WOMEN - GODDESS' ?

                                           WOMEN - GODDESS' ?

god  - Websters 1913 ... 3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good;

an object of supreme regard.

Goddess worship is a part of history. It is not something new. Venus, Minerva, Juno and Vesta, are a few of the names of ancient goddess', so called.

It is typical of Satan to present an attractive idea that is total deception and to present it in place of some truth, he does not wish humanity to know.

God has gifted women with beauty and power that comes from him and can only be truly known and enjoyed to fullest capacity when we are His; when we belong to Him and He is in us and we are in Him.

However these gifts are reflections of Him and bring glory to Him. This is one thing Satan hates and does not wish to endure. He does not like seeing the image of God spread across the earth.

So he attempts to replace it with false images of false gods. Whether it be gods, created by the hands of humans, or turning humans themselves into gods in their own thinking, the goal is to distort, destroy and replace the true image of God.

There are probably many different views as to what makes a person or thing a god. Some would say it is anyone or anything you worship and/or serve. For some then, it is that object you put above all else.

Some might say a god is only a god if it has magical or mythical powers; something that is supernatural. As you can see from the definition by Webster, it can be something that is deified but also an object of supreme regard. So there may be truth in both views.

As we have already seen in a previous post, Satan hates women and loves to destroy them. He is also very cunning. Making a woman believe she is inferior, worthless and/or unlovable, will serve his purpose quite well. Yet there is another method to destroy women that is seductive and alluring.

To convince women that there is a goddess in each of them, is a very alluring thing. For a woman who has little faith in herself as a human female, to discover that within her lies something supernatural and extremely beautiful and valuable is very attractive. The idea of a goddess is very fanciful. When one is unhappy with reality, fantasy is a pleasant place to escape to. But what if fantasy were to be reality? What if there were far more to a person than meets the eye? What if she who was down trodden could lift her head and encompass a hidden reality, that she was in fact a goddess? If she could embrace the goddess within her and let it's reality absorb her, she could rise above the limitations that have held her back!

This is an appealing lie that Satan uses to ensnare many women today. It is a beautiful lie, so to speak. It appeals to the feminine nature. It seems to summon up visions of beauty and power from within her, though much of what she envisions was not really summoned from within her, but from without by the voice of the god of this world, the old man, Lucifer himself.

It's true purpose is destruction, not only of the woman personally, but of the IMAGE OF GOD ALMIGHTY.

While the lie is being told, a beautiful truth is being hidden and stolen from masses of women the world over. It is a truth, that if known and understood, could have immunized them to the debilitating sickness, with which he is endeavoring to destroy them.

                       Let's take a look at a - HIDDEN TRUTH

Remember how God created man in His own image? ( see chapter two)

Gen. 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Gen. 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them

Woman was a part of the image of God. She reflects certain aspects of God. It is written into her design. She is not God, but she is made in His likeness. So let's look at some of the ways God is reflected in the woman.

(It is important to keep in mind, at all times, that God created the woman and the man to be one flesh and one was never to be without the other. - Mat. 10:8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. - 1Cor. 11"11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

We cannot discuss the reflection of God in the woman without mentioning the man, for their functions rely on each other. Nevertheless our primary focus here is the woman herself.)

We have already covered much of this in the post "Woman a Vessel" but here I want to emphasize the god image as seen primarily in the woman.

The First god a Child Ever Knows

The First god Any of us Ever Know

Inside the woman's womb, life begins; is conceived. There could have been no life without the seed of the man. There could have been no life had there been no garden in which to plant the seed. But it was planted inside the woman's body. There her cell absorbed it and a new life began. There it was sheltered, received nourishment and warmth. There it was held in it's own world; an environment designed to meet it's every need. There it lived in that environment meant for no other thing than it's growth and development to the point of readiness to enter the world. Inside his private world, the tiny child heard the rhythm of it's mother's heartbeat. There he heard his mother's voice. There were other voices further away, on the outside, but only the mothers was so close, so connected.

For the child, his mother is as a god to him, in the sense that within her he was created; his life began. Her body was his means of survival and growth. It was his shelter; his world.

God's design for every child, is that it would leave it's mother's womb and immediately be attached to it's mother's breast. There it would find it's first comfort and nourishment outside the womb.

Before birth mother was everything for the child. At birth she remains his means of sustenance, comfort, protection, shelter, stimulation and the source of needed information to survive and live in this new world.

Yes within the womb, creation continues by the will and design of God. And the first image of a god, each child ever receives is that of his mother. Perhaps that is why, the person who was adopted at a young age and had wonderful, loving adoptive parents, will still have a desire to find and connect with his maternal parent. It was within her that his life began. He grew and developed to the sound of her voice and heartbeat. If she gave him life, did she love him? Could she have provided all that was needed for him to grow and to become the person he is, and not have had a strong bond to him? Surely that bond is etched into the very subconscious, for he grew of her, in her and by her. They were, they are a part of each other.

If only every woman could get a glimpse of the beauty and power of motherhood. If only woman could understand that in her is the power to produce human beings to the glory of God. God did not have to share this creative ability with the woman. He did not have to give her this power. He did not have to give her this connection to his children, who would be the heritage of the Lord. But He did and it is an awesome and amazing thing! It is a beautiful reflection of Himself.

If only woman could see this gift for what it is, perhaps she would be more careful to reflect the Savior to each person who enters the world by means of her womb!

