Kingdom Woman: Embracing Your Purpose, Power, and Possibilities by Tony Evans, Chrystal Evans Hurst Page A

of Jesus Christ, our Savior (Genesis 24). All Sarah had was one son, and she became the mother to the entire nation of God’s chosen people (Genesis 21). All Jael had was a tent peg, and she was able to take down Sisera and change the course of an entire battle (Judges 4).
    All the young boy who was listening to Jesus’ sermon had was some fish and bread. But it was enough to feed everyone and provide leftovers for the disciples to lug around. All Mary Magdalene had was a jar of perfume, yet she taught us one of the greatest spiritual lessons in the Bible.
    If you don’t have a lot, that’s okay. God can take your little and turn it into much when you commit to following His path for you. In fact, He can do “immeasurably more than all we ask orimagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” (Ephesians 3:20).
    Being a kingdom woman of commitment involves making a decision based in faith to follow God’s prescribed path while aligning yourself under His authority. It will rarely be the path you would have chosen on your own, but it will always lead you to your destiny, which is a far greater place to be than no place at all.
    In a memorable poem written in the style of Dr. Seuss, a character named Zoad is similar to so many of us and our inability to commit to a solitary direction by faith:
          Did I ever tell you about the young Zoad?
          Who came to a sign at the fork of the road?
          He looked one way and the other way too

          The Zoad had to make up his mind what to d o —
          Well, the Zoad scratched his head, and his chin, and his pants.
          And he said to himself, “I’ll be taking a chance.

          If I go to Place One, that place may be hot
          so how will I know if I like it or not?
          On the other hand, though, I’ll feel such a fool
          If I go to Place Two and find it’s too cool.
          In that case I may catch a chill and turn blue.
          So Place One may be best and not Place Two.”
          “Play safe,” cried the Zoad, “I’ll play safe, I’m no dunce.
          I’ll simply start off to both places at once.”
          And that’s how the Zoad, who would not take a chance,
          went no place at all with a split in his pants. [27]
    God has given kingdom women the direction and path that He wants you to follow. And if He has not revealed each and every step at this very moment, my advice is to just continue walking until He reveals the next step. God’s path is the pathway of faith. Following Him, even if you cannot see the destination up ahead, is the surest way to become all you were created to be. Issues arise, though, if you attempt to mix the world’s wisdom with godly wisdom. That is when you end up going no place at all instead of arriving at the destiny uniquely for you.



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    THE POWER OF A KINGDOM WOMAN’S FAITH
    A few years ago an interesting event occurred in South Carolina. I was scheduled to speak at a crusade at Williams-Brice Stadium, which is the football stadium of the University of South Carolina. The weather report had predicted rain. In fact, it had said that there would be a storm.
    More than twenty-five thousand people had already gathered in the stadium and were waiting for the crusade to begin, when we saw the storm clouds forming. So we, the leaders and organizers of the crusade, wanted to pray that God would hold back the rain.
    We went downstairs into a small room, gathered together, and began to pray. Of course, we prayed things like, “Dear God, please hold back the rain” and “If it’s Your will, God, could You hold back that rain?”
    Yet in the midst of all of us praying, a petite woman named Linda came forward. Perhaps she had gotten frustrated with the prayers of the so-called professionals—the preachers and the leaders.
    Whatever the case, Linda stood up and asked, “Do you mind if I pray?”
    What else could we say but