Can we talk for a minute about the women in Scripture that nobody probably memorized a verse about? I mean the encouraging women of the Bible<\/a> that we likely didn\u2019t learn about in Sunday School. Seems like we always learned about the same ones time and time again. <\/p>\n You know the famous ones. <\/p>\n Esther. Ruth. Mary. <\/p>\n We love them, we quote them, we name our daughters after them. <\/p>\n But if you\u2019ve spent any time looking for encouraging women of the Bible<\/a>, you\u2019ve probably noticed something. <\/p>\n Some of the most powerful faith stories in Scripture belong to women who are never even given a name. Wild, right? <\/p>\n They\u2019re called \u201ca woman,\u201d \u201ca widow,\u201d \u201ca servant girl.\u201d <\/p>\n And yet God moved through them in ways that still echo today.<\/p>\n I think that\u2019s actually the point. <\/p>\n This is a space for exactly that kind of digging \u2013 the quiet corners of Scripture where God shows up for ordinary, unnamed, easily-overlooked people.<\/p>\n You may feel like that at times. <\/p>\n We all do. That\u2019s why I write to women like us. <\/p>\n By the way, If that\u2019s the kind of community you want to be part of, stick around to the end, because I\u2019d love for you to subscribe and keep exploring <\/a>encouraging women of the Bible with me every week.<\/p>\n So let\u2019s meet a few of them.<\/p>\n We call her the Shunammite woman, simply because she was from Shunem. <\/p>\n She had no son, and in her culture, that was a source of grief and shame. <\/p>\n But when the prophet Elisha passed through her town, she didn\u2019t wait to be noticed. Check this out. <\/p>\n She built him a room! <\/p>\n She was hospitable and even fed him. <\/p>\n She had a son, and he later died in her arms. <\/p>\n Being very familiar with grief, that breaks my heart. <\/a><\/p>\n But, she didn\u2019t panic or accept it. <\/p>\n She got on a donkey, rode straight to Elisha, and refused to leave without an answer. <\/p>\n Her son was raised back to life by the power of God.<\/p>\n This is one of my favorite encouraging women of the Bible stories precisely because her faith wasn\u2019t quiet. <\/p>\n It was active, insistent, and unwilling to settle.<\/p>\n Are you trusting God for something? I pray she is an inspiration. <\/p>\n More About the Shunammite Woman: <\/strong><\/p>\n She\u2019d been bleeding for twelve years. <\/p>\n Twelve years of doctors, of money spent, of being ceremonially \u201cunclean\u201d.<\/p>\n All those years of being pushed to the edges of her community. <\/p>\n She had every reason to believe she was invisible. Have you ever felt invisible?<\/p>\n Anyway, she reasoned, \u201cIf I just touch his cloak, I will be healed.\u201d <\/p>\n She didn\u2019t ask permission. <\/p>\n She reached through a crowd, touched the edge of Jesus\u2019 robe, and was instantly healed.<\/p>\n Just like that! <\/p>\n Then, my favorite part. Jesus stopped, found her, and called her \u201cdaughter\u201d \u2014 restoring not just her body but her place in the community. <\/p>\n Her story reminds us that encouraging women of the Bible<\/a> aren\u2019t always bold speakers; sometimes they\u2019re just desperate enough to reach out to Jesus.<\/p>\n A Snap Shot of the Woman with the Blood Issue in the Bible:<\/strong><\/p>\n She came to draw water at noon. <\/p>\n Girl, that was the hottest part of the day!<\/p>\n She did that becuase no one else would be there. <\/p>\n That timing alone tells us something: she was avoiding people. She was also strategic. I find that makes her smart more than just a sinful woman in our encouraging women of the Bible.<\/p>\n She had a complicated past and probably a reputation to match.<\/p>\n Yet Jesus sat down and spoke with her directly. He took time. <\/p>\n He was defying every social rule of the day. <\/p>\n That conversation changed her so completely that she left her water jar behind and ran to tell her entire town about him. <\/p>\n I think she was like an evangelist! <\/p>\n Because of her testimony, \u201cmany of the Samaritans from that town believed in him.\u201d <\/p>\n An outcast became one of the first evangelists in the Gospel of John.<\/p>\n A little about this par too my encouraging women of the Bible article:<\/p>\n In the middle of a famine, this widow was preparing what she believed would be her last meal for herself and her son.