{"id":3870,"date":"2015-04-20T06:36:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T10:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2015-04-21T07:02:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T11:02:23","slug":"im-no-superwoman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/2015\/04\/20\/im-no-superwoman\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m No Superwoman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Faster than Florence Griffith Joyner. &nbsp;More powerful than Ms. Olympia. &nbsp;Able to leap a mound of laundry single bound. &nbsp;Look! &nbsp;Up in the sky! &nbsp;It&#8217;s a bird! &nbsp;It&#8217;s a plane! &nbsp;It&#8217;s Superwoman!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Twice on Sunday people made references to me being superwoman.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So for once and for all let me dispel that myth. I am no superwoman. More like:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Super mistake maker.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Super grace receiver.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Super Jesus girl.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"superwoman\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Truth be told, I am vulnerable. I do get tired. I do lose my cool. I have my <a title=\"I Am Weak\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/weak\/\">kryptonite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But God\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Shust sums it up well for me singing,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cMy Savior loves, my Savior lives, My Savior\u2019s always there for me. My God He was, my God He is, my God He\u2019s always gonna be\u201d. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Without MY Jesus, I can do nothing, be nothing. Apart from the vine we are nothing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.\u201d John 15:5<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s as super as it gets. I\u2019m a super vine clinger.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was a time I tried to be Superwoman. I really believed I could do all and be all to everyone who needed me. But that left me depleted. I Thank God for speaking His truth to my heart and freeing me to know that all I have to do if heed His voice and he\u2019d lead me, love me and empower me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I can only love through Christ who strengthens me. I can love give through Christ who strengthens me. I can only serve through Christ who strengthens me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t try to do all and be all. I stay in my lane and do exactly what he\u2019s called me to do. It\u2019s when we go picking up other things thinking we are superwomen that we can get into trouble. God makes all grace abound toward us to do that which he\u2019s tasked to our hands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let me give you an example. God has given me the ability to do hair and to do so with a level of excellence that could earn me some good money. I\u2019ve had offers. I\u2019ve had a stylist suggest how I could make it work with my schedule and how much money I could earn. But God told me, \u201cThis gift is for HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY\u201d. As a homemaker I had briefly entertained the thought of making some money for doing something I enjoy that isn\u2019t grueling work. Yes, I could do a few heads on the weekend. Then came the gently shoulder tap, \u201cFOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.\u201d Thus I quickly extinguished the idea because I want to operate in his perfect will not His permissive will. So I travel in my lane with the surety that I receive the needed grace for my calling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So I cling to him. I cry out to him. I am open and honest with him. I <a title=\"Lean In\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/lean-in\/\">lean in<\/a> to him. I dance with him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And he is faith to hold me, to wipe my tears, to listen to me, to strengthen me and to lead me in the way everlasting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No super mommy<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No super friend<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No super minister<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No super wife<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just one super Jesus girl fiercely clinging to the Father.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"superwoman 2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-2-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-2-470x705.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.inspiredtolivefully.com\/staging\/4119\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/superwoman-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As always, it is my prayer that you\u2019ve been <em>Inspired To Live Fully<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/images.sodahead.com\/blogs\/000267221\/superwoman_green_xlarge.jpeg\">Feature image photo credit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to connect with friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.purposefulfaith.com\">Purposeful Faith<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timewarpwife.com\">Titus 2sDay<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.suedetweiler.com\">Life Giving Linkup<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faster than Florence Griffith Joyner. &nbsp;More powerful than Ms. Olympia. &nbsp;Able to leap a mound of laundry single bound. &nbsp;Look! &nbsp;Up in the sky! &nbsp;It&#8217;s a bird! &nbsp;It&#8217;s a plane! &nbsp;It&#8217;s Superwoman! &nbsp; Twice on Sunday people made references to me being superwoman. &nbsp; So for once and for all let me dispel that myth. 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