A Titus 2 Woman in a Modern Day World~Part 2

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A Titus 2 Woman in a Modern Day World~Part 1

The huge wooden door swings open and Sarah slowly steps inside. She sees a few people milling around, and hears music coming from the brightly lit sanctuary. The music fills her with peace. A peace that she has been missing for so long. She shyly moves closer to the ladies that are caught up in conversation about their lives. How she wishes she could be part of that conversation. She wants to tell someone her story…..her story of despair and loneliness. She wants someone to listen and tell her that they care.

As she starts to move into the sanctuary she passes the women and hears one of the ladies  murmur to her friend, “On my, look over there.” The two ladies look in disdain as Sarah approaches them and they quickly move away. Sarah hangs her head in shame. She wanted more this time. Deflated and discouraged she walks towards a chair in the back of the church, away from other watching eyes.

All the church members were standing with hymnals in hand singing, ” Amazing grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me.  I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.”  “Can I really be saved?” thought Sarah. “Saved from this nightmare I live in?” Just then, she sees someone standing next to her. She has long blond hair, a baby in her arms, and her teenage daughter is standing next to her. The woman smiles a smile that warms Sarah’s heart. She says “Excuse me, may we sit here?” Sarah nodded in amazement.

The three take their place next to her and intently listen to the message that follows. Once the preacher is  finished telling his story of Jesus on the cross, he prays with his flock and dismisses them with a word of prayer. The woman next to her holds out  her hand, and says “Welcome, my name is Bethany. This is my daughter Grace and our son Brian. We are having a potluck after church. Won’t you please join us?” Sarah agrees in disbelief.

Bethany shows her down to the fellowship hall and introduces her to some other ladies in the church. Bethany’s friends great her with warmth and concern. The ladies listen…..listen to her….to who she really is. They take her for where she is at in life, and not for where they want her to be. They offer hope…..they offer friendship without judgement. They tell her about Jesus. She can see their Jesus.  She can see Him inside them….inside their actions and words. She finds what she has been searching for…..love. The love of Jesus fills her heart and her soul like she has never known before. It gives her the strength to carry on.

Friends….if the above story were real, what would you have done?

Would you have walked away in disgust or greeted her with open arms? These types of situations are all around us. Testing grounds from God. Will you past the test? There are women who are hurting everywhere. They are in our communities, and churches. Watch for them. Don’t walk away. Be a woman of God to both young and old.

Let these fellow women see Jesus in you. It’s time to open up our hearts and our circle of friends and let them in. Don’t stay so close knit that others feel like they don’t belong.  The hour is NOW, to build a true community of Christan women that will uplift and support each other. It’s what Jesus commands us to do. We do not get to pick and choose who we think is worthy of our time.

Spend time teaching  younger women what they can expect on their journeys of marriage and motherhood. Set an example for them. Let them learn from your mistakes, so they might not make the same mistakes as you. Love the older women as well. The next time you see an elderly women sitting by herself in church, approach her, ask her how she is, let her now she is loved. Welcome single women as well, don’t let them think they are alone. God’s word gives us specific instructions on how we should treat others.

 “A new command ^B)’> As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34