Behind Every Man is a Woman

Forgive the title... couldn't find one that would capture the purpose of this post... and no I'm not married...yet.. 

This entry is dedicated to my mum... a woman I esteem very highly, not just because she is my mother and has brought me up ( I figure she has done quite a good job really.. if I may say so myself).. but because of her achievements even outside the house... 

Yesterday, one of our local papers featured her in a section they call "Every Woman" (there is probably a proper name for such sections... so educate me).. they are 2 popular papers in Malawi and this is one of them... anyway.. I had seen her working on the questionnaire they had sent but had not looked at her answers... so when I read the article I was amazed.. you can read the aricle here .

Here is my favorite quote from the article "I think until one gets to grip with who they are in Christ, they can hardly call themselves successful; they may have possessions and positions but may not be successful in the true sense of the word because they lack peace of mind which is what we all seek to have." This was in response to the question "Has being successful changed you?"

I find that response to be very interesting and challenging.. because I think a lot of the people we consider to be successful lack this one key element... peace of mind. From the interviews I have read and heard of some people whom the world considers successful, the lack of peace seems to always stand out. "It is lonely at the top" is a phrase many of us have heard so often repeated by these successful people and we perhaps have prepared ourselves for that to happen when we are successful. Yet if one has this peace of mind which Christ offers they will not have that lonely feeling when they are successful.

The other aspect is this... we are only successful if we come to terms with who we are in Christ i.e when we discover our identity and purpose in Christ and begin to live it out. Paul tells us in Ephesians that "we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to perform the good works prepared for us beforehand." 

But I digress from the title of this entry... I have drawn a lot of lessons in life by just watching and learning from my mum. She is an amazing woman and I am truly grateful to God that I was born her child. So, behind this man, is the woman I call my mother...