In recent years, many women are achieving what the world calls “success” by running their own successful businesses or managing a corporate business as its CEO. However, too many women are feeling unfulfilled by these achievements.
Dr. Claire Zammit notes “… the true key to unlocking a woman’s highest potential isn’t in doing more, pushing harder, or fitting into the masculine molds of success—but in tapping into Feminine Power.
“Women don’t just want success. They want deep fulfillment, authentic confidence, nourishing relationships, vibrant health, and a sense of purpose,” she notes. This is “feminine power.”
They crave financial empowerment with a purpose, relational leadership that’s fulfilling, and creativity that nourishes the soul.
But, the real obstacles keeping women from fulfilling their highest creative expression are not skills, strategies, mindset, or even the masculine approach of individualism, control, force, and external validation for success.
They are hidden subconscious barriers. One is a deeply embedded inferiority pattern. It’s expressed by the statement, “I’m or You’re Not Enough”
This narrative tells many women that they are “not enough” in some way.
It whispers: You’re doing too much. You’re not enough. You don’t belong here. You’re not valuable. You’re not appreciated. You’re not seen. You’re not safe. You’re a threat to these men. When you dwell on and project these thoughts and feelings, others pick them up, and they become a self-fulfilling mantra.
“The real problem is, this isn’t just insecurity, it is deep, subconscious patterns infused in your growing-up years into your psyche by those around you. That unconscious home and societal training recorded in your subconscious mind affects everything: your ability to empower your voice, trust your intuition, and initiate your relational leadership ability.”
This deep, insidious training throws a heavy layer of many blankets over your understanding of your true nature as a woman. You are a child of God. You have a divine heritage. It is the eternal nature of your spirit.
In the section called Gospel Principles, on the website (www.churchofjesuschrist.org), the truth about our divine worth is shared in the article entitled: “You are a Child of God.”
“There is one fact about you that is more important than all the others. It is more fundamental to your identity than your name, your hometown, or your personal interests. It is that you are a child of God. He is your Father. Just as you have parents on earth from whom you inherited physical traits, you are also “a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, [you have] a divine nature and destiny.”
What Does It Mean to Be a Child of God?
“All human beings are sons and daughters of a loving Father in Heaven. As a literal spirit child of God, spiritually begotten in the premortal life, each person has a divine, eternal potential (see Romans 8:16–17).”
This means that everyone on earth are spiritual brothers and sisters. And if we were blessed to see into that heavenly realm where we lived before, we would see God’s daughters and sons as spiritual images of adults and children in the likeness of our body and spirit in this physical realm.
“Our Heavenly Father [and Mother] is everything that a father [and mother] ought to be—loving, supportive, [caring,] wise, selfless, committed to your success. The most powerful and glorious Beings in the universe love you as His [and Her] precious child. They understand you perfectly and know exactly what you need to grow, progress, and find eternal joy.”
Joy D. Jones, former General Primary President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shared two stories about women who learned the truth of who they really are:
“Mariama [from Ghana] testified, ‘When I found the gospel, I found myself.’ Her value as a daughter of God was revealed to her through the Holy Ghost.
“Remu of India said, ‘… my society and culture didn’t teach me that I had any value as an individual. When I learned that I was a daughter of our Heavenly Father, it changed me. Suddenly I felt so special—God had actually created me and had created my soul and my life with value and purpose.
“‘Before I had the gospel in my life, I was always trying to prove to others that I was someone special. But when I learned the truth, I didn’t have to prove anything to anyone. … Don’t ever think that you are nothing.’
Jones said, “President Thomas S. Monson said it perfectly when he quoted these words: ‘The worth of a soul is its capacity to become as God.’
“President Spencer W. Kimball explained in these glorious words:”
“‘God is your Father. He loves you. He and your Mother-in-heaven value you beyond any measure. … You are unique.’
No matter your situation, you always have great worth in the eyes of your Heavenly Father. And yet, you struggle, at times, with negative thoughts and feelings about yourself. The world sets the trap and you fall for Satan’s lies that “you’re not good enough” and “you can’t do it, because you’re a woman.”
“Another way Satan deceives is through discouragement. He focuses your sight on your own insignificance until you begin to doubt that you have worth. He lies that you are too small for anyone to take notice, that you are forgotten—even by God.” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Apostle, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Jones continues, “Thinking small about yourself does not serve you. Instead, it holds you back. ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.’ Stop comparing your worst to someone else’s best. ‘Comparison is the thief of joy.’
Mothers, imagine you’re kneeling with your four-year-old as he says his prayers. A feeling of warmth and peace flows over you as you listen. You recognize that you received God’s assurance. The Holy Ghost verified your spiritual worth.”
The Lord said, “Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God”
Uchtdorf said, “Our Heavenly Father created the universe that we might reach our potential as His sons and daughters.”
What matters to God is that you are doing the best that you can to fulfill your mission with what you have at this moment, that your heart is inclined toward Him, and that you are willing to help those around you. No matter how humble your circumstances, He will augment whatever you are doing to solve the problems you see around you.
Uchtdorf continues, “At times you may even feel insignificant, invisible, alone, or forgotten. But always remember—you matter to Him!
“The most powerful Being in the universe is the Father of your spirit. He knows you. He loves you with a perfect love. He sees you…as His child. He sees you as the being you are capable and designed to become. He wants you to know that you matter to Him.”
He will help you as his daughter. Reach out to him in prayer, believe you will get an answer to your deepest concerns, and you will receive it.