I’m Gonna Lay Down My Superwoman Cape
Anne Sullivan was Helen Keller’s beloved teacher and companion for 50 years. Upon Anne’s death in 1936, sorrowful Helen, wrote these endearing words about the one who had become her eyes, her ears, and her mouth:
“My teacher is so near to me that I scarcely think of myself apart from her. I feel that her being is inseparable from my own and that the footsteps of my life are in hers. All the best of me belongs to her there is not a talent or an inspiration or a joy in me that has not been awakened by her loving touch.”
In many ways, what Anne Sullivan was for Helen Keller, Jesus Christ wants to be for us. He desires to be our eyes, our ears, our mouth. He promises to be our friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24), but we must be as dependent upon Him as Helen Keller was on Anne Sullivan.
When I desire God; when I talk to Him in prayer; when I privately meditate on His Word; when I relate the events of life to Him; when I praise Him for His delights and His discipline—I am abiding in Him.
When I abide [dwell, stay, continue] in Christ, I will be seen by others as one who is imitating His character and sharing His perspective.
The opposite of abiding is being consumed with working through life on my own, not really relying on God; attempting to be a Super Woman rather than an Abiding Woman.
Which are you? A Super Woman or an Abiding Woman? Check out my free download chart below to help you determine which one you are. It’s available to print out over on my website.
Lord, I’m officially laying down my Super Woman cape! Teach me to be an abiding woman.
Love this! Thank you.
Thank you, Barbara! ??
LoL! Not sure why it turned the heart into question marks.
What a powerful message, Marsha. Yes, too often I rely on my own strength and think I am super woman…but I am not. The older I get the more I rely on His strength.
Love this! and thank you for the list. ((blessings))
Guilty as charged! My husband often accuses me of trying to be superwoman. As I get older I realize I cannot do all the things I would like to do, and it’s not in God’s plan or purpose for me to do many of those things anyway. Thanks for the good word. I, too, want to be an abiding woman!