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A Passionate Christian Woman

More than a program—it's a passion

What is a passionate Christian woman?

Well, she's not a woman who's perfect, peerless or guiltless, she's as human as you and I. A passionate Christian woman simply has a passion for the things of God and is driven to do something for God.

This woman thirsts for God. God is the driving force of her existence, the meaning behind her life. She doesn't live primarily for the latest fads, fashions or fancies, but for God. She cares little for fame or fortune, recognition or reward. Instead, she has experienced the intense satisfaction of a personal relationship with a holy God, and as a deer longs for a cool, refreshing stream to enjoy, so she longs for her God.

She hungers for truth. In a mixed-up world where wrong often seems right, a passionate believer pursues God's truth with intensity. Never one to accept mere human opinion or feeling-based experience, she considers God's Word to be as necessary as her daily food. She has a studious mindset (Acts 17:11), persistently comparing the spoken word to the written Word, and sifting it to find the truth. A passionate Christian woman is passionate about the Bible, where God has revealed His heart and mind.

She loves others with godly passion. She demonstrates sincere concern, models unconditional love, and does her best to influence those around her for heaven. She doesn't portray one who has arrived, but one who knows where she's going. Then she coaxes and encourages and helps others join her on her journey. Her love is practical, pure and positive. The motivation for her outreach is her reach toward God, which she does with fervency and attention to detail.

She lives today with tomorrow in mind. A passionate Christian woman knows her time is limited. She will leave the scene all too quickly with only her influence remaining. She realizes she has no second chance, no life "held over on account of rain."

She lives each day to its fullest with this goal in mind: to follow hard on the heels of the very God in whom we live and breathe and have our being. She fulfills today's duties while focusing on the future.

Finally, a passionate Christian woman avoids sin so she can gain intimacy with God. Though the world allures and tempts, this believer knows her boundaries and accepts them. She doesn't walk the fencerow, desirous of the apple across the way. She romps and giggles in the field God has given her, content to run home to Papa at the end of the day with clean hands and a pure conscience.

This passionate woman doesn't have boundless energy, superhuman strength or a superior spirituality. In fact, she is an utterly ordinary woman who fails, falls and tires at the end of the day. She is tested and found wanting all too often. But she has heard from God through His Word, seen Him work in her life. She has experienced peace, answered prayer and comfort through the Holy Spirit. Now her heart is fixed, her commitment firm, her joy complete. She learns and grows and finds purpose in mundane tasks and everyday routines.

A passionate Christian woman thirsts after God, hungers for His Word, has a sincere concern for others and lives today with tomorrow in mind. She avoids sin so she can attain intimacy with her Creator and Sustainer. She is a passionate Christian living a purposeful life. She touches others with the transforming power of Jesus Christ. She is alive with a passion for God!