouragement can go a long way, and maybe she'd only been given criticism instead of positive support. And we all know what that does to a person!


Let's be honest, we need to feed each other -- not just our sister Christians, but especially our sister Christians -- with encouragement. We need to offer them love and support. We need to hold them up and hold them accountable. 


I love the analogy in Paula Miller's message to the women in Brigitte Village, where tall palm trees welcome visitors from the hill side and stand proud above this small community. 


We could all do well to compare our own faith to that of a tree. We must pay close attention to our roots if we want to stand tall as Christian women! 


Please listen in to Paula's encouraging words and leave her a note in the comments! Encourage your sister Christian!