The Hero-ine Within, Finding Fulfillment in your Purpose

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This book is dedicated to all the ‘hero’-ines in my life who have made a difference in my world. They have taught me to look beyond myself and reach out with open arms to those in need of rescuing…those in need of a true hero.

Hero… Me a Woman?

For most of us, the word hero conjures up images of familiar stereotype roles: Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and the like. For me, the word hero was always reserved for the masculine gender …someone who would traverse that tower of death to rescue the damsel in distress. In fact, many of us gals have grown up imagining ourselves as that princess, waiting for Prince Charming to show up and rescue us from one thing or another.

We have also seen the female counterpart or heroine in Wonder-Woman.

She saves the world by day, brings home the ‘bacon‘ and fry’s it up that night. All is right in her world…and all marvel at her supernatural skills. But what about me? How am I to be a hero? Who am I going to rescue? A better question might be: What are my skills…and who wants to be rescued by me?

I am convinced that deep inside the heart of all women, old and young alike, there is a longing, a burning desire not only to be rescued but “to rescue”. We have been given this passion and many of us have suppressed it because we weren’t sure how to fulfill this pursuit, let alone understand it or accomplish it.

You can be assured that God’s team of heroes didn’t end with the canonization of the scriptures. I believe that God is still on the look-out for heroes, both men and women alike, to be the heroes in their world. In these next chapters we will discover what it takes to be one of God’s heroes, a true hero-ine in our 21st century world. You might not realize it, but someone in your world needs you to be their hero- to save their life. So, let’s up, up, and away, shall we?