{"id":3730,"date":"2024-08-18T19:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2024-08-18T19:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T19:25:22","slug":"gods-great-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/18\/gods-great-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Great Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This woman is found in II Kings chapter four.\u00a0 Take a few moments, if you will, and read II Kings 4:8-37.\u00a0 Then continue with this article as we point out some spiritual truths from this lady\u2019s example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic theme of this story is that this lady was considerate of the needs of God\u2019s man, so God was considerate of her needs.\u00a0 She sowed seeds of kindness and reaped a great harvest.\u00a0 Yet, in doing so, she set some fine examples for Christian women of today.\u00a0 Take note of some of these examples and\u00a0 ask God where they need to be applied in your own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Practiced the Golden Rule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The golden rule, of course, is derived from Matthew 7:12.\u00a0 In a nutshell, the rule is \u201cDo unto others as you would have others do unto you.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, unlike many modern women, this lady in II Kings chapter four practiced the golden rule.\u00a0 Without being told by anyone, as the man of God passed through her area, she thought of something she could do to help him in his ministry.\u00a0 Self-centered women of the world do not think this way, but this woman was different.\u00a0 She was led by God\u2019s Spirit, not by the spirit of the world.\u00a0 She was led by the Spirit of I Corinthians 13:3-5 which says that charity \u201cseeketh not her own.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 This woman, being filled and led by the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, sought to comfort others rather than herself, even when having to bear the burden of having no children. <\/em>\u00a0She wasn\u2019t bitter; she was a blessing instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you waiting for some special blessing to come your way?\u00a0 It may be that God is withholding this blessing due to some bitterness in your own heart, some bitterness that is causing you to cultivate a selfish spirit instead of a caring and considerate spirit for others.\u00a0 Perhaps you have a lesson to learn from the great woman of Shunem.\u00a0 Perhaps you need to follow her example and obey the golden rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Was Spiritually Minded<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This lady\u2019s first comment about the prophet was \u201cthis is a holy man\u201d<\/strong> (verse 9).\u00a0 She didn\u2019t say, \u201cThis is a religious fanatic\u201d<\/em> or \u201cHere comes the preacher; let\u2019s pull the shades and lock the door!\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>No, she was a spiritually minded woman who enjoyed having a man of God around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is going to give this woman a son because He knows it will be a good investment.\u00a0 He knows that this is the kind of woman who will always ask, \u201cWhat does God think about this or that?\u201d\u00a0 Her act of kindness wasn\u2019t just toward any man, but toward a HOLY man, and this greatly impressed God.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian lady, what is your attitude toward preachers and other dedicated Christian men and women?\u00a0 Are you a spiritually minded lady who enjoys the friendship and fellowship of spiritual people, or do such people make you nervous and uncomfortable?\u00a0 You can never be a great woman in God\u2019s sight if you aren\u2019t a SPIRITUAL woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Didn\u2019t Yield To Worldly Temptations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notice in verse thirteen that this lady had the opportunity to be spoken for to the king!\u00a0 What an opportunity!\u00a0 What a chance to \u201cbe somebody\u201d and \u201cget some respect\u201d for a change!\u00a0 What a chance to take a few steps up the social ladder!\u00a0 Yet, none of this interested her.\u00a0 She was a godly woman who sought to please God, not the world, so worldly temptations did not appeal to her.\u00a0 She simply said, \u201cI dwell among mine own people.\u201d\u00a0 This lady was content with her own people and had no desire to break away from her home and her roots and become a woman of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, how God\u2019s women need this example today!\u00a0 Satan is firing his darts from all sides in an attempt to pressure Christian ladies to turn their backs on their God and the their families and become women of the world.\u00a0 Godly wives and mothers have left their homes and become \u201ccareer women.\u201d\u00a0 This is supposedly being done because \u201cit takes two incomes to live these days,\u201d but the real reason is just plain old worldliness.\u00a0 A great woman will say no to the world and dwell among her own people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Was A Woman of Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years after God gave this lady a son, the boy became sick and died.\u00a0 Rather than give up hope and become bitter, this lady runs to the man of God for help.\u00a0 In fact, when the servant asks her, \u201cIs it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child?\u201d she answers \u201cIt is well.\u201d\u00a0 My, what faith she displayed.\u00a0 A dead child is not<\/em> well, yet she had faith to believe that God could raise this child from death, so she said, \u201cIt is well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian lady, are you following this great example of faith, or do you find yourself often doubting God\u2019s ability to fulfill His word in your own life?\u00a0 Romans 8:28 says, \u201cAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong>Do you really believe Romans 8:28, or is it just another Bible verse with no special meaning to you personally?\u00a0 To be a great woman you must be a woman of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Was Emotionally Strong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notice the emotional strength of this lady.\u00a0 She had a desperate situation on her hands, yet she held up and even kept the matter to herself.\u00a0 The only person she spoke with about the child was the man of God, the only one who could help her!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most women today do just the opposite.\u00a0 They carry their many problems to their various friends and family members, and yet they never find any real help.\u00a0 Countless hours they spend chatting about their troubles with people who can\u2019t offer any help at all!\u00a0 A great woman will not chat carelessly about her troubles.\u00a0 She will take such matters to God\u00a0 and\u00a0 maybe\u00a0 to a\u00a0 godly\u00a0 person or two who can actually offer some help.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t speak of her troubles for the sake of complaining or getting sympathy.\u00a0 She speaks only to get help.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about you, dear reader?\u00a0 Are you the emotionally strong woman who controls her tongue, or are you the loose-lipped woman who spends more time complaining about problems than really seeking help with them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She Was Thankful<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Elisha had raised the woman\u2019s son from death, she \u201cwent in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong>(verse 37)\u00a0 This tells us that she was THANKFUL for what God had done for her.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t have a bitter attitude because of what had happened.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t reason that she was entitled<\/em> to be bitter with God and that she deserved<\/em> to have her son raised.\u00a0 She was just thankful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian lady, are you a thankful lady?\u00a0 Do you thank God regularly for His blessings in your life, or do you feel entitled<\/em> to such blessings.\u00a0 A truly great woman feels entitled to nothing.\u00a0 She deserves nothing.\u00a0 She is simply glad to be alive, glad to be saved, thrilled to be a servant of God, and THANKFUL for God\u2019s blessings in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Thessalonians 5:18 says, \u201cIn every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.\u201d <\/strong>\u00a0When is the last time you thanked God for your husband, for your family, for your church, for your salvation, for Christian friends, for your health?\u00a0 You could certainly have it a lot worse!\u00a0 Many women do!\u00a0 You ought to be thankful, and you will be, if you are a great<\/em> woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: James Melton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"