I am a girl.

I'm a girl. Not a shocking statement. I am aware of that. However, it is shocking how abstract and subjective the topic of gender has become. Even the word gender has taken on new meaning. When I was little, which really wasn't all that long ago, "gender" and "sex" meant the same thing. One was just a more abrasive term than the other. Now, "gender" is much more of a feeling, where "sex" is something assigned to you at birth based upon your physical traits. If you don't feel that you are what you were assigned at birth than you don't have to be that. You can choose. In fact, the United Nations currently recognizes 12 different genders. Facebook recognizes 52. Ballots and applications now offer "other" in the gender description sections. Gender reassignment surgeries are on the rise in the U.S. In 2016, over thirty-two hundred of these such operations took place. Over half of these being male to female procedures. The world we live in encourages showing your true colors and it is becoming more and more common for those colors to wave in a rainbow banner of sexual declaration.

I personally accept the LGBT community and understand a fairly broad spectrum of the various genders that fall under the LGBT umbrella, but accepting and agreeing with are not the same. I believe that people are people and we all deserve support, and love. I also believe that God does not make mistakes. He made each of us the way He did on purpose. It was no genetic accident that I'm a girl. God made men, He made women, and that initial family unit structure was given as a perfect example to follow. I accept my brothers and sisters in Christ, however I do not believe that our sex is a fluid and changeable thing. Not even with surgery. A girl who has made herself a man, is simply a masculine woman, and a man who has made himself a woman, is simply a feminine man. We are incapable of usurping God's grand design.

I have found this topic incredibly intriguing, and I want to understand it better. As I have researched I have learned of a variety of interesting differences between girls and boys, even at a very young age. Aside from physical differences that can be observed, there are a handful of others that are not as easily recognized. Men have more grey matter in the brain. Grey matter is for storage and processing. As a result, men commonly lead out in mechanics and mathematics. They are made to problem solve. While women can also be magnificent problem solvers, they have more white matter in the brain. White matter is for connections. Women relate and associate things to other things. They connect emotions and expressions better as well.

A simple study was performed in which young children were placed behind a clear barrier away from their mothers. When separated, nearly 100% of the little boys immediately started trying to knock the barrier down. The little girls would verbalize by crying but very rarely try to knock the barrier down. Even at such a young age, children showed distinctions from one another. A significant number of studies and tests have found differences between males and females.

Although males and females are different each is a powerful player in God's divine design. Women are perfectly configured to be the main nurturer in the household. With the female ability to recognize emotions and make connections she is perfect for the job. Men are equally important and are to be the main supporters, and protectors. As they work and preside they will be able to help build a strong foundation for the family to grow on. Gender is an eternal and essential principle that we should respect and honor in God's plan for us, both, and as individuals. This, I believe.