Two stories were discussed–
1. Cinderella living as a slave in a hopeless hostage situation. She was beautiful, but she didn’t think that about herself because of the wicked environment that put her down, messed her over, and reduced her to nothing. Cinderella was stuck there, locked in the situation, and for a long time couldn’t get out of it.
2. The woman with the disabling spirit from Luke 23:10-17 who had been bent over for 18 years. Because of her physical position, she could never fully see things as they really were. She had come to church, listened to sermons, given her alms, and more. You can be in the so-called right place (church) and yet never run into Jesus.
How do you identify with them? Have you experienced a pain/problem that won’t go away? Are you stuck in a position that doesn’t offer any hope for a brighter tomorrow? Is there something someone said or did to you that has kept you emotionally crippled? Has a spouse/friend/coworker mislabeled you which has held you back from your destiny? Before you give up, look up. Being a kingdom woman isn’t summed up in just going to church more or doing more good things. Perhaps you, like Cinderella, thought you would be further along than you are right now feeling trapped in a hopeless situation. Maybe you had a brighter dream for how your family/career/relationships would be. Maybe you even met the Prince of Peace, and He saved you some time ago, but you have found yourself again in bondage. That could mean emotional, spiritual, or physical bondage. Have you, like the woman with the disabling spirit, had to learn how to settle to just get by? A kingdom woman never settles. A key aspect of your life as a kingdom woman is how you view and respond to Jesus. Instead of addressing the circumstances, appeal to the One who can address the root— He can offer a spiritual (not religious) solution. Jesus asked the woman in Luke to do something: come to Him. Leave where she was standing and come over to Him even though she couldn’t stand up straight enough to see Him. One of the easiest ways to get a Christian off track from her personal destiny is through discouragement. If you are facing hopelessness, listen to Jesus. He is calling your name to come closer to Him so He can put His hands on you and change your life suddenly.
If He doesn’t answer your prayers right away, that’s because He works healing in four ways: First, He can supernaturally heal you. Second, He can use human means to remedy your condition. Third, He can give you strength to handle your condition until He corrects it. Forth, He can enable you to persevere through the pain on earth until your full healing is made manifest in Heaven. It’s easy to give up, but let me encourage you to hang in there. A kingdom woman sets her eyes on Jesus, and He strengthens her to be all she was created to be.
