Lot's wife

Lessons from Lot's Wife on How to Elevate Yourself

Lessons from Lot's Wife on How to Elevate Yourself

So, last week we were in Genesis 19 kicking off our study of Lot’s Wife and what the events of her life (as recorded in this chapter) teach us about submitting to God and how to do it. Whilst there, we focused on Genesis 19:17 which says:

“So it came to pass, when [the angels] had brought [Lot, his wife and two daughters] outside [of Sodom and Gomorrah], that [the angel] said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.”

paying particular attention to the first part of the angel’s instructions (which I highlighted above).

This week, I dove into the second part of the instructions because God showed me that:

  1. Do not stay anywhere in the plain

  2. Escape to the mountains

actually hold huge clues to us, as modern women, on how we can go about the process of elevating ourselves so that we can become the women of God that He ordained us to be- all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

Lessons from Lot's Wife on How to Submit to God

Lessons from Lot's Wife on How to Submit to God

If you’ve been apart of the Far Above Rubies Collective for any length of time, you’ll know that I’m totally obsessed with gifs (this post is probably the most extreme example of that lol). This is because I LOVE to express myself and I just adore how simple yet effective gifs are for adding that extra layer of meaning and/or emotion to my blog posts, emails and even a social media comment or two!

Next to gifs, I love memes. As you’ll know if you’re apart of my Facebook or Instagram communities, I like the inspirational ones and post those most often but I love the funny ones too- so you can imagine my delight when I came across one that said:

We are called to be the salt of the earth; not salty!

a few weeks ago!

In case you’re unsure, the Urban Dictionary defines the term “salty” as “the act of being upset, angry or bitter” and, if we’re honest, the path to purpose can make us feel that way sometimes- especially if it:

  • Changes life as we know it

  • Costs us our relationships or attachments

  • Causes us to relinquish control (of our plans/what we had in mind in favour of God’s)

  • Arouses fear and so on

We see this (and more!) clearly demonstrated in the life of Lot’s Wife via Genesis 19 as her inability to submit to God’s command, not only made her salty as defined above, but literally got her turned into a pillar of salt!

She’s a great example of the fact that, although the gift of free will means that we have the freedom to say “yes” or “no” to God, there are always consequences for either decision- for better or worse. So we need to know how to make the right ones (even when they don’t necessarily align to what we want), all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

Lessons from Lot's Wife on Transition

Lessons from Lot's Wife on Transition

Lot’s wife gets her mention in the nineteenth chapter of Genesis. Brief though this mention is, the events of the last days of her life have much to teach us about transitioning from season to season. More of a listener than a reader? No problem, simply press play on the audio below. Feel free to download also:

An Interview with Gina Haney on Lot's Wife

An Interview with Gina Haney on Lot's Wife

Today it is my pleasure to share the spiritual perceptivity of Gina Haney, a blessed woman of God who previously blogged at arelentlessurrender.com. Within her interview, she speaks of Lot's wife (her favourite woman of the Bible), transition and how these tie into her own personal testimony of stepping into her role as a pastor's wife- a great encouragement for anyone who may currently be going through change(s).