“A woman is not born a woman. Nor does she become one when she marries a man, bears a child and does their dirty linen, not even when she joins a women’s liberation movement. A woman becomes a woman when she becomes what God wants her to be.”

//Learning to be a Woman", Kenneth G. and Floy Smith

 I've been told many times, "Wait, you're not a woman... You're a girl still." I agree that I'm still a girl, but what really defines that line where a girl steps over into womanhood? Is a girl a woman after the age of 18, 19, 20? Is a girl a woman after her body has developed fully in it's curves and beauty? Is a girl a woman when she gets a boyfriend, fiancé, marries?

Thinking about these things.. I think turning into a woman is a process. Where she continually gives God all she has everyday, clinging on to that Beautiful Hope no matter what comes her way - Reminding, reminding, reminding herself that the Lord is her Rock and strong tower to which she runs to. A process where God is the center, where God is the light, where He is the foundation, and He is in control of molding & shaping her life. It's a life beautifully surrendered to the ways of God; a woman becomes a woman when she becomes what God wants her to be. 

Though in the physical sense, a woman is a woman when she's transitioned through childhood and adolescence, God's word clearly shows us that our spiritual state does not age as our physical state does. If Paul even addressed the Corinthian church as 'spiritual babies' then our spiritual self could pretty well be babies too despite our age!

God doesn't define beauty, love, manliness, femininity, and godliness according to the world's definition. And He sure doesn't define "womanhood" or "manhood" according to what the world thinks it is, either.

Seeking God's plan for our lives and allowing Him to shape us will turn us into men and women who live for God and do things that glorify His name - yet, are we still spiritual babies?