p.s. i changed most of the gender-specific words. and i bolded some stuff. and if god wants this to happen then he can. i don't need to know god's plan so i can decide what kind of person i'm going to be. god is making me into the person he wants to use for whatever his plan is.
Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets her heart on being an overseer, she desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the wife of but one husband, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. She must manage her own family well and see that her children obey her with proper respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage her own family, how can she take care of God's church?) She must not be a recent convert, or she may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. She must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that she will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
Deacons, likewise, are to be women worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
1 Timothy 3:1-10
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