Welcome to God-fearing girl!
When I was in high school, I often wrote a letter to each incoming class of freshmen girls. God-fearing girl is an ongoing letter to the girls at my church who will be high school freshmen in Fall 2009. But it is for the rest of you as well.
It is my prayer that God-fearing girl will be centered upon God and filled with His Spirit. The starting place will always be the Scriptures, from which we get truth to fight off the lies of the world. I pray that God’s grace will be evident in each of the posts– the truth that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us that we might no longer live for ourselves, but for Him who died for us and was raised again (Romans 5:8, 2 Cor. 5:14-15). How amazing!
In the past, I had a blog very similar to this one entitled Created to be a Help. While Eve, as the first woman, was created to be Adam’s helper (more on what this means later!), she was first and foremost created for God—to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever, as the catechism says. And she was also unique in that she was a woman. God gave her unique talents, capabilities, and ways of looking at the world—she differed from Adam. Her womanhood was a unique creation of God. Like Adam, was in the image of God and created first and foremost to fear Him.
As Eve’s daughters—or more amazingly, daughters of God—we, too, are worshippers, gifted in unique ways as women to worship our king. The purpose of God-fearing girl is to search out what it means to be a woman who fears the Lord, or in doctrinal terms, biblical femininity. I am so excited about God-fearing girl and what God will do with it!
Lord, thank You for Your Word. Thank You for Your work in my life and in the lives of all who are your children. Thank You for saving us by Your grace. I pray that You would bless this blog and all who read it. Please give me clarity, wisdom, grace, boldness, and love as I write. I pray that your Spirit would be upon me as I write and upon those who read the posts, as well. I pray that you would grow all of us closer to Yourself and above all, that Your name would be glorified. It is not about us—it is ALL about You. May this blog equip us to better serve You as Your daughters. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
