WRITINGS FROM THE GLOBAL OFFICE
Empowering Lives with Purpose THE STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SHE IS CLOTHED WITH STRENGTH AND DIGNITY, AND SHE LAUGHS WITHOUT FEAR OF THE FUTURE. (PROVERBS 31:25 NLT)
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or a woman of God to be clothed with strength and dignity, she must have high self-esteem. As a God-fearing woman, she should recognize her value in the kingdom of God. A woman of this caliber is not easily manipulated; she knows who she is in Christ and will not quickly fall into the traps of this world. She values and honors herself, which has nothing to do with her financial status but everything to do with her status as a princess of the one true high King. For us as women of God, the ability to withstand adversity comes from gaining instruction from the Word of God daily. We need to be able to take on various levels of attack with strength and dignity and move as God provides a way of escape. No matter how often the enemy tries to attack our self-esteem, God will replenish us, calling us virtuous women. As some women flounder in a sea of distress, bound in shackles of lies, a weakness arises. When any resistance comes to knock them 16
She knows who she is in Christ.
