10 Traits Of A Spiritually Mature Woman

1. She is at Rest 
How are you? Busy?
You can be busy and still be a woman at rest. A frantic hustle of a
woman on the move shouts to those around her, “I don’t have time for
you,” but there is a way to hustle without frenzy. Jesus showed it to us
perfectly when he stopped to talk to people along His way: the bleeding
woman who boldly and desperately reached out to him for healing, he let
the little children come to him, and he broke barriers of racism and
sexism to grab a drink and speak with the woman at the well. He was at
rest even though he squeezed world saving, soul rescuing ministry into
only three years.

2. She is Bold in Her Convictions 
Philosophies contrary to the truth of God cross our paths daily, we must
learn to be bold in our convictions. Bold does not mean angry, or
nasty, but rooted in a resolute strength, sourced in the Almighty God.
As we grow in faith we are empowered by the Spirit of God to stand when
the winds and waves of fear start to blow. Boldness presents in the
mature woman as an active faith willing to stand against impossible
odds. It is a proclamation of, “If God is for us, who can be against
us?” 

(Romans 8:31 NIV)

3. She is Submitted 
We live in a culture where the word submission is most often heard in
the context of a cage fight, but the Bible paints it as an expression of
love. Submission is an act of laying yourself down for another, and
also an admission that we can trust God to always make the right
decisions. We step into the tension created by submitting all we are to
God, even when it requires a sacrifice of our own desires, commanded to
“submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Ephesians 5:21) We
submit not out of fear, or coercion, but first out of reverence for
Christ and then love for the other.

4. She Exudes Gentleness 
If you have ever been gently told something incredibly hard but wise
beyond words you know the power of gentleness. In such a loud world we
need a revival of the resounding gentleness that can speak to the hearts
of those who have been accosted by the noise of hate, bigotry, and
hyperreactionism. Gentleness is a fruit of the spirit and is more
powerful than we often give it credit. If the Spirit of God sees it as
something worth producing in us, shouldn’t we seek to display it as much
as possible? Not only is gentleness powerful, but Paul told us in
Ephesians 4:2 that a life worthy of Christ’s calling would, “Be
completely humble and gentle…”

5. She is Humble 
Humility is becoming a lost art. It comes without the demand for being
seen or right. It is a life that embodies the words of John the Baptist:
“He must become greater; I must become less.” (John 3:30) John knew the
purpose of His life was to put Christ on display, as did the apostle
Paul.

In “The Sacred Mundane” Kari Patterson says “Paul knew that joy is found
in living outside ourselves. He knew that abundant life wasn’t found in
endless navel gazing and self-improvement. He wasn’t climbing higher
and higher; he was bowing lower and lower.” Both John and Paul knew that
true life and humility don’t begin until we get to the end of
ourselves; maturity means seeking that instead of bracing against it.

6. She is Scripture Saturated 
If you want to grow in Christian maturity you cannot do this without
constantly going to the Word of God for guidance, comfort, and
instruction. We know that our salvation doesn’t come from our Bible
reading, but our ability to live in the abundance we are designed for
does. We need to have God’s truth meet us from within the quiet of our
heart at the moment dissatisfaction, chaos, and suffering strikes. We
need to know His words so that we can measure the difference between
truth and deception. As we read His words, we let them be written upon
our hearts, and apply them to our life for all our days.

7. She is Justice and Mercy Oriented 
These two blend perfectly though many view them as opposing. They exist
perfectly within God and the spiritually mature woman knows they are
both necessary to shine a light in to the world, so she walks forward
with Micah 6:8 echoing in her footfalls.

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord
require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with
your God.”

8. She Has a Love for the Church 
A spiritually mature woman will know the church for what it is: the
bride of Christ. Yes the church is flawed, and the whole of the church
is composed of those who sin. There is not one who is perfect but the
bridegroom. Loving the church is one of the ways we as believers get to
be like God. We see the flaws in the object we love, but love anyway. We
aren’t passive about it’s wrongdoings, but we do not forsake it because
of them. We dig in. Engage. We fight to make it what it should be. We
choose to love it, even if it shows itself unlovely.

9. She Has a Heart for the Lost 
When we as women understand how deeply we are cherished by a holy God,
we cannot help but be brokenhearted that others do not know the love
they were designed for. The fallen world has wrought havoc on the
searching souls roaming the earth, and we are given the balm for the
ache in the gospel, that reveals the unsearchable riches of Christ. The
ways we go about it may differ, but we should all be searching for how
God wants to use us daily. We can never forget that each day we walk
this earth we have the chance to share the good news that not only can
help someone find hope for today, but an eternity in heaven.

10. She is Dependent 
The truest mark of a woman of faith is fierce dependence amidst a
culture cheering for unbridled independence. She knows she can’t do it
on her own, but can rely on the power of a God who can do more than she
could ask or imagine. The spiritually mature woman knows just as the
psalmist Asaph knew: “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever.”