girls girls girls. what are we doing?

i'm frustrated. no wonder things are as bad as they are, and are continuing to get worse.

1) in obvious facts we are dealing with humanity which = sin. ok i understand that.
but . . .
2) we are digging ourselves deeper. and i don't mean for a better swimming pool. oh no. we'll be buried alive.

i see girls, crying out vocally, in writing, and in actions -- for love. for something more than their fathers, their brothers, or their boyfriends are giving or could ever give.

these girls' names are . . .

"do you think i'm beautiful?"
"am i valuable to you? to anyone?"
"will you love me unconditionally?"
"can i just be myself?"
"what will it take to be satisfied?"

and they dress for success, or so they believe, selling their bodies for a drop of approval, recognition, attention, and love. but they are never filled. it is not enough!

no, girls, we will never be filled. i feel what you feel! we are in this together! and even the right way is hard. but i believe emphatically that NOTHING on earth that we think we want or need will satisfy us. ever.

girls, we are designed with a longing for intimacy and love. we crave that approval and acceptance beyond all else. but when we receive it from humans it is not all that we thought it would be, and we are still empty. scripture points to this a few times. for now:

in Genesis, after adam and eve sinned, there was a curse placed on mankind upon his exit from the garden of Eden. for the ladies, it went something like this:

to the woman He (God) said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you will bring forth children; yet your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." Genesis 3.16

our desire is for husbands, for a noble man who will make it his chief aim to love and cherish us and bring us closer to Christ's place for women who follow Him. for a man who will provide, and keep us safe, and hold us, and guide us into holiness. for a man who we can then turn our love towards in respect, admiration, and nurturing -- with encouragement to better him as a disciple of Christ. this girls, is within our heart's desire. at least within mine. (and i think you'll agree)

but, there aren't too many happily-ever-after fairytale-love-stories floating around out there. this is a perfect example of what God meant when he said, 'your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." listen girls: we'll never get what we want.

at least not like we think we will. we crave something that men do not crave and therefore have no power to fulfill, it is our frustration as women on the earth. it is the result of our deep sin nature.

but it is also a mark of who we are as God's beautiful creation that we crave something deeper than humanity can ever fill. ladies, our deepest longings are for God alone. and let me tell you with experiential knowledge: God is ENOUGH.
i promise. you've heard it before but i will tell you again, God is the only one who can EVER satisfy us at our deepest points. and He is big enough to do so every day of our lives.

and i am just coming to learn this for myself. i didn't believe it either! but here i am, and i have nothing that i want, have wanted, or have asked for.

and yet i am satifsied.

wait for it. guard your hearts. pursue Christ's love. it is worth it.

-- peace sisters --