I was surprised by the number of responses I received on the article on whether or not shaving from last month’s issue, and found it humourous(?) that many who commented remarked how unimportant the topic of shaving was. I received several comments that were not only in disagreement but in hostility towards what I wrote. However, those comments kept reminding me of what the purpose here is.

When I began this site I was not this far down the narrow-path with the Father, and was lacking understanding from a large portion of what the Scriptures held for me as a child of the Mighty One. As I continue to define my faith solely on the Scriptures the more I find that I do not identify with doctrinal groups widely known today, and in fact, someone commented positively that what I was doing was much like what feminists did when they stepped out from the norm. As I step back and look at what feminists and patriarchs believe about women I see how much they are both off target. One side is missing the Hebraic Scriptures, the other side the Hebraic understanding. I like to think I’m balancing in the middle.

I firmly believe in the value of women. I firmly believe in the value of her role as a woman given by the Father. I firmly believe in women being treated in a manner that honours and elevates her in her home and community. I firmly believe that, as the Messiah did for his Bride when he laid down everything for her, the husband is to show the same extreme example of love for his wife. I firmly believe in women being the kind of wife that a man not only had to but wanted to do that for – a woman that has his absolute respect and love.

To find that kind of man, I have to be that kind of woman.

The woman mentioned in Proverbs 31 was not a meek house-wifey-poo. No, she was was an independent business woman and in a supervision in her home and her family’s land. A woman who took an active part in the community and religious life. A woman who’s works were spoken of and praised by her husband and at the city gates.

This website is the written aspiration of that kind of woman, and all the articles posted here are all directed towards that. In the big picture of a puzzle all these little topics we discuss are simply the 500 pieces that make it complete. With each piece you add you draw closer and closer to perfection and completion. We are called to examine every area of our lives and make sure it is in accordance with the Scriptures. I don’t do any of this to be redeemed or because I am just worried about the little things, but because I already have a relationship with the Father. You don’t do as your parents asked because if you do they will love you more, but rather because you love them and wish to honour them. I wish to be a sweet aroma unto the Father.

For ages there has been talk and debate on what a modest, feminine woman looks like. Adam and Eve thought they had done a pretty good job of keeping it covered with the figs, but YHVH had a different idea and made them some clothes (Genesis 3:7, 20). Since I began to get involved in discussions about these topics I have often heard “each Believing family has their own standards,” and I agree that each family needs to set their own standards but WITHIN the boundaries already set in place by the Father. Areas where things seem to be uncertain we can look at the Father’s character, why we do certain practices, and discern whether or not they are appropriate in the life a ‘that kind of woman’. Everyone, of course, will not always agree on certain areas, but here we hope to present facts and sound reason and truly inspire, encourage, and challenge women towards the standard of being “For I am YHVH your God; therefore, consecrate yourselves and be set-apart, for I am set-apart…” (Leviticus 11:44, 1 Peter 1:16)

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