Power, humility and our girls

I often think about this topic.  Humility is an attribute of Jesus

Christ and one I want see in my child.  How can we teach them

to be humble yet powerful?  Where does Self esteem come into

play?  How do you teach them to be gentle and sweet but in

the face of hate, ignorance or the grip of the unjust be strong

and fight for what is right?

We see these story's on the news or TV shows all the time.

Young girls putting themselves in harms way as they show off

there independence.  Struggling through pain and regret

because they wanted to fit in and have the "fun" they

see going on around them. 

How do we accomplish this task in a world where none

of this is popular.  We see story's of children falling prey to group

mentality.  Standing on the sidelines as another child is

hurt and embarrassed.

One answer came to mind.  Read through the Bible.

Pick out the story's of strong and composed women.  There really are

so many!  Sarah, Ruth, Mary, Martha, Hannah.  Oh, and my favorite

Deborah, who  was a prophetess and a wife and was leading Israel. 

Ok, maybe don't tell the story of Jael who  "picked up the tent peg" just yet. 

 You have to admit that was pretty powerful. 

My point is this.  Maybe make an impression with story's from

the Biblical women we all know.  Let our children see the power that

can gently be seen in being a mother.  Nothing under earth

is more powerful, lasting, encouraging and world changing

than a women who respects her husband, loves her family, chooses her

family over worldly treasures and most of all how shows

Christ in her daily life.  Wow, the power we exude when we praise

God in worship in our own homes.  Now that is power!

Let them know that strength lies in the Spirit of Christ in us.

Humbling ourselves to Gods will.  Then... rest in the Knowledge

that the word of God does not return void.