Counsels on Self-Identity

Counsel #12 — Feminine Service

Picture: Counsel #12 — Feminine Service CI 112.1

Biblical femininity isn’t about having the perfect outfit, a flawless photo, or the right follower count. It’s revealed in something far more powerful - how you serve others when no one’s watching. CI 112.2

You don’t have to move to a developing country to live out Christlike service. Serving others can start close to home! For example, you can babysit a single mom’s kids so she can rest, bring groceries to an elderly neighbor who can’t drive, or cook meals for your church’s outreach team. Additionally, visiting someone in the hospital or staying after service to clean up when everyone else goes home can offer great help to those in need. Whether you’re mentoring a younger girl, leading a Bible study, tutoring after school, or offering a warm hug to a grieving friend, you’re living out feminine strength. Why? Because real femininity is more about who you lift up rather than how you look. Don’t let Instagram tell you what femininity should look like. Let the towel and the basin remind you that the most beautiful woman in the room is the one serving and praying as she goes.^[113] CI 112.3

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:14 CI 112.4

“And the effort to bless others will react in blessings upon ourselves.” Ellen White in God’s Amazing Grace, p. 305 CI 112.5

Reflect: Where can you serve this week? CI 112.6