The excerpt below was extracted with permission from Elyse Fitzpatrick’s book Sem Fear of My Age, Faithful Editor.
The life of the virtuous woman is not just an example that shows me where I was wrong; it also tells me the right way of life. The virtuous woman testifies that the purpose of my life is not personal satisfaction or benefit, but faithful service to those whom the Lord has entrusted to my care. I am known as an increasingly reliable and increasingly committed woman to working in the vineyard that God has given me. and more faithful and committed. And now that my kids are gone home and I have more free time, these years give me the perfect opportunity to be more like her.
- Throughout this book.
- We will examine all that can be done to change our perspective and grow in strength and dignity.
- We will learn to be grateful for the free time we have now: the time to work harder than before for the good of those around us.
- Us and grow in the fear of the Lord.
In short, the virtuous woman is an active, strong, charitable, competent and qualified entrepreneur and administrator. [She] is an altruistic provider of the family and makes important contributions to society [?]. She gives her wise husband the power to rule the land with equity and justice.
Reflecting on our virtuous sister, there is one more thing that is certain: she is not young, like the giant sequoia, she did not acquire her life experience and reputation overnight, her branches extend to the course of the sky and her roots are deeply rooted in the rich earth that God has created, she is a woman who has lived the trenches of life, a woman who knew God, who believed, fought, worked, cried and rejoiced, is this the biblical paradigm of beauty and divinity. value? and you can be sure that he has wrinkles that were born in night wakes and that various gray hair adorn his face and testify to his value.
Is she the woman who bleeds? (Mt 9:20), who knew that the Lord was the answer to his problem and struggled to pass through the disciples they were?Myopic? And overprotective. She is the entrepreneur who has heard a message that has revolutionized her life and that of her family, is Deborah, a redwood who rose to fight for the glory of the God of Israel, is Rahab and the woman of the well, whose life is a sign of transformative grace and forgiveness. And this is Febe, the deacon and godmother of the church, in whom the Apostle Paul trusted. These women were strong and virtuous, like strong redwoods, and although they were dead, their lives continue. So let us begin to set aside false and useless ways of thinking about the world and ask the Lord to give us courage and courage.
Who makes redwoods so strong? God, who is your Creator, who will make us strong?Only the Lord. The more we learn to know, respect, and honor God, to obey and rejoice in His ways, to trust and rest in Him, the more we will grow in strength and resistance to all the diseases that attack our sisters, such as fear of the future and futility. We are sustained and strengthened when we drink the abundant heavenly water and absorb the rich nutrients of its character, while offering shade and comfort to those who take refuge under our strong branches.
Fearless of My Age was written for women in the middle of their lives. As we age, we wonder about the many changes that are happening in our bodies, our homes, and our pace of life. How do I make the necessary adjustments?How to manage menopause, empty nest and time off for retirement?Elyse Fitzpatrick shows us how our faith can be fundamental to responding to all these changes.
With humor, transparency, and biblical wisdom, it helps us see that God’s plan in guiding us through these changes is to sanctify and glorify ourselves.
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