Revival of Biblical Womanhood – YWLS ’25 Erika Kirk Speech (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:04) She is an entrepreneur. She has her own (00:00:06) podcast as well. The best mom in the (00:00:08) world. She is my hero and the love of my (00:00:11) life. Erica Kirk. You are here because (00:00:13) we need you here because God needs you (00:00:16) here. And you are in this specific era (00:00:18) for a reason. Be thankful and find (00:00:21) gratitude in the seasons and the things (00:00:23) that you're going through in life. You (00:00:25) have to keep your your sword so sharp. (00:00:28) It's a crazy time, but at the same time, (00:00:30) it's one of those things where it's (00:00:31) like, what an opportunity to be able to (00:00:33) live boldly for Christ. You are the (00:00:35) result of your actions and decisions of (00:00:37) how you spend your time and how you live (00:00:39) your life. Your role here is to make (00:00:41) heaven crowded. Your role here is to (00:00:43) recruit and your role here is to be so (00:00:46) bold and so fearless. Always be (00:00:48) thankful. Always have your heart in a (00:00:50) posture of gratitude because God saves (00:00:52) your soul one time, but he changes your (00:00:55) life every single day. (00:00:59) [Music] (00:01:01) [Applause] (00:01:01) [Music] (00:01:09) [Applause] (00:01:16) [Music] (00:01:19) [Applause] (00:01:21) Hello. Love you. You guys look so (00:01:24) beautiful. Young Women's is always my (00:01:27) favorite. It's very special in my heart. (00:01:29) First, I have to do a shout out to my (00:01:31) daughter cuz she's watching. Baby Buff (00:01:33) Buff is here. He's safe. She gave it to (00:01:37) She always gives me something before a (00:01:38) speech. Last time it was a flower. It's (00:01:41) always a thing. Baby Buff Buff this time (00:01:43) is in the house. So, I'll just place him (00:01:45) right here to just guard. I think he's a (00:01:48) bobcat, so we'll just go with it. But 10 (00:01:53) years, you guys, (00:01:55) that's unbelievable. I'm so proud of my (00:01:58) husband. I mean, I'm obsessed with my (00:02:00) husband. I love him deeply. But he has (00:02:02) an amazing team. He does. And it it (00:02:05) takes a village. and everyone that's (00:02:07) backstage, everyone that you've met in (00:02:10) registration, everyone that you meet in (00:02:12) the exhibit halls, it's it's a team. (00:02:15) It's a family. But thank you guys for (00:02:18) still showing up every 10 years. And (00:02:20) it's been an interesting 10 years. Think (00:02:22) about how much has happened in 10 years. (00:02:25) You have different presidents. You have (00:02:27) different culture war issues going on. (00:02:29) People used to know who a woman was or (00:02:31) what a woman was and now you don't. Like (00:02:33) it's really it's like a you a wave that (00:02:35) we're going through. But it's (00:02:37) interesting because the enemy is having (00:02:38) a total heyday with how everything is (00:02:40) going right now and the it's so all that (00:02:44) to say thank you guys for being here. (00:02:47) Cheers to 10 more years after this and (00:02:49) 10 more years even further than that. Um (00:02:53) but again the Lord is definitely not (00:02:56) caught off guard in what's happening in (00:02:59) this world right now and in our nation (00:03:02) and neither should we be. We should, we (00:03:05) should not. And being a mom in this time (00:03:08) and during this 2025 (00:03:11) era, if you will, puts a lot into (00:03:13) perspective because when I look at my (00:03:17) kids, especially my daughter, because (00:03:20) she's older now, you you realize that (00:03:24) you're raising these children that are (00:03:27) meant to be in this time in this time (00:03:30) period. So many people have said before (00:03:32) and I've mentioned this before (00:03:34) previously that you know some people are (00:03:36) like oh well years past I would have (00:03:38) loved to have lived in XYZ generation. (00:03:41) I'm so grateful we're in this (00:03:43) generation. I'm so grateful we're in (00:03:45) this day and age because we get to fight (00:03:50) metaphorically but we get to fight in (00:03:51) the spiritual battle