Why Esther?

Why Esther? And why does she need to be revived?

This is not just a blog for me. It is for all women who were ever told they "couldn't be" the person they were born to be, created to be.

God has a beautiful purpose for each of us. He wants us to be gloriously successful in the world He placed us into. He wants women to be the beautiful creations He intended us to be.

Unfortunately, we live in a fallen world. In a fallen state.

In life, we are faced with limitations. Of the body, the mind, the spirit. And of society.

Society tells women they have to be a certain way. Act a certain way. Acquiesce and follow certain norms.

Even our Christian faith, when misapplied, causes women to feel "less than" at times. Like they can't achieve. Can't be beautiful, powerful, successful in their own right.

And so to survive, women sleep. They die inside. They need to be revived.

Esther was such a woman, I believe.

She did not seek fame. She did not seek fortune. She just followed her faith, and her beliefs led her to become one of the most sought-after, most influential, most successful women in her time.

She was both beauty queen and politician. She was fearless and faithful. She was savvy and yet submissive.

She is a Biblical hero. A role model.

I believe we can awaken our inner Esther... and become the women God truly created us to be...