There is a never-ending amount of commentary, sermons, and exegesis about the Proverbs 31 (P31) woman. We, as women, have used her high ideals as a model of spiritual and ethical standards to measure up to. That's good. But, all too often, we let the P31 biblical guidance discourage us because we don't believe that we can measure up. All of her qualities are amazing but seem too impossible to accomplish!
In SHE: An Expose' of Her Insufficiencies, M. Darlene Carson uses storytelling to uniquely encourage women that their experiences, good and bad, shape her character to produce the qualities that make up the P31 woman. SHE is in the process of becoming exactly whom God wants her to be, imperfections included.
As much as she inspires others to become, she has a life filled with tests, turmoil, triumph, and defeat. Her stories vary, but all are relatable. Her marriage is broken, her heart aches for her children, she has been diagnosed with cancer, she has been abused, she struggles mentally with the pain of her past, she wrestles with doubts and insecurity about her spiritual life... but she draws her strength from her life's adversity, she endures it with the kind of grace that only God can give, she fakes it until she makes it. Even when she does not know it, she is giving you a reason to get some grit in your craw and keep it pushing!
This book, the first in the SHE series, is a tribute to the strength of women everywhere and acknowledges their contributions, and encourages them to embrace their strength, beauty, and the profound impact that they have on the world.
