{"id":10206,"date":"2013-03-06T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T05:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=10206"},"modified":"2013-03-05T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T18:55:56","slug":"captivating-chapter-9-emasculating-women-arousing-women-pgs-158-161","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/06\/captivating-chapter-9-emasculating-women-arousing-women-pgs-158-161\/","title":{"rendered":"Captivating: Chapter 9 &#8211; \u201cEmasculating Women\u201d \u2013 \u201cArousing Women\u201d (pp 158-161)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I read about each \u201ctype\u201d of woman, I attempted to pin myself to one of the three types.<\/p>\n<p>Am I the <em>Emasculating Woman<\/em>&#8212;always trying to be the boss and control my man in order to get my way? Is my heart hard and do I send the message that \u201cI don\u2019t need a man. I can do everything on my own?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Am I the <em>Desolate Woman<\/em>&#8212;super needy for love and attention because I\u2019m trying to fill the void in my heart that only God can fill? Am I hiding in activities and business to disguise the hurt and desperation I have to be \u201ccompleted?\u201d Does my desire to \u201cget a man\u201d define me?<\/p>\n<p>Am I the <em>Arousing Woman&#8212;<\/em>strong and confident in who I am in Christ? Am I gentle to the men in my life, encouraging them to fill their role and be the Hero? Do I act in love and beauty and offer it daily?<\/p>\n<p>The truth is I have embodied all of these types of women at some point in my life.\u00a0 And you probably have, too!<\/p>\n<p>So the question is: <em><strong>which type of woman do you resemble most in your life right now?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 How has God changed your heart in the past few months, years, maybe even decades?<\/p>\n<p>Ladies, the men need us.\u00a0 We\u2019re their \u201cezer,\u201d their support, and their strength.\u00a0 <em><strong>What messages are you sending to the men in your life?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I love how our authors condense the <em>Arousing Woman\u2019s<\/em> role into two simple sentences:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Need him.\u00a0 And believe in him.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Praise Him,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carissa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**********<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wN4gLJPfLrk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**********<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s Pray:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, we thank You for the men in our lives.\u00a0 Lord, we lift them up right now, that they will seek You and find who they are in You and only You.\u00a0 As we walk through this life, let us, as women, demonstrate to our men that we need them, and we support them.\u00a0 Let us speak life to our men.\u00a0 Thank You that we are able to do these things because of You. \u00a0In Your Name we pray, Amen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does needing a man in a healthy, God-centered way look like?\u00a0 In what ways can we show the men in our lives that we believe in their abilities and goals?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**********<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/sign-up-for-girlfriends-coffee-hour-online-bible-studies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9918\" alt=\"GWS\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GWS.jpg\" width=\"234\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GWS.jpg 234w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/GWS-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Our next online Bible study begins March 24th!<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Click on the picture to sign up TODAY!!\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I read about each \u201ctype\u201d of woman, I attempted to pin myself to one of the three types. 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