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CAN ONE WOMEN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
by: Luella Redfern
Can one woman make a difference? Yes she can. Queen Esther of the Old Testa- ment was one woman that made a difference. The Book of Esther is used as a focal point of instructions for the Esther Women of In- fluence on how to allow God to live through us. Women are empowered to the next level of prayer, scripture, submission commitment, accountability, service and fruit. During our training sessions, we concentrate on the total woman, body, soul and spirit. Teaching to totally surrender to the love of Jesus Christ experiencing the compelling majesty of His power, which will reveal our inner beauty.
nation. Her words and actions were backed by scripture.
Mother Teresa certainly made a difference in the lives of many. She lived a holy life and always reached out to help people. One of her many quotes says, “I heard the call to give up all and follow Christ into the slums to serve Him among the poorest of the poor. It was an order.” She left the convent and helped the poor while living among them. She respond- ed with strong faith and great actions. She always put others before herself. Mother Te- resa said, “keep the joy of loving God in your
“Be the one woman that makes a difference in your own life. Be your own cheerleader. This year push your own boundaries.”
The Esther women are given a clear un- derstanding that finding true love involves a readiness to die to oneself to become the woman God created us to be.
It can be said that most women have diffi- culty with total submission and obedience, but it’s all about the heart of Jesus. Queen Esther was a godly humble woman who be- came a queen. She was chosen above all oth- er women in the land. It was because of her total submission and obedience first to Mor- decai, that she was able to hear from God and God was able to reveal His destiny for her life. Before she accomplished God’s purpose, she had to be prepared and trained, and then she responded. Esther is a good example of how one woman made a difference. She saved her
heart and share this joy with all you meet es- pecially your family. Be holy - let us pray.” She believed that as one woman through prayer and Christ Jesus, she could make a differ- ence. Mother Teresa told us that sometimes we think that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. She said the poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. She instructed us to start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.
When I think, how can I remedy this kind of poverty in my own home, I ask myself, do I give my husband and my children the reassurance that they are wanted, loved, and cared for. The unconditional love of a mother shapes the life of each child, and that child
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