God’s Wonder Woman: Moving to the Middle of the Alphabet
I used to be “Woman A”
Everyone perceives Woman A to be organized, creative, energetic, enthusiastic, and most important: dependable. Woman A is the “go to” gal when it’s time to plan teacher recognition week, the church’s 100th anniversary celebration, a bridal or baby shower, serve on the community association board, facilitate a women’s weekly bible study, lead a scout troop and volunteer as team mother for the sports team(s) on which her children play. Are you tired yet?
I also used to be “Woman Z”
Woman Z has a secret she’s never told anyone. If she even catches herself thinking about it she stops herself right away because she’s afraid of what might happen. The truth? She’s exhausted. She doesn’t know how she even gets out of bed in the morning — it’s an effort every single day. It just seems as if everyone is always demanding something — her time, her energy, her things, her space . . . her life! She feels she doesn’t have one minute of the day that is not spent doing for or caring for someone else.
For some of , the face we show to the world as Woman A is really masking the secrets of Woman Z.
Sometimes our anger, resentment and disappointment become like a security blanket and even though we’re in a painful place, it’s at least a known entity. To leave the past behind, we must open ourselves up to it. We’re taught to be self-sufficient and to take care of others in our lives. We feel we must be strong; but we may not be spiritually or emotionally strong on our own. We have a heart for God, but we sure don’t feel like God’s Wonder Woman.
In her book, A Mile in Her Shoes, Sheron C. Patterson shares her understanding that strength is required to break free from the pain of our past — our Woman Z lives. She reminds us God wants us to be forward-looking and hopeful. He provides the strength to break free that we cannot muster on our own. Having faith means we believe we have a future. Patterson encourages us, “Remember this: Our pain is not the end of us. God doesn’t want us to be defined by our pain but rather by God’s grace and mercy.”
God doesn’t promise to solve all of our problems; but he does promise to be with us through them. That is reason for great joy! God sees you and me. Of all the billions of things in the universe, we are important to Him. When we believe that, we no longer feel alone. And we can walk through our pain from the past into a future full of hope. Also, when we know God sees us, we don’t need to worry about whether or not anyone else does and we can begin living the life God has divinely designed for each of us as God’s Wonder Woman.
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