What's the Difference? (3)

Chapter four of What's the Difference is not a list of do's and don'ts, but rather is a guide toward living wisely and godly as a woman. Dr. Piper gives us a great definition of what mature femininity means and walks us through that definition step-by-step.

One of the most significant conclusions that he reaches is his statement on how praying women exert influence.

Praying women exert far more power in this world than all political leaders put together. This kind of powerful influence is compounded immensely when one considers the degree to which the world is shaped and guided by the effects of how men and women are formed by their mothers. This influence is perhaps more effective than all the leadership of men put together. (p. 61)

Biblical femininity is not an excuse to sit back and let someone else do all the work. Instead, we get the exciting and high privilege of praying to the Lord of all the earth. We don't need take up arms either in the home or in the literal battle. The Lord directs the paths of all people, and He listens to our prayers.