Abigail's Wisdom: How Can Strategic Thinking and Faith Defuse Conflict?

Bible, Women & Bathrobes

Bible, Women & Bathrobes, Episode 44

Bible Women: Abigail

Summary

Marne, Amy & Tamara discuss the first half of the story of Abigail from the Old Testament from 1 Samuel 25, highlighting her wisdom and courage. Abigail's husband, Nabal, is described as churlish and evil, while Abigail is noted for her good understanding and beautiful countenance. David, on the run from King Saul, seeks provisions from Nabal, who refuses. Abigail, understanding the situation, prepares a generous gift and intercedes with David, averting a violent confrontation. The hosts emphasize Abigail's generosity, strategic thinking, and faith, drawing parallels to modern-day challenges and the importance of problem-solving with God.

Main Takeaways

· From Amy, “I have lived by a principle for many years that you cannot give yourself poor when you're doing God's will in the in his world. And I think for me, the takeaway of this is that you can never be too generous financially, temporarily, but you can also never be too generous with your compassion, with your love, with your it just can never be too generous of spirit. You just can't. You just can't. And so I love, I love watching Abigail be generous like Jesus Christ is with me every single day.”

· From Marne, “Abigail is inspiring. She was a woman of action, and she reminds me the importance to know my own voice, but to also be in alignment with the Savior, and then use that voice for good, for peacemaking, for harmony, to bring light and love and to see the big picture. I love that she did not let her circumstances stop her. She could have feared. She could have frozen and not done anything, and the story would have played out completely different. So I love that she invites us to ask the question, What can I do? What's the next step?”

· From Tamara, “I think my takeaway from Abigail is problem solving with God, because you can tell she really was one with God, that she acted as God wanted her to act and to be a solution to this problem. When she says in verse 19 to her servants, go on before me, I almost feel like God is also going on before and that He is inspiring her in what to do. And I love that we can apply that in our lives today, whether we've been confronted with someone who's angry at us or at our family, or something like that, and we feel emotions rising within us that we can pause and pray and ask God, how do I solve this problem?”

Today’s Podcast Hosts & Guests

Tamara K. Anderson

Tamara, founder of Women Warriors of Light, is a dynamic speaker, award winning author, and a podcaster. She is driven by her Christian faith to inspire faith in Jesus Christ. Alongside her husband, Justin, she navigates the joys and challenges of parenting four children with autism, ADHD, and mental health hurdles. You can find out more about Tamara on her website: https://www.tamarakanderson.com/

Amy Johnson

Amy is a member of our Women Warriors of Light Advisory Board. She is a leader of women, a homemaker, and a licensed cosmetologist. Amy enjoys nurturing women through betrayal trauma to becoming a beacon of support and inspiration.

Marne Traasdahl

Marne is a speaker, a coach trainer for FLCA. She is a certified faith based life coach who helps women connect to their true identity and purpose.

Transcript

If you’d like to read the transcript of today’s episode, you can find it on our Women Warriors of Light website blog. Link in the bio.

https://www.womenwarriorsoflight.com/blog/abigail-s-wisdom-how-can-strategic-thinking-and-faith-defuse-conflict