and we get to see (00:03:54) things happening that are just in ultra (00:03:57) speed. And again, being a mom seeing (00:04:01) this, I love being able to tell my (00:04:03) daughter that you are made, fashioned, (00:04:05) and appointed for this time. You are not (00:04:09) in the wrong time, the wrong place. (00:04:12) You're exactly where you have to be. And (00:04:13) the spiritual battle is (00:04:17) I know you guys feel it. It is so deep (00:04:20) in the soul. You can just you can walk (00:04:24) into a room and feel the enemy. (00:04:28) It's it's a wild time right now. And the (00:04:32) battleground is for your heart. It's for (00:04:35) your home. It's for your future. And the (00:04:37) enemy is is very cunning. But his (00:04:40) mission is very simple. He wants to (00:04:42) steal your joy. He wants to kill your (00:04:45) peace and he wants to destroy your (00:04:47) legacy. But God gives you very strategic (00:04:50) weapons. He gives you prayer. He gives (00:04:53) you scripture. He gives you obedience. (00:04:55) He gives you submission and holiness. (00:04:58) But our life is a battlefield and our (00:05:01) faith even more so. And the enemy's main (00:05:04) goal (00:05:05) is to disconnect you. It's to isolate (00:05:09) you from your relationship with the Lord (00:05:12) and put something in the middle of it. (00:05:14) Whether that's you thinking that you're (00:05:17) not good enough, whether that's any type (00:05:19) of disconnection you could even think (00:05:22) of, but all of us need to remember not (00:05:26) to mistake God's silence for his absence (00:05:31) and really know that yes, we are all (00:05:34) going through a unique battle right now. (00:05:37) We are all in our own battlefield, (00:05:40) separate but also together. And I think (00:05:44) the call for all of us right now is very (00:05:47) universal. (00:05:49) And I've really prayed on this and I and (00:05:50) I see it in Technicolor with how (00:05:54) different waves of things that are (00:05:56) happening in culture and in society, but (00:05:58) then also seeing it through the the eyes (00:06:01) of my child is we our call is for a (00:06:06) revival of biblical womanhood. (00:06:09) And that is something that is so (00:06:10) important right now. And as I teach my (00:06:13) daughter, (00:06:15) it's again, I know it's so simple, but (00:06:18) when you really go down a rabbit hole (00:06:20) with it, as a woman raising a daughter, (00:06:24) raising another young raising a woman, (00:06:26) raising a young woman, raising a woman (00:06:28) in society, (00:06:30) you you are you're looking at womanhood (00:06:33) from the standpoint of how do I explain (00:06:36) to a two-year-old what womanhood is? I (00:06:39) can have her obviously see how my (00:06:41) actions are, but I'm not gonna give her (00:06:44) a phone and say, "Look at this (00:06:46) influencer who's a homemaker that's (00:06:48) making sourdough bread and is having (00:06:50) like, you know, selling shampoo and all (00:06:53) these things." Like, that's I can't show (00:06:55) that to her because she doesn't get (00:06:56) that. She watches Bob Ross and Charlie. (00:06:59) Those are like her two things. So, it's (00:07:00) like, but (00:07:03) for me, it was like, okay, who are the (00:07:06) people that I can have her kind of look (00:07:08) to as a blueprint? And for me, again, (00:07:11) it's biblical womanhood. It's (00:07:15) realizing like I want to raise my (00:07:17) daughter (00:07:19) to be the type of woman (00:07:22) that is literally a a little warrior. I (00:07:26) don't want to raise a weak a weak woman. (00:07:29) I want to raise a little warrior who (00:07:31) wears modesty like armor, carries truth (00:07:35) like a torch and conviction like a (00:07:38) crown. Because the devil fears a woman (00:07:41) who is anchored in Christ. He cannot buy (00:07:44) her. He cannot sway her. He cannot (00:07:47) distract her. That's what I want my (00:07:49) daughter to be like. That's what I want. (00:07:53) And so as I'm to me, and I'll get into (00:07:58) this further, the nursery and my (00:08:00) daughter's room, my son's room, that's (00:08:02) like a sanctuary to me. Being able to (00:08:05) pray over them, pray