Women Teaching Women

I’ve heard it. I’m sure you’ve heard it, too. “Learn to love yourself.” “Girl, you need to take care of you first.” “Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not good enough.” “Believe in yourself.” And on and on it goes. Inspirational phrases of this type flood our Facebook feeds, magazines, blogs, and self-help books. They sound so wrong at first, as if they are telling you to be self-focused and narcissistic. Then they begin to sound so right, so inviting, so kind, so healing…. THE PROOF-TEXT Even Christian publications are beginning to give a starring role to this ideology, using Jesus’ own words to back up their points. What words would Jesus have said about this? In Matthew 22:36-40, we read  this conversation: "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the sec...

Whether it is a state of mind or feeling, happiness is something that everyone desires. We go to great lengths to achieve it, but it seems that lasting happiness is always fleeing from our desperate grasps. We are pushed and told to do the things that make us happy, yet we struggle to make the feeling last. There is a good reason for this: happiness is not permanent. This is because happiness is based on happenstances, hence the word "happiness". It comes as a result of your response to what happens in your life. No wonder you can't make it stay! As a Christian, it is vital to understand that happiness and joy are distinct from one another. You may not always be happy, to which there ought to be no shame and guilt when you are not, but you are always to remain joyful. While there are certain aspects of your life that you cannot control, there are some things that you can do to promote happiness. 1. Present The key to being a truly happy person is to live not ...