<\/p>\n This story always made me sad. <\/p>\n Well, then at this sad moment, God showed up. <\/p>\n He came in the form of the prophet Elijah.<\/p>\n I love that he showed up and asked something kind of crazy. <\/p>\n He asked her to feed him first. <\/p>\n What nerve? God always does something we least expect. <\/p>\n Here is the kicker: after he asked, she answered. <\/p>\n She had every reason to say no. Instead, she trusted a stranger\u2019s promise from God, and her jar of flour and jug of oil never ran dry for the rest of the famine.<\/p>\n Yes. I would add one short\u00a0\u201cWho were her people?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0bullet to each woman\u2019s section. It gives readers cultural context without turning the study into a history lesson.<\/p>\n About her:<\/p>\n I bet people come to us all the time wanting hope and help from \u201cour God.\u201d What an evangelical opportunity. Who would have thought we\u2019d find one of Jezebel\u2019s people among the encouraging women of the Bible? Just as wild as finding me or any of us. God is so gracious. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Let\u2019s move on to my next of the encouraging women of the Bible.<\/p>\n I love her story! I love her journey! She had to make the list for our encouraging women of the Bible group!<\/p>\n She embodies everything from the women above \u2013 she embodies hope and persistence. <\/p>\n This one isn\u2019t even a historical figure \u2013 she\u2019s just a character in a parable Jesus told. <\/p>\n In Luke 18, the persistent widow is a real champion for hope and faith. <\/p>\n Even when things look pretty bleak.<\/p>\n Think for it, she\u2019s up against a corrupt judge who couldn\u2019t care less about God or people.<\/p>\n But she doesn\u2019t let her tough spot stop her from fighting for justice. <\/p>\n Instead of just sitting around waiting, she actively believes that her struggle is worth it and that justice is within her reach. <\/p>\n Fueled by a strong hope that her situation could turn around, she keeps going back to the judge.<\/p>\n In fact, Sis goes over and over until he finally gives in and helps her out. <\/p>\n I think Jesus uses her story to show you and me that true faith means sticking with it through persistent prayer. <\/p>\n We can\u2019t quit! <\/p>\n We have to move forward with the strong belief that God\u2019s got our back, and He will eventually make things right for those who keep pushing forward.<\/p>\n All the encouraging women of the Bible did that. <\/p>\n Let me share a little bit about her \u2013 even though she didn\u2019t exist (she is still an important part of my series of encouraging women of the Bible): <\/p>\n Remember this: God is not being compared to the unjust judge as though we must wear Him down.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n I\u2019ve heard people say and teach similar principles a long time ago. <\/p>\n Jesus\u2019 argument is a contrast: if even an unjust judge eventually responds,\u00a0how much more can God\u2019s people trust a just God who hears His chosen ones when they cry out to Him?\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Luke 18:6\u20138<\/a><\/p>\n We can\u2019t give up, Christian Woman!<\/p>\n We have to be bold to ask for what we need. Be confident that God can deliver, and be hopeful enough to move forward in faith and watch Him work! <\/p>\n Here\u2019s a quick look at what these women at-a-glance to bring them life for you:<\/p>\nThe Woman Who Wasn\u2019t Afraid to Ask for More (2 Kings 4<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
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The Woman Who Touched a Hem (Mark 5<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\nOh, The Woman at the Well (John 4<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
The Woman at the Well \u2014 John 4<\/h3>\n
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The Widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
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The Persistent Widow (Luke 18<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\nDo you see the theme? <\/h2>\n
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