Here are four true things, regardless of your gender, but maybe particularly important for women. Sometimes it is easy to feel disqualified or less than as a woman in Christian places since the dominant story has, for a long time, been one where women are not to teach or preach or yadayadayadapatricarchyisbiblicalduh nonsense. But I don’t think that should be a thing. I’m tired of the feeling that just because a man is a man he has a more direct line to God than I do. As Christians through Jesus, we all have the same access and are called just as specifically, no matter who we are.

I want my daughters, and my son, to know these things deep in their bones. And it starts with me learning these things, too.

So.

Four things:

–  You are strong in Christ, whether you believe it all the time or not.

–  You are fully loved, fully supported, and fully empowered by God who does all things well and created you in His image just as you are,

–  You are created in His image, called for His purpose, and equipped for every good thing.

–  You are worthy of being heard. You have a voice. You are free.

{From a few days of my 100 Day Project – Notes from the Kind Side: because sometimes you have to reteach the voice in your head.}

That is all! Happy Monday!

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13