This was a question asked to me by a friend when we were trying to figure out what exactly I wanted in life.

I started listing a lot of qualities, things I wanted to be, goals I wanted to achieve, the good woman part, lovely mum and a great intercessor.

Then, he asked, “what characters in the Bible do you really want to be like?”

I mentioned, Esther, Deborah, Ruth, Sarah, Abigail, Mary( the mother of Jesus). He smiled and said to me, “ Go home and do some research on them and know which of their roles you will be able to do”.

At first, it seemed so easy to me,but what I failed to figure out was what exactly can I do when their responsibilities are been given to me?

At a point, I began to ask myself some questions:

If I really want to become like Queen Esther, “am I ready to die for my people? Would I be able to stand for my own people in the face of crisis and fight for them?
Or would I just cry and lament on how life has been unfair? Would I let my fears of approaching the king because of a rule to overwhelm me? Would I give up on those that need my help and hide as a...