Girls on their knees

*Disclaimer: These are my opinions. I realize your opinion might differ!!!!


Well for me, I was struck most by a section Sarah read us in class. I don't remember the book it was from, but it was the mom who was at the store her daughter was working at. As the daughter was kneeling on the ground, the mom heard two men nearby say something like, "That's where women belong, on their knees." It makes me sick. I cannot believe men STILL think that. I have seen many great women do some of the same things great men did. I have a formspring account, and someone commented on a question my friend answered, saying it was a girl's "job" to be sensitive. I am angry and laugh at this at the same time. I've seen sensitive guys before. And they to me are attractive, because they actually want to treat women right. I feel (but this is a girl's perspective), that a true man is one who loves his girl like God does (As humanly possible, they are not God!!!)

There's a saying that men want respect and women want love. I think, and I'm sure the scriptures say something on this too, that it's true. But we can do those without men looking down at women. I am learning more and more also that society can be rough on men too, they have to be respected or they aren't men. And calling them gay DOES ACTUALLY hurt some guys feelings, even if it's a joke between men. The problem is we think we know where the opposite sex belongs, men strong and standing over the women, while women bow to their whims, but both sides have desires, not just men, for respect. I know personally I want to be respected as a woman, properly.

In one of the videos, one guy talked about us woman's job as lifting our men up. While that's admirable, our job is to love the men in our lives, and yes encourage them, but not be on our knees. In my family, my mom is the boss. She's the glue that holds our family together. And guess what? She's a women. True men are those who cherish the women in their lives, and treat them as God would.

There is a quote,

"Woman was created from the rib of man.
She was not made from his head to be above him,
nor was she made from his feet to be trampled on.
She was created out of his side to *equal* him,
under his arm to be protected by him
and near his heart to be loved"

So ladies, I ask you, if you are on your knees, do it for prayer. You are beautiful. Yes you need to respect your future/current husbands and love them like God does, but that doesn't mean you need to grovel. I pray you find someone who loves, cherish and respects YOU, a precious woman of God.

Men, I implore you to treat your woman with respect, and love her like the Holy Father does.

God bless!