Speaking God’s truth over our daughters

Danielle Finch reflects on the subtle yet powerful impact words can have on young girls’ confidence and identity. Drawing from her own experiences and her role as a mother, she urges us to speak life-giving truth that affirms who God created them to be.

Not much would make me break out my laptop before I’ve even had my first sip of coffee, yet this morning I felt compelled. A seemingly harmless comment from a neighbour during my early morning dog walk has left me thinking. As I head off down the road with our rescued greyhound, my daughter decided to dash after us to come and say hello to a neighbour. She excitedly told them all about her plans for the day before skipping back home. The neighbour turned to me and said, “What a Gabby Abby!” I smiled politely and headed off on my walk.

Now, I am not easily offended and I have no doubt at all that there was no ill-intent in their words. However, I can’t help but wonder whether the sentiment would have been the same had it been my son?