![]() Take a moment to open your Bible with me to Proverbs 7. We may not be participating in an adulterous relationship, but how many of our attitudes towards the men in our life are controlling, manipulating, or demanding? There are parts of the Proverbs 7 woman in each of our hearts. The Proverbs 7 woman fits the mold of feminism by going against the created order and selfishly desiring to dominate the man. We have been influenced by the lure of feminism since the garden. The book was addressing wildness in my heart that I didn’t recognize. It is helping us as women to have proper biblical discernment and to spot the right biblical attitudes and behaviors, so we can be women who make wise and not foolish choices. To be honest, I didn’t have much interest in the book as I thought its appeal was more towards single women. It opened my eyes to many areas that I hadn’t recognized where I was influenced by a feminist way of thinking instead of a biblical way of thinking.įast forward several years and a book called Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild by Mary Kassian has been on my bookshelf, but I’ve never had a strong desire to pick it up. Mary gave us a whirlwind overview of the history and effects feminism has had on our culture in a message titled, You’ve Come a Long Way Baby. The last time I heard that song was at a True Woman Conference I attended in 2008 hosted by Revive Our Hearts, and I was introduced to a speaker by the name of Mary Kassian. ![]() ![]() When Helen Reddy accepted the Grammy Award for her song I Am Woman she said, “I’d like to thank god because she made everything possible.” I am Woman by Helen Reddy hit number one in 1972, and we are still seeing the impact that song and the mindset it came from has on us today. ![]() It was many years ago, but I still remember singing that song as a young girl and feeling empowered by it. “I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman – Hear me roar in numbers too big to ignore”. ![]()
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