Woman of God

I have been blessed to have as friends, many delightful women who have blessed and continue to bless my life. Tonight I spent time with a friend who has blessed my life for many years. She has been a friend, a confidant, an encourager, an example, a mentor, and a co-laborer in ministry. I have been blessed to see her faithfulness to God in the midst of some challenging life circumstances. She is perfectly imperfect, humble and always learning and growing.
She is my friend. a true, life treasure, a "sister of the heart".  Several years ago I wrote this poem for her and am so blessed that she is still part of my life. 

WOMAN OF GOD by Teresa Jobst

This woman of God, she knows whose she is.
She knows her salvation comes from Him alone.
He has been her rock and her refuge,
Her light in the darkness, her help in times of trouble.
He commands angels to conquer her enemy.

She leans into Him, trusting His ways above her own.
She knows His voice and waits in quiet expectation.
For she knows He will lead her beside still waters,
And restore her when she is spent,
Even granting her the faith to believe what she can't yet see.

She braces her mind with his living, powerful word.
She knows He has given her favor and lifted her burdens
That she might carry His healing to those who are broken.
His grace abounds over her and spills out to touch the wounded.
He sets her feet on paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

This woman of God who gives herself to Him with surrender,
Has given herself to many others as wife, mother, mentor, caretaker, friend.
He delights over her with singing, rejoicing in His beloved creation,
As He declares in familiar chorus, " Yes, she is good, she is very good."
This woman of God, who knows WHOSE she is.

A true friend is like a beautiful garden, nourishing the soul!