with them, hear my (00:08:07) daughter sing Jesus loves me on repeat, (00:08:09) like that is that's everything to me. (00:08:14) And I want her to be able to see (00:08:18) and hear the stories of women who were (00:08:20) anchored by the strength of the Lord. (00:08:24) And I know that, you know, previous (00:08:27) speaker was talking about Esther and and (00:08:29) I'm going to I'm going to follow suit in (00:08:31) that because it's important. I I feel (00:08:34) like we need to look at these women as a (00:08:36) blueprint. So for who? Raise your hand (00:08:40) if you're a student in college or in (00:08:42) high school. Okay, good. Great. It's (00:08:46) important because I feel that for women (00:08:49) that are called to courage in a culture (00:08:51) of fear, (00:08:53) that's when Esther enters the chat for (00:08:55) that one because Esther's battle was not (00:08:59) fought with swords. It was silent (00:09:02) obedience. (00:09:04) She stepped into the royal halls, not by (00:09:07) accident, but by divine appointment. (00:09:10) And she stood between death and (00:09:12) deliverance in a palace that was not (00:09:14) built for her voice. (00:09:17) But she spoke anyway. (00:09:19) You don't need to be masculine to be (00:09:21) strong, and you don't need to be loud to (00:09:24) be heard. (00:09:27) a woman under authority. (00:09:30) When you are a woman under authority, (00:09:33) you get to see how God uses your life in (00:09:36) such a powerful, beautiful way. And if (00:09:40) you feel like in college you're in your (00:09:42) Esther era from the standpoint of you (00:09:46) feel like you can't say the things you (00:09:47) want to say, (00:09:49) remember that your degree fades. (00:09:52) It's a piece of paper. Your knowledge of (00:09:55) everything that you gained is always (00:09:57) going to be with you. But your degree (00:09:58) fades, but your godliness does not. (00:10:02) The opinions of your professors, they (00:10:05) won't outlive you. (00:10:07) They're going to come and go, but your (00:10:10) faithfulness (00:10:11) that will stay with you. If you stand (00:10:14) for Christ, do it boldly even when (00:10:16) you're alone. And let your conduct (00:10:19) preach (00:10:21) even when you're silenced. and be found (00:10:24) faithful. Because although culture is (00:10:26) saying you're not doing enough, culture (00:10:29) is saying you need to own a business by (00:10:31) the time you're 23. You need to go viral (00:10:34) for this on Instagram. You're falling (00:10:36) behind. Whenever you feel that, I want (00:10:39) you to say out loud, I don't care if (00:10:41) you're looking at a mirror. I don't care (00:10:42) if you're writing it down. I want you to (00:10:44) say, "I am not behind. I am becoming." (00:10:48) Do not feel like you're running out of (00:10:49) time. The enemy loves to make you feel (00:10:51) like you're running out of time, but you (00:10:53) can always have a career. It is not (00:10:56) going anywhere. LLC's will always be (00:10:59) able to be created. There is a (00:11:01) government institution for that. Like, (00:11:04) it's not going away. You will always be (00:11:06) able to create your own company. But (00:11:08) children, family, your husband, (00:11:10) marriages, that is not a renewable (00:11:13) resource. (00:11:16) That is not don't delay the eternal for (00:11:20) temporary and do not sacrifice the (00:11:22) sacred for the secular. It is not worth (00:11:25) it. (00:11:28) [Music] (00:11:31) And I know some of you especially the (00:11:33) students are not even thinking about (00:11:36) husband kid life like that. I get it. (00:11:40) Trust me. I was wired at a very young (00:11:43) age because I was raised by a single (00:11:46) mom. Never let never let yourself be in (00:11:49) a position where you can't support (00:11:51) yourself and don't rely on a man. Those (00:11:53) that was ingrained in me. So before I (00:11:56) met Charlie, I was not on the path of I (00:12:00) want to have six kids and a white picket (00:12:04) house fence. That was not my mindset. (00:12:06) But this is how amazing God is. When you (00:12:09) meet the right man, (00:12:11) everything shifts. Everything changes. (00:12:15) When