5 Things Christian Women Need to Remember

.chromosomes:

You girl have the XX meanwhile men have XY. The sole absence of the Y chromosome will make the body naturally develop female characteristics. So it's not really up to opinions.

.hormones:

They are about 60 or so, a literal farm. The crucials:
estrogen, think of it as your "main thing". Regulates everything that matters to us: your reproductive organ, your body fat, bone density, skin game and also - ugh - emotional balance. Besides this one: progesterone. It's more about everything concerning childbearing. From your cycle to actual pregnancy.
Men have these two as well for other reasons and in a way lower quantity; for example, if of these two we have 100% they would have 5/10%. They have like us a lot of hormones but their main is testosterone: sperm, muscle, bone density, hair, and libido.

.brains:

Hear me out: we do have the same brain [there are minor anatomical differences though not worth mentioning] but we use it differently. The difference does not concern intelligence, but the way information is collected. Our gentlemen have more intrahemispheric connections, meaning within the same hemisphere, optimizing for perception and coordinated action.
While us - I am genuinely smiling as I type - generally have denser interhemispheric connections, so in-between the two hemispheres, linking analytical, intuitive, emotional and integrative processing. Shall I say it now? Your intuition is not fake.

.reproductive system:

We know it as a gift but it's so much more than that. Our cycle: when the endometrium, (the inner uterine lining) sheds because there is no fertilization. Our uterus: on average is 6/7 cm long, 3/4 cm wide, while during pregnancy can expand over 4.000/5.000 cm³ in volume. Ovaries: these are the ones that produces our two main hormones along with eggs! The key difference here - which is frankly huge - is that meanwhile the male reproductive system perpetually produces, we have a predetermined number of eggs. Not only: our system is generally hyper sensitive to changes in pH, stress, medications, synthetic hormones, and lifestyle. Not only: our lifestyle influences our nutrition and fat composition which can cause hormonal imbalance. So a poor diet or deficiencies can disrupt the lymphatic system, the menstrual cycle and fertility itself. Not only: the uterus and ovaries are deeply linked to the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis [fancy silly name to say brain-ovaries communication] which influences the mood, the appetite, sleep and even pain perception. Yes. It is one of the most refined and delicately regulated systems of the human body.

Needless to say first thing to make sure is your body is in a good state, with no "awk it's alright" type of thought. And check your mental health to balance the chemicals! Only then, focus on general wellbeing and keep it as stable as possible. It is heartbreaking - but it is the truth «that studies show women often neglect their health due to factors like being primary caregivers, financial constraints, [...] prioritize the health of family members over their own, leading them to postpone doctor's appointments, skip screenings, and delay seeking care». I've been there, to the point I had to get surgery while the issue could have been taken care of with a medicine if addressed promptly. Do not wait, it is your highest duty to seek and keep your health for your beloved ones.

.lineage

It is widely known that, as the biology branch called epigenetics states, environmental factors and life experiences can affect gene activity in various ways. They can be sort of get "switched on" or "off" depending on a plethora of things and these changes [called epigenetics changes] can be passed down to generations.
I will make examples: if your ancestors lived through famine it's likely their children and grandchildren have had different metabolism and body weight regulation, due to epigenetic changes triggered by the lack of food. Another example is just as obvious as it sounds: if a woman goes through a very stressful time during pregnancy certain stress-related genes in the baby can become more active or less active through chemical changes. That child might grow up with a higher sensitivity to stress. Breaking it down: epigenetics can pass on predispositions — how your brain responds to food intake, stress, tastes, or learning patterns — not specific skills or deficiencies. In short, you don't "earn" skills, talents or even illnesses - you get traits that make some things more likely to happen or easier to do because your ancestors may have left chemical marks on your genes.

.context

There's another branch called developmental psychology, that examines how different contexts like family, culture and education shapes any human growth and behavior over their entire lifespan. These environments interact with biology influencing cognitive, emotional, and social development immediately from infancy. SO - the relationships within your family and the context you grow in will mold you. Consider it fully: what did I receive? If there was some good be sure to keep it in mind but in the same way don't be scared to admit to yourself the bad. So was it all a general healthy green grass to grow on or some infertile dry soil, and how is your present context?

