--- title: "1 People Blessed Quotes By Carolyn Custis James" description: "1 People Blessed quotes by Carolyn Custis James. Plus more from Carolyn Custis James and more People Blessed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/carolyn-custis-james-17915_every-woman_not-every-woman-has-a-boaz-in-her-life-s_516121.png" --- > [“Not every woman has a Boaz in her life. Sometimes the male voices we hear are cautioning us to hold back instead of urging us to serve God wholeheartedly with them. Sometimes the cautioning voices we hear belong to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/not-every-woman-has-a-boaz-in-her-life-sometimes-the-male-voices-we/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/carolyn-custis-james-17915_every-woman_not-every-woman-has-a-boaz-in-her-life-s_516121.png) ## More by Carolyn Custis James > [The strongest statement ever made about women's rights appears on page one of the Bible. God's first words about his daughters established an indestructible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/the-strongest-statement-ever-made-about-women-s-rights-appears-on/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“Jesus won the war, and the rest of history is simply mopping up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/jesus-won-the-war-and-the-rest-of-history-is-simply-mopping-up/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [The Bible doesn't speak of "women's rights" in the social-political language we're used to hearing today. Still, that doesn't mean the Bible is silent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/the-bible-doesn-t-speak-of-women-s-rights-in-the-social-political/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“Even when we can pinpoint “something good” that came out of a tragedy, it never balances out what we have lost. How could anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/even-when-we-can-pinpoint-something-good-that-came-out-of-a-tragedy/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“The letter of the law says, “Let them glean.” The spirit of the law says, “Feed them.” Two entirely different concepts. Ruth’s bold proposal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/the-letter-of-the-law-says-let-them-glean-the-spirit-of-the-law-says/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“Not every woman has a Boaz in her life. Sometimes the male voices we hear are cautioning us to hold back instead of urging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/not-every-woman-has-a-boaz-in-her-life-sometimes-the-male-voices-we/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [Women and men who are pro-life in every sense of the word marched side-by-side with pro-choice women because they care about so many common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/women-and-men-who-are-pro-life-in-every-sense-of-the-word-marched/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [Women's rights is an important and challenging question for us to be asking. It focuses attention on a global issue that in the wake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/women-s-rights-is-an-important-and-challenging-question-for-us-to-be/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [My book in a nutshell is about the deleterious effects of patriarchy down through the ages for women and for men and how the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/my-book-in-a-nutshell-is-about-the-deleterious-effects-of-patriarchy/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [Joy isn't grounded in our circumstances; it is grounded in the unchanging character of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/joy-isn-t-grounded-in-our-circumstances-it-is-grounded-in-the/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“When the average American says, “I’m starving,” it is a prelude to a midnight raid on a well-stocked refrigerator or a sudden trip to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/when-the-average-american-says-i-m-starving-it-is-a-prelude-to-a/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“We view men’s gifts as vital to the church. In contrast, we caution women to exercise their gifts discreetly to avoid causing problems or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/we-view-men-s-gifts-as-vital-to-the-church-in-contrast-we-caution/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“My mother used to tell me, “Things always look worse at night.” For the most part, I believe her. But some of the troubles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/my-mother-used-to-tell-me-things-always-look-worse-at-night-for-the/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [In the beginning no power differential existed between male and female. God empowered both with full rights and responsibility to rule outward over all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/in-the-beginning-no-power-differential-existed-between-male-and/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) > [“Boaz is not diminished, marginalized, or feminized in the slightest by being outnumbered and influenced by Ruth and Naomi. As a matter of fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/boaz-is-not-diminished-marginalized-or-feminized-in-the-slightest-by/) [Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-blessed/carolyn-custis-james/#itemlist", "name": "1 People Blessed Quotes By Carolyn Custis James", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Not every woman has a Boaz in her life. Sometimes the male voices we hear are cautioning us to hold back instead of urging us to serve God wholeheartedly with them. Sometimes the cautioning voices we hear belong to other women. Sometimes those who have the power to facilitate our callings and clear a path for us set up roadblocks instead. 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