04.00.T01-RS — Reflection Scorecard: Understanding My Calling to Add Value

Reflecting on God's Design for Womanhood

This introduction presents a powerful idea: women were created by God to add value. From creation itself, we see God transforming a formless, empty world into an environment full of purpose, beauty and life. We also see that the woman was created as an ezer — one who saves, supports, strengthens, protects and helps fulfill God's purposes.

As you complete this Reflection Scorecard, reflect on God's original design for women and what it means for your own life.

Part A: Understanding Value Addition

1. Before reading this introduction, how did you understand the term "value addition"?

2. How does the author's definition of value addition differ from your previous understanding?

3. Which statement in this introduction challenged your thinking most strongly?

4. Why do you think the author chose to begin the book with the concept of value addition rather than the specific roles of daughter, wife, mother or employee?

Part B: Learning from God's Example

The introduction presents God as the first and greatest value adder.

5. What did you learn from God's transformation of a formless, empty world into a thriving creation?

6. What does God's creation process teach about adding value to people, situations and environments?

7. Which aspect of God's value addition impressed you most?

☐ Creating order

☐ Creating beauty

☐ Creating purpose

☐ Creating life

☐ Creating relationships

☐ Creating opportunities

☐ Other:

8. How can you apply that lesson in your own life?

Part C: Reflecting on God's Mandate for Mankind

The introduction highlights God's command to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue it and exercise dominion.

9. What do you think God's mandate in Genesis 1:28 reveals about humanity's purpose?

10. Why do you think both male and female were included in that mandate?

11. Which part of that mandate speaks most strongly to you personally? Why?

Part D: The Woman as a Necessary Partner

The introduction suggests that Adam's animal-naming assignment helped him recognize his need for a suitable counterpart.

12. What lesson did you learn from Adam's experience of being alone among paired creatures?

13. Why do you think God wanted Adam to recognize his need before creating Eve?

14. What does this teach about partnership and collaboration?

15. Which insight from this section challenged your thinking most strongly?

Part E: Understanding the Meaning of Ezer

The introduction explains that the Hebrew word ezer means to save, rescue, support, protect and strengthen.

16. Before reading this introduction, what did the word "helper" mean to you?

17. How has your understanding changed after learning the meaning of ezer?

18. Which aspect of ezer speaks most strongly to you?

☐ Saving

☐ Rescuing

☐ Supporting

☐ Protecting

☐ Strengthening

☐ Standing alongside others

☐ Other:

19. Why did that aspect stand out to you?

Part F: God as Ezer

The introduction points out that the word ezer is used mostly in reference to God.

20. What did you learn from the fact that God Himself is frequently described as an ezer?

21. How does this influence your understanding of a woman's role?

22. What misconceptions about women does this understanding challenge?

Part G: Adding Value Through Different Roles

The introduction states that women can add value as daughters, homemakers, wives, mothers, church members, businesswomen and employees.

23. Which role do you currently occupy?

☐ Daughter

☐ Homemaker

☐ Wife

☐ Mother

☐ Church Member

☐ Employee

☐ Businesswoman

☐ Other:

24. In which role do you believe you currently add the greatest value?

25. In which role do you believe you need the greatest growth?

26. Which role are you most interested in exploring as you read this book? Why?

Part H: Reflecting on Personal Value Addition

27. Who has benefited most from the value you currently add?

28. Can you think of a situation where you helped save, support, strengthen or protect someone?

29. Which of the characteristics of an ezer best describes you today?

30. Which characteristic of an ezer would you most like to develop?

Part I: Reflecting on Proverbs 31:10

The introduction concludes by highlighting the immense value of a virtuous woman.

31. What did you learn from the statement that a woman's value is more precious than jewels?

32. Which qualities mentioned in Proverbs 31:10 do you most desire to develop?

☐ Spiritual maturity

☐ Capability

☐ Intelligence

☐ Virtue

☐ Reliability

☐ Wisdom

☐ Other:

33. Why did you select those qualities?

Looking at Myself

34. What is the most valuable contribution you currently make to other people?

35. What is preventing you from adding even greater value?

36. Which part of God's design for women are you beginning to appreciate more deeply?

My Key Discoveries

37. The most important lesson I learned from this introduction is:

38. My understanding of the word ezer has changed in the following way:

39. The role in which I most need to become a better value adder is:

40. The statement from this introduction that I will remember most is:

Before I Move On

41. If every woman intentionally lived as an ezer, what would be different about families, churches, workplaces and communities?

42. How has this introduction changed your understanding of why God created women?

43. As you begin this book, what do you most hope to learn about becoming a value-adding woman?