Let me introduce you to my friend, Megan. Megan Clinton Allison graduated from Liberty University and is currently attending Physician Assistant School at Jefferson College of Health Sciences. As part of the Extraordinary Women team, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know and love the Clintons—including sweet Megan and her hubby, Ben.
She has a passion to see young women find their identity in Christ, be set free, and live God’s dream for their lives. Megan married to the love of her life and high-school sweetheart, Ben last winter. They have a teacup Yorkie named Bella.
This fall, I’ve invited a few friends to share what God is teaching them. I hope their words are an encouragement to you as you continue to awaken to the joy and delight that comes with being a child of God.
God made a woman.
These words, taken from Genesis 2:22, are the heart of our identity. If God wanted to, He could have made another man, but no—He chose to make woman. And my goodness, was she very different from man!
Just ask Adam. One look at her feminine beauty, and he said, “Whoa . . . man!”
Okay, maybe I took a little poetic license there, but seriously! God made us unique for a specific reason. Physical beauty. Emotional tenderness. Nurturing hearts. A deep longing to connect. These aren’t random traits. Nor are they signs of weakness. Far from it.
Each of our feminine strengths is an exquisite expression of who God is.
“When it comes to the question of gender,” psychologist Larry Crabb shares, “our culture is really screwed up. . . . In the middle of all this confusion, there’s one question that stands out. What does it mean to be a woman?”
Crabb continues, “A woman is most feminine to the degree that she relates in a way that reveals something wonderful about God that no man can as fully reveal.”
We as women uniquely reveal God’s mercy, tenderness, and compassion to the world in a unique way. Wow! Now there’s a responsibility to take seriously! God made woman. It wasn’t chance, but thoughtful purpose. When we can truly grab hold of this, it changes everything.
We’re freed from the lies of culture to be exactly who we were created to be . . . by God’s design. We are not equal with men—and we’re not quite like men. We are women.
Too often, we let Hollywood and Madison Avenue shape our identities. Culture is continually trying to re-create us—either as man haters or weak-willed wimps.
Maybe you’ve been there. Independent and angry . . . I don’t need a man! Or a ticking time bomb of insecurity . . . I can’t live without him!
Either extreme is a cheap shot compared to our true destiny as God’s daughters.
Who wants to live a small, self-consumed life when we were created for so much more?
Graceful strength. Service rooted in love. Confidence from God alone. A woman who is not defined by culture but who shapes it instead.
This is our calling—to be women of true beauty and influence.
In our homes. In our families. With our friends. In our churches and communities.
God has shown me that I will stand out in this world if I continue to deepen my relationship with Him.
I’m taking a stand against our culture of hate and selfishness as a woman in love with her Creator.
I want to be like the radical women of the Bible: I’m not defined by what I wear or what I put on my face, but rather by what is in my heart. Instead of being shaped by our culture, I strive to shape it by showing everyone I encounter His love and putting their needs above my own. In all I say and do, I wish to reflect Jesus so that my fellow women are freed by His perfect love.
Together, we can be rebellious and change the world for Him.
This week, were giving away 3 copies of Be Rebellious by Megan Clinton.
This week, were giving away 3 copies of Many of us have been tricked into believing that life is all about starving yourself into a size 0, wearing sexy clothes, and snagging a hot guy. We measure our worth by the number of our followers on social media or “likes” on our digitally enhanced selfies.
We shape our lives around these lies, unaware that we’re on a pathway to brokenness and destruction: Eating disorders. Depression. Addiction. Abuse.
We may think we are “rebelling” by breaking the rules of our parents’ generation—but the reality is, we’re anything but rebellious. Instead, we’re slaves to our culture, desperate to fit in.
But we don’t have to live this way. We have a choice.
Do you want to make a difference and change the world? Then take your heart and life back from a culture that doesn’t care about you! Grab hold of the truth that your value isn’t based on your relationship status or dress size—it’s based on who you are.
In Be Rebellious, Megan Clinton shows you inspiring and practical ways to be the woman God created you to be. Through her own experiences and biblical teaching, she encourages you to embrace your true beauty and to run toward God.
It’s time to for this generation to rebel against modern-day culture . . . and live free!
The three winners will be selected and announced on Friday.
