The life we live as women should be inspiring to anyone who interacts with us. The world is already full of people who seem to have no problem breaking each other down, the real challenge is to live a life that encourages and inspires.

“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.”  Hebrews 10:24-25

I love the way the NLT Bible puts it. “Let us think of ways to motivate one another”

I think it is really, really important that we grasp the idea of motivating each other. See, God knows how the world is and He knew that we would all get to those points where we need the encouragement, and motivation. He knows that sometimes the fires of passion die down to just a flame and that we become so wrapped up in everything around us that it drains us of our inspiration. That’s why He says that we should be there to encourage each other, because when we start to lose that fire, the people around us will help reignite our passion.

As women, we are nurturers. What I mean by that is that God created us to grow and nurture what we’re given. A child knows where the love and comfort comes from. Fathers play a different role when bringing up a child, but a mother, a mother is where the comfort comes from. It’s the way God created us, when someone hands us something, we nurture it and grow it.

In our lives there are going to be many times where we need to draw from God and other people to be inspired, but also we are going to need to inspire those around us. Our lives, what we do and who we are should shine Jesus, and we should shine Jesus so bright that people can’t help but be inspired to do greater things.

Maybe now you’re wondering “How do I inspire anyone? I am just me?”.

Well of course there are many ways to inspire those around you but by discovering who you are in God and finding His will for your life is probably the first step. When you are in God’s will for your life, life becomes something else, something beautiful. Everything feels so right that there’s just something different about you, and about the way you see life. People will see that. Those who encounter you will see that something good is different about you and the way you speak about your life and what you do will start to get people thinking about how they can feel like that about their lives and well there you have it. You have already just influenced someone to think about how they can feel like that. Something as simple as living your life the way God intended could be the very way you influence and inspire others. When you are doing what you are created for and that fiery passion burns bright within you, it’s hard not to notice.

The world needs more people who come alive, mostly because when people
see you coming alive due to what you do and who you are, it inspires them to do what they’re passionate about and be exactly who they are.

So how do you inspire people? By being passionate about who you are, what you’re called to do and passionate about God. Be passionate about the life you have been given.

 

-Kelly Hardouin