Accepting Chivalry With Grace

If any of you young ladies have not yet read Brett Harris's articles "The Big Misunderstanding" and "When Chivalry is Inconvenient" from the Rebelution blog, I highly recommend them! In fact, read the whole chivalry series if you have time! I was very convicted by these articles. I am so guilty of denying guys opportunities to be chivalrous by saying things like, "That's okay. I can handle it!" or "You don't have to help me. I can do it myself." These articles are such a good reminder that chivalry has nothing to do with our abilities. By allowing guys to open doors, carry luggage, etc., we offer them the opportunity to lay down their lives in service to God and others. So let's thank the young men in our lives who look for ways to serve us, and let them know how much we appreciate their thoughtfulness. Just remember that, as ladies, we should be looking for ways to serve others, too! One of my friends and I are doing an email study on Romans 12 right now, and the first verse of that chapter stuck out to me on this topic. It says, "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship." Let's be thinking of ways to sacrifice our time and energy in ways that please God and bless the people around us!