Women who have gone before us have paved our way forward. This simply means that you and I are standing on the shoulders of those who did then, what we are doing now. As with anything that we do there will be a twist that will make it uniquely ours. This makes it personal and relevant to our own calling.
Imagine someone you greatly admired, someone you saw similarities between what you are called to do, and what that individual did in her lifetime. It is on the shoulders of this woman that you are now standing.
When God gives a mantle to someone here on earth that mantle does not end until it meets its full purpose. Isaiah 55 tells us that not one word that comes forth out of the mouth of God returns to Him void. It will accomplish all that was intended, no matter how long it takes. God’s desire, His perfect will, will come to complete fruition through our obedience.
2 Timothy 1:5 as I think of your strong faith that was passed down through your family line. It began with your grandmother Lois, who passed it on to your dear mother, Eunice. And it’s clear that you too are following in the footsteps of their godly example.
1 Peter 4:10 Every believer has received grace gifts, so use them to serve one another as faithful stewards of the many—colored tapestry of God’s grace.