Woman Evolve is a retelling of Eve’s story from a position of empowerment. This reimagining reinforces that what happened in the Garden of Eden was part of God’s plan and provision for humankind. Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts reminds us that passion fuels purpose and no devil in hell can stop God’s purpose for our lives. What are you passionate about? I can almost guarantee you it will be something you want to master or have been given a purpose to correct in this world.
Eve’s passion to correct her seed following her fall fueled her purpose to fulfill the promise God made to her. Eve’s focus on her seed provided her with the grit and grace to move forward despite her mistake.
“Eve eating from the fruit did not change God’s intention- it only changed how he would fulfill that intention” (SJR 8)
When God placed enmity between the woman and her seed he made sure it was a two way street in order to let the serpent know that what happened in the Garden of Eden is just the beginning and not the end. I love this quote from the text:
“I’ve met so many women who became hostile with themselves because of who they are or where they are in life. Hostility [enmity] is not uncommon to the woman’s journey, but that hostility is not being channeled properly. Stop being hostile with your past, body, potential, art and creativity. Take that hostility and start using it to dismantle the narrative of shame, regret, disgust, depression, and disappointment that plagues too many of us. God trusted the woman with hostility. Not so she could beat herself up, but so she could learn to stand up and become hostile with her true opposition” (SJR 70-71).
My takeaway is this: Woman of God, you are not defined by your mistakes. When God has made you a promise he will bring it to completion as long as you keep your focus on your seed. Use your pain to fuel your passion and your passion to birth your purpose. In other words, Woman, Evolve!
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