Feeling at odds

Sometimes I feel at odds with myself.

All around me I hear the world telling me that I am woman hear me roar. That I am capable of doing anything I want. I am strong and powerful. I am bold and get what I want.

I have also heard over and over again about how a good Christian woman is one who quiet and sincere. A woman who puts the needs of all others before their own. Someone who is selfless and obedient.

I feel at odds. I pride myself as being strong but caring. Beautiful but unafraid to get dirty. Powerful yet obedient. So I feel at odds, but I'm not really sure that I should. When I read through the Bible I see
Ruth and I feel that she was at odds to.

So you see in all honesty I want to be Ruth. You see she was a woman of selflessness. Even though she had no legal responsibility to follow her mother in law, she did it anyways. She was a woman of strength. She then went to the fields and gleaned to feed both her and her mother in law. She was a woman of obedience. When her mother in law told her of a way to talk to Boaz she did exactly what she was told. She was bold. She went and lied down at Boaz's feet as a sign that she wanted to marry him.

So maybe I don't have to be at odds but to embrace who God has meant me to be.

Because I am:
Strong
Beautiful
Loving
Sarcastic
Growing
Caring
Creative
Hopeful