I met Charlie, (00:12:17) that was it. I could care less about the (00:12:19) career. It was (00:12:23) it was a beautiful moment. And I that's (00:12:26) why I just want to plant the seed of (00:12:27) encouragement because motherhood is it's (00:12:29) not a pause. A lot of people think it's (00:12:31) a pause in your life. It's a launch pad. (00:12:34) It's not something where you feel like, (00:12:36) you know, you wasted your degree. You're (00:12:40) not wasting a degree when you're raising (00:12:41) your children with wisdom, love, and (00:12:43) truth. That's that's not wasting a (00:12:46) degree at all. (00:12:51) [Music] (00:12:53) And being a mother is incredible. And I (00:12:55) know you guys, some of you aren't there (00:12:57) yet, but it's amazing. It is so special (00:13:00) to be able to see the world through your (00:13:03) baby's eyes all over again and to (00:13:06) relearn things that you kind of forgot (00:13:08) and just be able to see that (00:13:11) again the nursery is sacred. (00:13:14) Mothers are culture shapers. They're (00:13:17) legacy builders and no government can (00:13:19) outgo a righteous mother and no platform (00:13:24) can match the prayers (00:13:27) of a righteous mother. you just it'll (00:13:30) never match up. (00:13:32) And I never want you to think that when (00:13:36) you have a family (00:13:38) that that makes you in a position where (00:13:42) you you can't be what God has called you (00:13:45) to be. It's the exact opposite. When you (00:13:48) become a mother, that is what God has (00:13:50) called you to be. (00:13:53) Don't (00:13:55) I know a lot of you do want a career and (00:13:57) I respect that because I do still have (00:13:59) my own, you know, my my Bible ministry, (00:14:02) but hold it into perspective. I don't (00:14:05) want you to be chasing a paycheck and a (00:14:08) title and a corner office and sacrifice (00:14:13) such a short window that you have in in (00:14:17) this time period. So just hold that in (00:14:19) your heart because if you build your (00:14:21) family, you raise your children, then (00:14:23) you can create your platform with a (00:14:28) tender heart and not in the furnace of (00:14:31) exhaustion. (00:14:33) It's it's a special perspective. (00:14:36) And so Esther's position, if you're in (00:14:39) the boardroom, if you're in the schools (00:14:41) or social sphere and you have it on your (00:14:44) heart, if I speak, will I lose (00:14:46) everything? Esther reminds you that God (00:14:49) has placed you in those holes for a (00:14:52) reason and your voice was meant to echo (00:14:55) in those holes. So speak (00:14:58) truth because Esther did not fall. God (00:15:01) was within her. And for the women that (00:15:04) are called to lead during a time of (00:15:06) devastation, you have Deborah to look (00:15:09) towards for that blueprint. Deborah led (00:15:12) when men around her wavered. She judged. (00:15:15) She prophesied. She marched when others (00:15:18) stalled. And her battle was to lead (00:15:21) boldly in a generation that had (00:15:22) forgotten how. (00:15:25) This is relative to women who carry the (00:15:27) burdens in her home, in her ministry, in (00:15:29) her workplace when others won't step up, (00:15:32) bearing the responsibilities that others (00:15:34) have abandoned. But like Deborah, your (00:15:37) strength does not come from yourself. (00:15:39) Your strength comes from God who goes (00:15:41) before you. So remember that because (00:15:44) Deborah did not fall. God was within (00:15:47) her. (00:15:48) For women who are starting over (00:15:51) in unknown fields of life, (00:15:54) Ruth is your girl. (00:15:57) Read read the book of Ruth. Ruth buried (00:16:01) her past and followed Naomi into foreign (00:16:03) soil. She had no husband. She had no (00:16:05) title. She had no plan. (00:16:08) and her battle was the ache of (00:16:10) rebuilding a life with no guarantee. (00:16:13) She chose loyalty (00:16:15) over comfort. (00:16:18) And you might be a woman who stands in (00:16:19) that same field. (00:16:21) You might be widowed. You might be (00:16:22) divorced, betrayed, or starting a whole (00:16:25) new life in a world that is very (00:16:27) unfamiliar. But