Under the influence of a woman, cities have crumbled (Joshua 2-6), and kings have caved (Mark 6). The power that a woman has to influence those around her is one of her strongest resources. And yet, some of us underestimate this influence. Scripture says differently.
Have you ever seen someone go wrong because he or she hung out with the wrong friend? That’s what happened to the young man in the Proverbs 7 story. The Wild Thing exerted a negative influence on him. When he hung out with her, his standards went right out the window. The Bible says that [...]
I’m amazed at the number of women that think they are immune to the power of negative influence. They think they’re strong enough, and that they’ve walked with the Lord long enough, to be above the threat. So they start taking foolish risks in relationships. They let down their defenses, transgress boundaries, crash and burn-and then wonder how it happened to them.
Forbes recently published their list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Reading through the Forbes list, and the reflections of nine of these “powerful” women, made me think about how very differently things work in the economy of God. For the Christian, “power” has an entirely different meaning.