.past

This one hurts more because we are the main character and our past partially was what it was because of us. We've been ignorant, reckless, silly, liars, addicted, even violent? There's more? okay add here ______. We've been all that and - big breath in - «it happens, it's in the past» - breathe out - «I'm a better person now».
It is very common and I myself consider one of them, that Christian women tend to feel extremely guilty of their past if they met Jesus late. Meanwhile it's probably good you feel ashamed for what you did if that brings you to repentance, it's not healthy to build your life on guilt. This past of yours is there, over there, far - it's not who you are anymore. «But I did something horrible» okay - did you confess your sin? No: then go. Yes: then why are you still mourning about it? He's forgiven you, so should you.

I want to stress it as much as I can: you are not just a biological machine. Neither just your dna. You have a soul and a spirit.

The soul first and foremost is the breath God blowed into your nostrils giving you life. Is what you feel closer to yourself whilst in prayer or in heavy moments. If I had to say where it was - in my own perception - I would point right about under the clavicles, filling all the core. Sometimes I can feel it happy but most frequently would feel it super sad and crying, that's when I'd put my hand right under my clavicles and the quote psalm 45:3 would immediately just come to mind «Why, my soul? Why do you groan within me?». The soul is the one that moves you when thinking about the passion or looking directly into some Jesus' portrayed eyes. It is the one that you can feel torching and squeezing and aching when you miss the King and want to go Home, joyful when you see some happy dog, romantic when you see some pink sunset. That's your soul.
Your spirit is the adult one. The one that will whisper into your ear when you're being a little mean or have lacked empathy towards your spouse two seconds prior. Will convict you and teach you how you should behave and better up; will console you while crying turning your tears into prayers; tell you to pick up trash and to stop wearing shoes on your mom's carpet because she doesn't like it. Will laugh with you, at you, and will scold you the second you think about doing bad.

These along, with your flesh, makes you - you. But giving you only can see and have control on flesh, your flesh will be the channel to influence both soul and spirit. The windows to this channel are our main senses: sight, touch, hearing. These can have a huge impact on your mind and that will consequently have an impact on your soul and spirit. The more you watch/hear/do something, the more you become desensitized about it and it'll impact your worldview, your life and definitely people around you. Let me put it this way: would you let your child or a kid watch porn? Dark movies? Would you let them watch crime news channel all day long? Would you read them creepy stories to put them to sleep? Perhaps gossip constantly? Why do we use the term consumed? It sounds a lot like eaten. Because your body will eat whatever you give it. So why is it that if it's a child you're feeding you wouldn't dare give bad, because they are innocent, they are pure, they must keep their unstained look at life, you must somehow - protect them - from bad; but when it comes to us, adult, this mechanism fails? Is there a good reason not to be pure and innocent as a grown woman? Frequently consumed not joyful /not godly - stuff - of any kind, will affect the mind and the prefrontal cortex [pfc], responsible for self-control, judgment, and long-term planning. It can weaken and turn dull weakening your will; desensitize you and steal your empathy. What will also matters are the people you have around - if they only gossip, judge, discuss about crimes, heavy sad/dark/amoral topics - you'll be affected and you need to flee from that type of dialogues asap.

What happens after you've removed anything ungodly or heavy from your main senses? You'll have your control back: impulse, focus and mental clarity; ability to make consistent choices; new motivation kicks in; new hobbies arise; simple things like conversation, nature and affection begin to feel rewarding again. Balanced hormones: more energy, good mood and confidence. Lastly, empathy returns like you've never had it - prepare to cry - along with the capacity to feel peace and joy. For us, daughters, our beautiful inner being starts to bloom turning brighter and brighter. Our mind becomes quieter, at peace, at such levels where you can actually feel God's love on you and in you. The prayer feels deeper, contemplation actually starts to mean something. Sense of guilt and self hatred naturally fade, leaving a sense of dignity and freedom like never before. And girl, you'll love people.

