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Diane Montgomery
October 7, 2011
I have to confess: if you look this term up in the dictionary, you'll find my picture right next to Accutane online perscription it. Guilty as charged. I never realized I fit into this Accutane online perscription category until just a few weeks ago. I was a Accutane online perscription little over one month into marriage, taking summer school, making home-cooked meals 3-4 times a Accutane online perscription week, working out 4-6 times a week, packing my husband's lunches and Accutane online perscription mine, working almost 40 hours a week, involved in church ministry, cleaning house, writing papers, reading 200 pages a Accutane online perscription day for my class, trying to be a friend, daughter, and Accutane online perscription the perfect wife. I was exhausted by all of this Accutane online perscription and I don't even have kids yet! After working 10 hours for Accutane online perscription my job one Saturday afternoon in a dirty, sandy outdoor concert, I came home and Accutane online perscription broke down.
Have you Accutane online perscription ever seen that episode of Saved by the Bell, when Jessie Spano was trying to Accutane online perscription balance all her life activities and then becomes addicted to caffeine pills to Accutane online perscription try and succeed at everything? My life was similar to Accutane online perscription that, minus the drug addiction. At the end of the episode Jessie finally freaks out. She goes from Accutane online perscription trying to prove she can sing on drugs, to yelling, to Accutane online perscription finally incoherently balling/mumbling, "No time, there's never any time!" I think the Accutane online perscription writers of this show must have looked forward into the future, seen my breakdown and Accutane online perscription said, "This is great material! Let's add some pills and we'll have a great show!" Unfortunately for Accutane online perscription my husband though, he had to play theencouraging and consoling part of Zach.
The next day, I wondered why I had Accutane online perscription freaked out so much. I was doing all the right things. I was making homemade food, my husband was well fed and Accutane online perscription had a clean house to come home to, I was making good grades, I was trying to Accutane online perscription do a good job at work, and I was building more relationships at church. It seemed like I was doing all the Accutane online perscription things that the Proverbs 31 woman is said to do but then Accutane online perscription why was I breaking down out of exhaustion? What's wrong with being Superwoman?
1. Superwoman is too busy and exhausted to spend time with God.
By the end of my day being "Superwoman", I was exhausted and I needed to get a good night's sleep to Accutane online perscription be able to save the day again. I pretty much told God, "I'm too busy for Accutane online perscription you. I have to do everything tomorrow and I need my sleep so I can't read your Word." The very thing that Accutane online perscription would bring peace, contentment, and joy in my life was the Accutane online perscription thing I was rejecting. The Bible is the way God speaks to Accutane online perscription us. It breathes life into our souls and without it we become spiritually deadened.
The Proverbs 31 woman is Accutane online perscription exemplary because the Scriptures influenced her life.
She speaks with wisdom, and Accutane online perscription faithful instruction is on her tongue. ~ Proverbs 31:24
How did she speak with wisdom if she didn't get it from God, the source of all wisdom and faithful instruction? She sought Him and Accutane online perscription His law which brought her wisdom, peace, dignity, and strength.
The law of the Accutane online perscription LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are Accutane online perscription trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are Accutane online perscription right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are Accutane online perscription radiant, giving light to the eyes.~ Psalm 19:7-8
How did I think I could make it Accutane online perscription as Superwoman, exhausting myself every day, without the very thing that Accutane online perscription would revive my soul? I was doomed for Accutane online perscription failure. Instead, I needed to be more like the Proverbs 31 woman who Accutane online perscription sought the Lord and His word which brought light to Accutane online perscription the eyes and joy to the heart.
2. Superwoman thinks she can save the day.
When you try to be your own superhero, there's no Accutane online perscription room for God to save the day. I thought I could do it Accutane online perscription all on my own and, foolishly, I thought I didn't need God's help. I was the Accutane online perscription center and controller of my life, God was not the one in control. When He is Accutane online perscription not your reason, your center, your all, when He is not in control, your Accutane online perscription life will not be peaceful or successful.
