It's tough being a woman.....

I am so glad that I decided to start the Esther study. I have been digging around and trying to find anything and everything about Esther. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, a verse in Esther has been a faith fence post for me, when I get stressed or feel as though I just cannot do it, I remind myself of God's providence through this verse.

Sadly there isn't much out there to study Esther. There are only 2 books in the Bible named after woman yet there is barely any research on them. Because I love Beth Moore so much and her ability to bring the Word to life, I chose her study on Esther esther: It's Tough Being a Woman. Let me tell you, it is amazing and I am only 2 weeks in! I was sucked in before I even dove in to the workbook by her introductory video. God's providence is all around, you just have to take the time to look for it, and one extraordinary example of it is found in the book of Esther.

At the end of each session is a Scenario about being a woman. After she stated the first scenario I felt like all the air had left my lungs. I couldn't believe it. It was like she was putting to words everything that I was feeling and didn't realize. It's tough being a woman in another woman's shadow. WOW! I suddenly became aware how much I allowed myself to sit in the shadow of Michelle. I know that that is something that I have been working on through scripture and trying to counteract Satan's lies on, but here was this one sentence that summed it all up. I decided at that point that I was in, I need this study and God knows it.