By God’s design, this is not a cultural idea or a matter of temperament; it is something deeply woven into creation itself. From the beginning, God gave woman a particular gift: the ability to take what is entrusted to her and bring it to fullness. This pattern appears in most dimensions of life: we receive a seed and give back life; receive a house and turn it into a home; affection into warmth and belonging; we listen to words and turns them into understanding and relationship. This gift is not limited to the physical sphere, it extends into the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual realms. Our strength is quiet but profound: we refine, order, and elevate what we touch. We carry within us a natural sensitivity to life, to people, and to God’s grace. Spiritually, this reflects a divine reality: the Church herself is described as feminine, receptive to the love and grace of Christ, yet not passive. Like Mary, who said, «My soul magnifies the Lord» the feminine soul magnifies what it receives from God. She turns divine grace into tangible goodness: into compassion, service, creativity, and faith. To say that a woman is a multiplier and amplifier is to recognize her sacred capacity to cooperate with God’s creative power. Our role is not to compete or dominate, but to cultivate and complete. When we embraces that calling, our presence restores balance, brings peace, and fills ordinary life with a sense of purpose and beauty. In us, the creative heart of God becomes visible, transforming what is small into something enduring and full of life.

The feminine heart will always magnify whatever it receives: surrounded by love and purpose, it spreads light; but when surrounded by neglect or deceit, it reflects the emptiness it has been given. Yes, when it is fed wrongly the effects are just as deep. The issue is that the mechanism works in reverse. When the environment feed only negativity, violence, criticism, gossip: the heart meant to multiply peace begins to multiply tension; the sensitivity that could bring joy starts amplifying pain. And whatever we take in does not disappear just by giving it back on the outside - it grows also inside of us, it will have effect within us. Anxiety turns into exhaustion, disappointment into bitterness, and isolation into numbness. Spiritually and psychologically, this is why the feminine soul needs truth, beauty, and stability around it.

Thankfully this gift is never lost. Once are met again with all the good conditions, that power will work in its intended way: that is why protecting the moral and emotional atmosphere of us — and within our own thoughts — matters so much. What we breathe in becomes what we give back to the world.

It's clichè but I have to start somewhere: the rib of Adam. Either it was factual act or more of a figurative image of the making of a woman - we don't care now - the thought of a woman appearing after the man shouldn't make you feel in any way "less". God made us after his first creation because he saw our presence was needed: Adam’s solitude revealed that creation was incomplete. Our arrival completed humanity, not as an addition, but as fulfillment. The role intended for us was not just to care for Adam - wrongly thought by many - but to reveal what God's own love looks like in action: communion, receptivity, nurture, and life-giving love. To bring companionship and tenderness that only a woman can give. So our birth was the ultimate part of the perfect design brought to life.

Moving on, the love from our Father demonstrated towards women is absolute bliss. I want to start from Hagar, Sarah's slave that gave birth to Ismael. I think due to jealousy, Sarah mistreated Hagar to the point she ran off to the desert while pregnant. This happended twice and twice did God show up, once to console her and tell her to go back once to give her and her child, water. Another example is Hannah, sterile woman whose constant prayer heard by God gave her none other than prophet Samuel. The scene where He talks to a woman at the well is another solid demonstration. Jesus, jewish, was talking to a Samaritan - considered inferiors - and was speaking to her privately - scandalous. He literally broke social and religious taboos of the time just to speak to this woman, and we know he did other times. This woman and the woman who was about to get stoned because of adultery, Rahab the prostitute, Mary Magdalene, all considered unholy, unclean, amoral, worthy of despise were aknowledged by Him and were given joy, freedom, godly justice, understanding and ultimately - love.

To have men is just an example that well suits our society but a bunch of women in the bible times killed men like clocking in on a monday morning. That aside, there is nothing - let me stress it - nothing that you have done that can make him love you less. God loves women so much he aknowledged us in a society where we wouldn't have dignity, he still does and listens to every single prayer. Weirdly but so tenderly, He finds nicer to answer to my unspoken prayers more often than the vocal ones, just to show me how much of a father he is.