The child first looks to you, oh woman! What will you show him God is like? Will you demonstrate to him, the God who gave ALL for him; who was willing to lay down His life for him? Will you show him, he is a treasure from, of and by God? Will he be more important to you than selfish gain and glory?

Jesus gave us life. He laid down His own life to restore us to the Father and give us life that will last eternally. Woman has been granted the opportunity of giving life and laying down her own life, not only for the survival of her child, but it's ultimate, eternal salvation. She has been give the opportunity to show the individual who first saw her as his god, who God really is, and to reflect His character.

Satan has worked steadily at convincing the world that motherhood is nothing more than a bodily function, that is not only personally taxing, burdensome and uncomfortable, but should be viewed as very low on the scale of things of worth and value. He has attempted to sever the bond; the link between mother and child. She is encouraged to get on with her life, separate from her child, as soon as possible. Bear the child if you must, or wish to, but do not let him be a priority that hinders your progress in career, and self fulfillment. Give him his basic needs and let him find his own individual life, separate from your own.

 It is applauded as great achievement, when children as young as three years old and younger are able to be cut from their mother's apron string and walk away from her, smiling, into the care of a preschool teacher or other care giver. But God meant for the young child to be tied to his mother; to feel that she and only she and his father, who is one with her, can give him the answers he really needs; to trust her and his father's judgment above all others. And to come to understand the words of the Lord - Heb. 13:5 ... for he hath said, I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEE, NOR FORSAKE THEE - by having experienced for himself, parents who reflected that truth by their lives.

The world would proclaim woman's value to no longer have to do with her ability to create, carry and bring to the world a new life. Her body is all about self fulfillment by itself.

What a sad and horrendous lie has been propagated on the female population!

A woman's body is a big part of who she is. Her body is an incubator, a vessel, a life housing, life producing vessel and every month of her mature life, she is reminded of this with ovulation and menstruation.

If a woman is unable to carry and birth children, she misses out on what she was designed to do. In most cases she still has at least some of the process' meant for mothering, going on just the same. She may still have menstruation and hormone changes, even if her body is not ovulating properly and so on. But these are abnormalities. A woman who never marries may yearn for love and children or be deceived into believing she is just as satisfied without them as she would be otherwise, if not more so, though she has no idea what she has missed. Motherhood was the design of the creator and a reflection of Himself in the woman. For those physically unable to have children, God is able to intervene and heal. Or He is able to supernaturally fill the void and bring her joy and fulfillment, by His grace and power. But the need for their creators help is certain.

Women who live for their careers and self achievement and glory, still seek for some degree of male connection and affirmation. They still desire sexual experience. And even many gay women are known to make a connection with some man, if they are unable to afford sperm without that connection, in order to be able to bear a child of their own.

But for far too many women today, the understanding of the beauty and power that has been given to them, has been lost; stolen by an untoward interloper, whose goal is to steal, kill and destroy.

                             NO WOMEN ARE NOT GODDESS'

THEY ARE NOT SELF SUFFICIENT, SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES. They are not superior to, nor equal to, the creator of the universe or their counterpart, the man.

But they were created in the image and likeness of God. It would behoove each woman to begin to get a grasp on this fact and to see and appreciate what God has made them to be.

The world says "It's your body! No one can tell you what to do with it!"

The Word of the God who created you says -

1Cor. 6:13 - ... Now the body is not for fornication, but FOR THE LORD; and the LORD FOR THE BODY- 1 Cor. 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY, and IN YOUR SPIRIT, which are GOD'S.

When you allow God to be reflected in your body and in your life, He is glorified. When you allow your body to do what God designed it to do, you glorify God in your body. We glorify him by allowing our bodies to be His temple, pure, clean and holy, but also when the fruit of our womb is delivered and presented back to the God who loves it and died for it; when we present our husband with sons and daughters and our Lord with beloved children to be heirs of the kingdom.

Pslams 127:3 - Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

If you belong to the Lord, then so do the children you bring into the world. It is your great opportunity to lead them to Him, so that when they reach an age to decide for themselves to surrender their lives to Him or turn away from Him, they will make the right choice. 

You - Oh Woman; Oh Mother, are the first image of God they see and know. 

You have already reflected a creator and a provider. Will you also reflect God's love, His selflessness, His beauty? Or will the first god they ever know, present such an image that they will wish to forever be far from it, fear it or want to believe God does not truly exist?

There has been much power given to the woman. What will you do with it? Will you recognize the beautiful gift that it is, embrace it and use it to glorify God? If you do, there is fulfillment, love and joy to be known, that can be known no other way. Or will you despise it and live your life, stolen from and missing joy that was yours to be had?

Through deception and wrong information, many women have bore children, but have devalued them to some degree, and/or devalued the birth process and motherhood; the gift God gave them and have never yet had the joy and fulfillment that was meant to be theirs. If this is your case. it is time for new and truthful information. If it is too late for you, because you are past child bearing age, are unable to bear more children because of physical issues, and/or your children are grown and gone, you can still take hold of God's truths, believe and accept them, and perhaps share with others who still have a chance to enjoy the blessings meant for them. You can find a reward in sharing with others and seeing them take hold of God's plan for their lives.

For - the first image of a god, any of us ever has, begins with our mothers.

In another post, I would like to look at how the image of God is stolen and distorted through wrong behaviors and messages of mothers, as well. Seeing the pitfalls ahead, may prevent much hurt and damage in the future.