Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Happy International Woman's Day

Today is International Woman's Day. It's basically a feminist marketing campaign, but I figure if the Church Fathers can hijack pagan holidays and turn them into Christmas, Easter and Valentine's Day, than I should be able to flip this holiday on it's head and take the opportunity to thank real women. As a young man, I'm very grateful for the amazing spiritual sisters God has placed in my life. They are a blessing and encouragement to me and this is my tribute to all of them.

  • Thank you, for not feeling the need to flaunt yourself but for being confident in the imperishable beauty of meekness and gentleness (1 Peter 3:4).
  • Thank you, for respecting the consciences of your brothers by dressing and acting modestly.
  • Thank you, for letting us guys open doors and carrying boxes for you.
  • Thank you, for encouraging us guys to be faithful to our responsibilities by being faithful to yours.
  • Thank you, for edifying us in a way that is true to both our callings.
  • Thank you, for allowing and encouraging the men to take the lead.
  • Thank you, for being neither usurpers nor pushovers.
  • Thank you, for being courageously feminine in a culture which sees that as a vice and not as the glorious virtue that it is.
  • Thank you, for functioning biblically, regardless of what others say.
  • Thank you, for the blessing and encouragement you are to me as a man. Few things help men act like men more than women who act like women.

9 comments:

  1. Amen!!!
    Thank you, Josh, for making a point from a man's point of view that I have long believed: Men act like gentleman when women act like ladies.

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  2. Josh, I completely agree with your edification of a "True Lady". Thanks for sharing your thoughts... My wife tells me that... men hold the door open for her when she is wearing a skirt or dress... It is in our man nature to appreciate the femininity of a lady no matter who we are or where we come from. GOD made us to appreciate a 'True Lady'... Praise the LORD!

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  3. Christine & Chad: Thank you both for your comments. I think it is very true that men just naturally want to look out for and protect real women.

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  4. Glad you hijacked this holiday :-)

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  5. Thank you for encouraging us and reminding us to be who God made us... and not who the world wants us to be.

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  6. Thank you for commenting. That's very well put.

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  7. Thank you for this encouraging post.
    1 Peter 1:3-9

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  8. My pleasure, Elizabeth. Thanks for commenting.

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