On Saturdays I’ll be blogging about being a Strong Girl. While I’ll be speaking to a female audience of all ages, my main focus, initially, will be on young women finding their way in this world with Jesus. We’ll answer hard questions and discuss things that might be a little uncomfortable to talk about with parents, or parents to talk about with their daughters.
In my 32 years of experience as a Sunday School teacher and youth leader, I’ve seen too many girls value themselves only for what their bodies can offer a boy, or in today’s sexually charged climate, another girl. I’ve seen too many girls who see themselves as weak instead of strong. I see girls who are insecure as they search for who they are, and girls who just have a hard time believing that Jesus is really there for them.
While recovering from a major surgery (that has required a lot of strength!), I stumbled upon a TV show about women taking men to court to prove they are the father of their children. Woman after woman stepped up to the witness stand and laid out her indiscretions on a calendar for the whole world to see on satellite television.
Now, we’ve all made mistakes. Don’t get me wrong. I’m thankful these women chose to have their children instead of aborting them. But the numbers of partners these women have within the span of a few weeks is startling.
It makes me mad.
At the destroyer.
The one who beats girls down and convinces them they are no more than a sexual object and that sex equals love. The one that convinces them that they have no value unless they are in the arms of a boy or man.
Girls, if you don’t get anything I ever write, get this: you are not what anyone says you are. You are what God says you are.
And we will explore just exactly what it is He says you are.
Tweet This: You are precious. You are valuable. You are not your own. You are bought with a price.
I’ve created a facebook page where we strong girls can hang out and chat about what makes us strong, how to stand strong, stay strong, and ask questions here: https://www.facebook.com/StrongGirls4Jesus
Until next Saturday,
Karla
PS Leave me your questions in the comments below and I will answer them!
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I’ll share these with my dd’s. thank you!
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You are very welcome!
Awesome, Karla! I can relate on so many levels. Will definitely be sharing this! Love ya sis! ;-]
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Love you, too, Shelley! I consider you one of my Captains in this army of Strong Girls! Together we can defeat the enemy and rescue women from the enemy!
Karla, thanks for doing this for today’s youth, which will be tomorrow’s adults. They’re be the ones making vital decisions that will impact many. I pray that this forum is a blessing to everyone who sees this.
Karla, this will be a great blog and beautiful resource for girls, young women, mothers –and grandmothers of all ages. God is really using your recoup time. Is it alright to send it, or a link to every female we know?
thanks so much for doing this.
Shelba
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Absolutely share, Shelba! Please do! We need to build this army of Strong Girls to defeat the enemy NOW!
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Thanks for catching the vision, Elaine!