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As Christian women, we all want to hear those timeless words from the mouth of our King: “Good and faithful servant”. In personal development, success is not defined as the attainment of the goal but as the journey towards the goal. This perspective is very encouraging, but I would challenge it and say it is not how God views success.

Scripture is clear that we, as children of God, must obey His commands, and anyone called by Christ’s Name will be judged. Thus, a good and faithful servant becomes the standard every Christian woman must aspire to. Have you been faithful to God’s commands, to the instructions He has given you to fulfil your purpose on this earth? It is true that the most expensive place is the graveyard, because so many people die with their dreams, with the purposes God intended them to complete but they failed to. Then it is fair to say that whatever your hand finds to do, God expects you to remain diligently faithful to its completion and to do all things for His glory.

Women in Britain have had to become multifaceted. They perform many roles and appear to move seamlessly between each one, depending on the context and on the demand of the function. But, when a critical eye is cast, the roles are not as fluid as they might first appear, and so many women, especially Christian women, feel they have to choose one role over another. Can they be both businesswoman and mother? Both wife and minister in their local congregation?