What women bring to the table
What women bring to the table
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I shared an Instagram story about relationships with my lady friend Triest back in June.
My plan was to incorporate the sound bite here.
It was a refreshing clip within a cesspool of toxic content surrounding the subject on social media, which often centers on shallow topics like what makes “real” men or women and whether The Cheesecake Factory is good enough for a first date.
But this video offered rare substance. In it, an elderly woman succinctly summarized the value women bring to the table. Her words didn’t just add valuable context to the conversation. They also matched my reality in my relationship with Triest.
No additional words from me were necessary when I forwarded the clip to Triest. I added only one emoji: 🫵🏾
I searched all over the internet for the video and unfortunately couldn’t find it anywhere. But it’s OK. Because in my search, I found something better.
Let me introduce you to Dr. Myles Munroe.
Munroe was a Bahamian evangelist and ordained minister, professor, author and speaker. He died tragically in a 2014 plane crash, along with his wife and seven other passengers.
I stumbled upon Munroe’s ministry earlier this summer. Every chance I get, I carve out time to check out one of his many messages. I’ve loved and learned from his teachings on everything from manhood to the power and purpose of money to the discipline of vision.
But Munroe’s message titled “The Power of Woman” is a must-watch for all.1
The 1 hour, 38-minute video was filmed at Munroe’s women’s conference in 2004. It drew a packed house and has since gotten more than 2 million views. Munroe’s message is designed to help you understand the nature and the assignment of the female. Men would be wise to watch and learn too.
Munroe promised to blow your mind. Even if he doesn’t, his message is guaranteed to be superior to pervasive gender wars playing out daily on social media.
In the past, Munroe said, womanhood and manhood was measured by the roles that they played. But now, the roles are gone. Yet we’re still confusing antiquated roles with purpose. And many of us have adopted inappropriate responses to what we believe our roles are.
The pressure on women, he added, makes the average woman confused and insecure about her purpose in life. So much so that many women aren’t sure what it is to be a woman anymore.
“Where purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable,” Munroe said. “That means if you don’t know the purpose of a thing, all you can do is abuse it. That includes you, yourself.”
Munroe leans on scripture to expertly explain what women were made to be. He delivers insight throughout the video, but Munroe brings home his message in the final 25 minutes.
He acknowledged that males and females are equal but different. We are the same spiritually, he said, but completely different physically.
We’re both leaders but lead differently. We respond differently — men are typically logical while women are typically emotional — and have different needs.
Using a side-by-side list displaying the purpose of the male and female, Munroe makes it unequivocally clear what women bring to the table.
Both are dominators as leaders, he said, but possess different styles.
“A woman is also a dominator. She’s a leader just like the man,” Munroe said. “Except a man leads by position-power because he was made first. A woman leads by influence-power. And influence is more dangerous than position because influence influences position.”
A man is the head, but a woman is the helper. She helps him lead. A man is a provider, but a woman is an incubator.
“To incubate means you receive, you multiply, you give it life and you give it back,” Munroe said. “Every female was built by God for that…That’s why you are so dangerous. Because God has given you the power to take something and give it life and make it bigger and then give it back.”
I loved this part.
“An incubator never originated anything. An incubator receives things,” Munroe said. “Then they give it life and they multiply it and they give it back to you. So whatever a man is receiving from a woman, if he doesn’t like it, he has to check what he is giving.”
Munroe continued, saying men are cultivators and women are producers. Men protect. Women encourage and support. Men develop. Women nurture. Men teach. Women prophesize. Men give. Women receive.
Again, don’t confuse roles and purpose.
The best advice I can give is to follow Munroe’s and know yourself so that you will always know your worth.
Trigger warning: Topics in this message include physical and sexual abuse, homosexuality and other sensitive subjects. The views and opinions expressed in this sermon are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions at Money Talks.