I was window
shopping in Fort Worth, Texas one day. This
plaque in a store caught my eye. It had a
message for cowgirls to live by:
How to look like a girl. How to act like
a lady. How to think like a man. How to work
like a dog. How to live like a Christian.
You Should
Know: How to look
like a girl. God chose to make you a girl
when he created you. From the beginning you
were different. That look of difference
envelopes your complete being and radiates
all about you. The clothes you wear don't
matter, if you know you are female. Men
agree, so does God. 1 Timothy 2:9. . . "that
women adorn themselves in modest apparel."
You Should
Know: How to act
like a lady. A lady is, as a lady does.
Actions speak louder than words. Some women
talk unlady like, even walk like men. Rough
speech and a manly stride are not acceptable
for women. Men know you are a lady by the
way you act. So does God. Romans 12:1-2
"...That ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy acceptable unto God ... and
be not conformed to this world."
You
Should Know: How
to think like a man. God gave you a
mind, and knowledge is a great gift.
Show people have many skills and
abilities. They learn how to use
them well. Competition between men
and women is alright. But you can
win or lose like a lady. Men agree,
so does God. 2 Timothy 1:7 . . ."For
God hath not given us the spirit of
fear, but of power, and of love, and
of a sound mind."
You Should
Know: How to work
like a dog. Man may work from sun to sun but
women's work is never done. A woman does so
much for her family, sometimes it's
unnoticed, even taken for granted. But our
families love us for all the work we do. So
does God:
Proverbs 31:13 through 27 . . .
"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh
willingly with her hands . . She looketh
well to the ways of her household and eateth
not the bread of idleness."
You Should Know: How
to live like a Christian. Christian
means Christ-like. Christ died for
our sins. So we must die, to self
and be born again of the Spirit.
Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God."
(Everyone has sinned) Romans 6:23,
"For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord." John
3:16 "For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish but have
everlasting life." (Salvation can't
be worked for or bought, it's a
gift). Romans 10:9 "That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shall believe
in thy heart that God hath
raised him from the dead thou shall
be saved."
