On Raising 21st Century Women

I don't want to raise my daughters to be independent women.  Sure, I want them to be capable, confident, and living up to their full potential, but I don't want them to be independent.  And I hate the word empowered.

I want my daughters to be fully dependent on God.  I want them to trust in Him with all their hearts and lean not on their own understanding (Prov.3:5).  I want their help to come from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth (Ps. 121:2).  I want them to wait on Him and allow Him to renew their strength (Is. 40:31).  I want them to understand that apart from Jesus, they can do nothing (John 15:5).  I want God's Word to be the lamp to their feet (Ps. 119:105).  I want them to rely on the Holy Spirit to intercede in their prayer lives (Rom. 8:26).  And I want them to know that no matter how strong, intelligent, kind, unselfish, courageous they are, it doesn't matter apart from God (Rom. 9:16).

That's what I want for my daughters.