To the Older Women

Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another. —Proverbs 27:17

I want to challenge those who, like me, have reached that older-woman season of life. It’s easy to sit around with our circle of friends, talking disapprovingly about how the young women in our church are dressing or behaving. But how much more productive (and biblical) would it be for us to get involved in the lives of those younger women.

I’ve always realized that younger women need older women. But now I’ve come to realize how much we need younger women in our lives. You just don’t know what you’re missing if you don’t have these kinds of intergenerational relationships.

These younger women challenge my thinking. They inspire me to press on when I’m weary in the race. They keep me from getting cold- hearted and crusty. They motivate me to believe God for more than I can see or imagine.

I assure you, few things in life are more satisfying than watching God work in another’s heart through the example of your life, your thoughtful, biblical wisdom, even your humble acknowledgment of regret and lessons learned the hard way.

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Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together

©2017 Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Scripture taken from The CSB