Ruth's life whispers, (00:16:30) "God (00:16:32) writes redemption stories out of broken (00:16:35) soil." (00:16:37) And I want to speak to this for a second (00:16:38) because I know that after a breakup or (00:16:41) even to the single women in this room, (00:16:44) singleness is not a disease. (00:16:48) It's a stewardship. It's not a disease. (00:16:51) And I know I've heard horror stories (00:16:52) because my friends have told me horror (00:16:54) stories of dating right now and how it's (00:16:57) a total circus. Um, but hear me when I (00:17:00) say this. You were never meant to (00:17:02) audition for your own worth. (00:17:07) Never. (00:17:12) You are not a backup plan. (00:17:15) You are not a placeholder. And you are (00:17:17) not a maybe. You are definitely not (00:17:20) someone's emotional experiment. If he (00:17:24) won't pray with you, if he won't lead (00:17:27) you, if he won't honor your purity or (00:17:30) envision a future of serving God (00:17:32) together, let him go. (00:17:35) Let him go. (00:17:40) You are not losing a man. You are (00:17:43) shedding a distraction. (00:17:46) Let him go. (00:17:48) So if you are in this Ruth season, don't (00:17:52) waste it. Don't despise it. Use it to (00:17:56) strengthen your roots, to know the Lord (00:17:58) more deeply, and to pray and prepare for (00:18:01) the upcoming season. Because a godly man (00:18:03) is not looking for a woman who fits into (00:18:06) culture. He's looking for a woman who (00:18:08) will kneel before Christ. That is what a (00:18:09) godly man is looking for. (00:18:14) And marriage is a beautiful calling, but (00:18:18) but (00:18:20) so is becoming a whole and healed woman (00:18:23) who doesn't need a man to complete her (00:18:25) because she's already completed (00:18:28) by Christ in Christ. Remember that. (00:18:32) before you try to seek someone out to (00:18:34) complete you. (00:18:36) Wait until you are already complete in (00:18:38) Christ. (00:18:40) Ruth did not fall. God was within her. (00:18:45) For the women who are wrestling with the (00:18:47) waiting and the surrender season, that's (00:18:51) Hannah. (00:18:53) Hannah's pain was private. (00:18:56) Her womb was closed, but her heart was (00:18:58) open. (00:18:59) And her battle was the quiet ache of (00:19:01) unanswered prayer and misunderstood (00:19:03) grief. And for those of you in this (00:19:05) battlefield, Hannah echoes your prayers. (00:19:09) You're praying for healing. You're (00:19:10) praying for children purpose. (00:19:13) And sometimes the silence feels louder (00:19:15) than the answer. But like Hannah, you (00:19:19) learn (00:19:20) God treasures the tears of the (00:19:22) surrendered. (00:19:24) And so I just want to say an (00:19:26) encouragement to the women who are (00:19:28) dealing with any form of infertility or (00:19:31) the waiting season for having a family. (00:19:35) The matriarchs, they also dealt with (00:19:38) infertility. (00:19:39) You have Sarah who laughed in unbelief (00:19:42) and God still gave her Isaac. You have (00:19:45) Rachel who wept with bitter longing and (00:19:47) God gave her Joseph. You have Hannah who (00:19:50) poured out her her heart and her soul (00:19:51) and God didn't forgive her. And you have (00:19:53) Elizabeth who conceived in her old age. (00:19:56) God opens wombs. Remember that (00:19:59) he opens wombs. So just wait for him. (00:20:03) Keep praying. Don't despise the waiting. (00:20:06) And don't mistake again the silence for (00:20:08) absence because God is near even now. (00:20:12) And he will see all of your unseen acts (00:20:16) of obedience. and he'll weave it all (00:20:18) together for something so special and so (00:20:21) great, something greater than you could (00:20:24) ever imagine. (00:20:26) And so what God builds in the dark, he (00:20:27) always unveils in glory. And he he does (00:20:31) it at his time, not yours, which is (00:20:34) tough. That's not always fun. Does it on (00:20:37) his time. But Hannah did not fall. God (00:20:40) was within her. And then we have Mary, (00:20:44) the mother of Jesus. (00:20:46) For the women called to carry what (00:20:48) others don't understand, (00:20:51) that's Mary. (00:20:53) Mary