Book Excerps Continued...

I made reference to this book in my very first blog. This book created a major (in the words of Franklin Covey) paradigm shift in my mind. This revelation literally took so much pressure off my relationship with my husband and others close to me. I would like to share:

Every woman has needs. But many of us are guilty of looking to other people to meet them - ESPECIALLY THE MEN IN OUR LIVES (emphasis mine). Too often we expect THEM to meet the needs that only GOD can fill. And we are disappointed when they can't. We expect too much from THEM when our expectations should be in GOD.

My friend Lisa Bevere expressed it best when she said that for centuries women have

"wrestled and waged war with the sons of Adam in an attempt to get them to bless us and affirm our value. But this struggle has left us frustrated at best...In the end, it is all a senseless and exhausting process in which BOTH parties lose.

It is not the fault of the sons of Adam; they cannot give us the blessing we seek, and we have frightened them by giving them so much power over our souls. We must learn that the blessings we truly need come ONLY from God."

We will never be happy until we make God the source of our fulfillment and the answer to our
longings. He is the ONLY one who should have power over our souls.

Whenever you are disappointed because your needs are not being met, talk to yourself and say, "My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him." (Ps. 62:5) Then tell God about all your needs and everything that is in your heart. Don't worry, He won't be surprised or shocked. He already knows. He's just waiting to hear it from you.

-The Power of a Praying Woman - Stormie Omartian