Trust in the Accutane online perscription LORD with all your heart and lean not on your Accutane online perscription own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your Accutane online perscription paths straight. ~Proverbs 3:5-6
There is Accutane online perscription a way that seems right to a man, but in the Accutane online perscription end it leads to death. ~ Proverbs 14:12
If you're trying to Accutane online perscription be Superwoman, you will eventually fail and breakdown but when God is Accutane online perscription in control, there is peace and rest. I was putting my trust in myself which seems pretty stupid when Accutane online perscription I think about it because I'm a Accutane online perscription sinful, simpleton of a woman. Why am I trusting in that Accutane online perscription kind of person when I have a Savior who's perfect, loving, strong, in control of the Accutane online perscription entire world and wants to do good for me? That's the kind of God I want to save the day.
Delight yourself in the Accutane online perscription LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your Accutane online perscription way to the LORD. Trust also in Him, and He will do it. ~Psalm 37:4-5
For I command you Accutane online perscription today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and Accutane online perscription to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and Accutane online perscription increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the Accutane online perscription land you are entering to possess.~ Deuteronomy 30:16
As for Accutane online perscription God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is Accutane online perscription flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30
3. Superwoman tries to be perfect in all her different faces.
A lot of Christian women think of the Accutane online perscription Proverbs 31 woman as being a type of perfect woman. She does everything perfectly, can Accutane online perscription be Susie-homemaker, smart, good with money, can sew anything, and Accutane online perscription her husband and children think she's just the best.
God requires His daughters to be like that, right? Aren't all those things in Scripture? They are and God does want them from us but there's a Accutane online perscription big difference between Superwoman and the Proverbs 31 woman. The difference is: God.
You can Accutane online perscription do all the actions of the Proverbs 31 woman but if your Accutane online perscription heart isn't God-centered then you're just a Accutane online perscription Superwoman destined to fail. God knows that only He and Accutane online perscription His Son, Jesus Christ can be perfect, so why are Accutane online perscription women trying to be perfect in all areas of their lives? Is it for personal glory? Is it so you'll appear to Accutane online perscription be the most talented girl in the dorm, the best wife in your Accutane online perscription small group, or the most desirable single woman men know? Unfortunately, I've been Accutane online perscription guilty of all these motives and they are purely selfish. They are Accutane online perscription "Me"- driven and that's what the Superwoman complex is centered around: Self. Whether it's to be the best or to please man, self is the motive, not God.
God does not want outward perfection, awards, or Accutane online perscription praises from man. That's not what Accutane online perscription He values. The only thing God requires of us is that Accutane online perscription we seek Him and fear Him. The Proverbs 31 woman sought the Accutane online perscription Lord and feared Him.
Charm is Accutane online perscription deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Accutane online perscription LORD is to be praised.
~ Proverbs 31:30
Your beauty should not come from Accutane online perscription outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and Accutane online perscription fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the Accutane online perscription unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is Accutane online perscription of great worth in God's sight. ~ 1 Peter 3:3-4
Superwoman is charming, she's impressive, her worth comes from Accutane online perscription things that are outwardly seen but she fades away. A woman who Accutane online perscription fears the Lord, who has a gentle and quiet spirit, and Accutane online perscription whose heart reflects Christ, is the one who will continually be Accutane online perscription revived by Him, be of great worth in His sight, and Accutane online perscription can run the hard race towards holiness. If I had done these things, I wouldn't have broken down and you won't either if you put your trust in Him.
God doesn't call us to Accutane online perscription be superwomen; he calls us to be godly women. If you've been Accutane online perscription trying to do everything on your own, then stop. Jesus says to Accutane online perscription you and me,
Come to Accutane online perscription me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you Accutane online perscription rest. ~ Matthew 11:28
When you Accutane online perscription put your to-do list, your troubles, and your full-schedules on His shoulders, life is Accutane online perscription much easier. It is lighter because He's carrying the burdens. He doesn't want you to have to because He knows you can't handle the weight and you'll collapse under it, like I did.
If you Accutane online perscription have been like the Proverbs 31 woman and putting everything in God's hands, thank you. You have Accutane online perscription been an example to your sisters and we need more women like you. I pray that Accutane online perscription I will not make the same silly mistakes again and become more like you.
So go throw your Superwoman cape away and let God save the day
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