bore the greatest assignment in (00:20:55) human history and the greatest scrutiny. (00:20:58) Her battle was not only spiritual, it (00:21:00) was social. Vulnerable and young, she (00:21:03) said yes. Anyways, she accepted the (00:21:05) weighty task of the motherhood of to our (00:21:08) savior. And Mary's obedience speaks (00:21:10) volumes because you might be dealing (00:21:13) with an in invisible calling to that no (00:21:15) one no one gets, no one understands. The (00:21:19) motherhood that no one values, the (00:21:21) purity that no one respects, and the (00:21:22) obedience that costs you popularity. (00:21:25) But Mary reminds you, you don't need the (00:21:27) world's approval when you have heaven's (00:21:29) assignment. (00:21:32) Mary, the mother of Jesus, did not fall. (00:21:35) God was within her. And so while the (00:21:37) battle rages, while all of you guys are (00:21:39) going through your own form of spiritual (00:21:40) warfare within your family, your (00:21:41) friends, your sphere of life, if you (00:21:44) will, uh what feels like a delay is (00:21:46) often divine preparation. So just hold (00:21:49) on to that because it could feel like (00:21:51) stagnation, (00:21:53) change it in your mind to (00:21:55) sanctification. (00:21:57) Two totally different mindsets. (00:21:59) I have to to I get to. It's powerful (00:22:03) when you shift (00:22:05) those patterns. The hidden years, the (00:22:08) years of uncertainty in the battlefield (00:22:10) of silent faithfulness, they're never (00:22:11) wasted. They're a refining fire, (00:22:15) chiseling your soul so that you can (00:22:17) carry the weight of the calling that God (00:22:19) has for you. And one day you'll look (00:22:21) back on the season, you'll be like, I (00:22:22) get it now. I see why I had to let that (00:22:25) go, that guy go. He was the distraction. (00:22:27) I'm married to this guy. I have amazing (00:22:29) babies. I have the life that I've always (00:22:31) wanted. You just have to trust. (00:22:34) You have to trust. (00:22:36) And while you're trusting, don't grow (00:22:37) dull. Agreement without action is is (00:22:41) disobedience. And the enemy disguises (00:22:43) bondage as empowerment. So resist (00:22:46) deception. (00:22:48) Revival is not going to come through (00:22:50) louder politicians and (00:22:53) other and more influencers. (00:22:56) It's just not. Revival is going to come (00:22:58) through the living rooms of mothers who (00:23:01) are praying with their children, praying (00:23:03) over their children, loving on their (00:23:05) husbands. It's going to come through (00:23:07) college campuses of the you ladies that (00:23:10) are students that are going to be like (00:23:12) Esther. You're going to let your voice (00:23:13) echo through those halls, even when they (00:23:15) tell you not to. That's what you're (00:23:18) going to do. And it's going to come (00:23:19) through quiet prayers and bold actions (00:23:22) of unshakable devotion to Jesus Christ. (00:23:26) That's how revival is going to happen. (00:23:29) So, I'm here to say welcome to the (00:23:31) spiritual war. If you're not aware of (00:23:33) it, put on the armor. Stand your post. (00:23:37) You're a woman of the word. And when you (00:23:39) feel isolated or unseen, go back to that (00:23:41) blueprint. (00:23:43) Ruth, Deborah, Hannah, Esther, Mother (00:23:47) Mary, any of them. Go back to the (00:23:48) blueprint. Fix your eyes on Christ (00:23:52) because this is not for the faint of (00:23:54) hearts. This spiritual battle, (00:23:58) it's not also for Coachella Christianity (00:24:01) where people are like, I'm just going to (00:24:02) go with the wind of whatever the (00:24:04) Christian flow is. Don't. No, no, no. (00:24:06) This is for someone who is fixing their (00:24:09) eyes on the Lord, who speaks truth and (00:24:12) love because you are not some dainty (00:24:14) decoration. (00:24:16) You are a weapon in the hand of Almighty (00:24:18) God. (00:24:20) [Applause] (00:24:25) And yes, these women that I talked (00:24:27) about, they were in different times. (00:24:28) They were in different cultures. They (00:24:29) were, you know, you can't really relate (00:24:31) always