I love this.
This is from Captivating..a really good book by John and Stasi Elderege
"God created you AS A WOMAN. "God created man in his own image...male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:27) Whatever it means to bear Gods image you do so AS A WOMAN. Female. That's how and where you bear his image. Your feminine heart has been created with the greates of all possible dignities---as a reflection of God's own heart."
Gen. 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and conquer it, hold sway over the fish of the sea and the fowl of the heavens and every beast that crawls upon the earth. "Call it the Human Mission--to be all and do all God sent us here to do. And notice--the mission to be fruitful and conquer and hold sway is given to BOTH Adam AND to Eve. "And God said to THEM..." Eve is standing right there when God gives the world over to us. She has a vital role to play; she is a partner in this great adventure. All that Human beings were intended to do here on earth-- all the creativity and exploration, all the battle and rescue, and nurture--we were intended to do TOGETHER. In fact, not only is Eve needed, but she is DESPERATELY needed."
"Eve is created because things were not right without her. Something was not good. "It is not good for the man to be alone" (Gen. 2:18). This just staggers us. Think of it. The world is oung and completely unstained. Adam is yet in his innocence and full of glory. He walks with God. Nothing stands between them. They share something none of us has ever known, only longed for: an unbroken friendship, untouched by sin. Yet something is not good? Something is missing? What could it possibly be? Eve. Woman. Femininity. Wow. Talk about significane."
"God created you AS A WOMAN. "God created man in his own image...male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:27) Whatever it means to bear Gods image you do so AS A WOMAN. Female. That's how and where you bear his image. Your feminine heart has been created with the greates of all possible dignities---as a reflection of God's own heart."
Gen. 1:28: And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and conquer it, hold sway over the fish of the sea and the fowl of the heavens and every beast that crawls upon the earth. "Call it the Human Mission--to be all and do all God sent us here to do. And notice--the mission to be fruitful and conquer and hold sway is given to BOTH Adam AND to Eve. "And God said to THEM..." Eve is standing right there when God gives the world over to us. She has a vital role to play; she is a partner in this great adventure. All that Human beings were intended to do here on earth-- all the creativity and exploration, all the battle and rescue, and nurture--we were intended to do TOGETHER. In fact, not only is Eve needed, but she is DESPERATELY needed."
"Eve is created because things were not right without her. Something was not good. "It is not good for the man to be alone" (Gen. 2:18). This just staggers us. Think of it. The world is oung and completely unstained. Adam is yet in his innocence and full of glory. He walks with God. Nothing stands between them. They share something none of us has ever known, only longed for: an unbroken friendship, untouched by sin. Yet something is not good? Something is missing? What could it possibly be? Eve. Woman. Femininity. Wow. Talk about significane."