Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
When my cup runs out, I refill it with something else. When my supply is at its end, I reach out. So God endows Woman with certain qualities that are essential to relationship, qualities that speak of God. She is inviting. She is vulnerable. She is tender. She embodies mercy. She is also fierce and fiercely devoted. As the old saying goes, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." That's just how God acts when he isn't chosen. "I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not share your affection with any other god!" (Ex 20:5 NLT). A woman's righteous jealousy speaks of the jealousy of God for us. (from Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge). When I read this passage in the famous Christian novel for women, "Captivating", I felt understood and justified. Justified because it explained to me that as much as I was a woman who was inviting, vulnerable, tender and merciful, I was also fiercely devoted, and when...