to their context. But what you (00:24:35) can relate to is that they said yes when (00:24:37) they didn't see the full picture. (00:24:40) They had no idea how history was going (00:24:41) to write out their yes (00:24:44) when they said yes to God. But heaven (00:24:46) did. Heaven knew exactly what was going (00:24:49) to happen. So, I want you to take heart. (00:24:53) Don't worry about the school. Don't (00:24:56) worry about the job. I actually think (00:24:58) that that's some form of feminism to be (00:25:02) so caught up in I have to have this (00:25:04) career and I have to have this and I (00:25:05) have to that. It just is it's a (00:25:07) distraction. (00:25:09) The enemy loves that. But it's a total (00:25:11) distraction. I think that that anxiety (00:25:14) is what feminism is all about for what (00:25:17) they want. They want you to be anxious. (00:25:20) They want you to be on anti-depressants. (00:25:24) They want you to be numb. (00:25:27) They want they don't want you to feel. (00:25:30) They don't want you to feel. So, I want (00:25:32) to release you from that. Don't shrink (00:25:34) back. This world and this generation (00:25:37) needs women who echo the gospel. (00:25:40) This world names women who are marked by (00:25:42) the cross. (00:25:45) So my mission for all of you after you (00:25:48) leave here, (00:25:50) please (00:25:52) go confuse the culture. (00:25:55) Confuse the crap out of it. I don't even (00:25:57) know if I'm allowed to say that, but (00:25:58) confuse them. Go and confuse them. Do (00:26:01) not conform to it. Let them stare at (00:26:04) you. Let them write the meanest (00:26:06) Instagram comments. (00:26:09) Let them wander. Let them whisper. And (00:26:11) while they're doing all of that, because (00:26:13) that's just noise, (00:26:15) build your family. (00:26:18) Go raise a family. (00:26:20) Go build a life of holy defiance. Go (00:26:23) love your husband. Go love your babies. (00:26:27) Go teach your children how to blaze a (00:26:29) trail of glory. (00:26:32) Go lead in truth and go be the light. (00:26:34) You don't have time for their noise. (00:26:36) Don't seek their applause. It's not even (00:26:37) worth it. Not even worth it. Go f go (00:26:41) fulfill your purpose because you just (00:26:43) need Jesus. (00:26:45) It's all you need. (00:26:47) So, while the world is watching, (00:26:49) heaven's cheering for you, (00:26:52) cheering you on (00:26:54) because just like the women before you, (00:26:57) that blueprint, God is within you and (00:27:01) you will not fail. (00:27:04) You guys are so loved. I'm so proud of (00:27:07) you. Pour into each other this weekend. (00:27:11) Get everything you can out of this (00:27:12) weekend. You're sitting in that chair (00:27:14) for a reason. (00:27:16) That exact chair, (00:27:19) that person that's sitting right next to (00:27:21) you was meant to sit right next to you. (00:27:27) I'm not telling you to how figure out (00:27:28) why, (00:27:31) but just know that nothing is by (00:27:33) mistake. (00:27:35) nothing. (00:27:37) I will never forget the time I was in (00:27:39) Israel with my hus well not with that (00:27:41) was the second time but the first time (00:27:42) with my mother on a pilgrimage (00:27:44) and I was standing in the ticket line (00:27:47) and I remember looking behind me and in (00:27:50) the snake of the ticket line was a guy (00:27:52) who looked very familiar. I had no idea (00:27:54) who he was and I told my mom, "This guy (00:27:57) looks so familiar." And as a typical (00:27:59) mother, she said go and say hi. (00:28:03) No, we were late for our flight and I'm (00:28:05) not going to come off like a crazy (00:28:07) person with a That's just weird. (00:28:10) That ended up being Charlie. (00:28:15) Nothing is by coincidence. Now, did I (00:28:17) did we know that that No, not until we (00:28:20) were like 3 months into our relationship (00:28:21) and looking at time stamps seeing that (00:28:23) both of us were in Israel at the same (00:28:24) time. (00:28:26) But nothing is by coincidence (00:28:29) when God is within you. Okay. (00:28:33) So you guys go blaze a trail. Okay, God (00:28:35) bless you all. (00:28:37) [Applause] (00:28:44) [Music]