Femininity

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30

Femininity!! What is it!?!
This was lesson 5 of my Bible Study.
The definition of femininity is: the quality or nature of the female sex.

I learned the heart of femininity is the essence of a woman: her characteristics, qualities and God-given design.

One of the questions was to list words we associated with femininity:
soft, delicate, girlish, subtle, dainty & weak
I had a bad outlook on what femininity truly is!

Some of the very things we are criticized for are qualities that should be allowed to grow and be expressed. Our feminine characteristics allow us to be nurturing, caring, loving, emotional, relational, alluring and so on.
That sounds so much nicer! I am having a better outlook!

This of course goes all the way back to the beginning.
Before Eve was created "for Adam no suitable helper was found" (Genesis 2:20) Adam needed a helper - someone who had the qualities that he was missing, to complement him and help him get the job done. Eve was that missing piece. Together- as one- Adam and Eve represented the image of God.

We need to recognize that our femininity - our femaleness- is a gift from God to be used by and for Him.

My new outlook on femininity is:
Being a woman is a great blessing and an opportunity to impact the world in a positive, lasting way. God has a purpose for me, a place on this earth that only I can fill!