What does God think of “strong willed women?” We’ll share some thoughts today from Jim Daly of Focus on the Family.
Men are usually held in high esteem for their strong will and seen as leaders because of the quality. But a woman with a strong will is often characterized quite differently.
Daly, writing in his blog says God doesn’t want to rid us of our personalities, He wants to direct it and use it for His purposes.
If men and women will submit their strong wills to the Lord, He can channel that strength into transforming their marriages, influencing their children in the right direction, and seeing God’s kingdom advanced in whatever other ways the Lord chooses to use them.
That’s as true for women as it is for men. But there can be some unique hurdles for a strong-willed Christian woman, like her relationship with her husband and with God.
When conversations about biblical marriage and strong-willed women come up in Christian circles, the role of submission can be an elephant in the room. But it doesn’t have to be.
Daly writes, I don’t believe that the husband (or the wife) should think of themselves as “the boss” of the relationship. The Bible does speak of the husband as the spiritual leader of the household. But when it comes to building a marriage, raising children into healthy adults, and the endless details of running a household, a husband and wife must work in tandem.
So women can and should embrace the strength God has given to them.