Hmmm…is this possible? Okay, let me build up to my point. Lets start with the word diva, used in the English language in the late 19th century. It is derived from the Italian noun diva, a female deity. The plural of the word in English is “divas”; in Italian, dive [ˈdiːve]. The basic sense of the term is “goddess”. In the 21st century, currently today, the word diva, denotes a women who is well to do (financially), has a great body, career, and look fabulous and oh did I mention very desirable and sexy?At no part in this description do I see where this type of status and recognition glorifies God or exemplifies holiness. Many women boast about being a strong woman of God and yet they want to be know as a “Diva too”. The two go together like, carnal and saved, oil and milk, if you have one, you surely ruin the other. Strong woman of God, do you really need the license plate that says “DIVA”, or the email address that say, WomanOfGod@blah.com? Who are you drawing the attention too? Jesus Christ or the goddess in your mind? Think about it? Your saved, sanctified (only on Sunday) and your a Diva the rest of the week, one foot in the church and the other in the night club.
When you go to worship, no one will guide you in the right direction, because no one knows the word of God like you and no one can preach like you, besides, its not your problem that your successful, sexy and saved.
Believers can often be careless with their choice or words. Some actually think the use or association of most words are harmless, but when you look at the origin or the etymology of a word you will find the importance of why we should drop the use of many of them. Many women in the church whom claim their love and dedication for the Lord and are devout in their worship and study, like to refer to themselves as “A saved and strong women of God and a diva”. How vain, God will not share His glory or recondition with another (not even a goddess), so why would anyone, lifting up the name of Jesus Christ, then want to be known as a diva? It may be harmless fun as many would state, but it is a terrible witness and example for other believers, especially women proclaiming holiness. There is nothing holy about what a diva signifies in this year and time.
When we draw attention to our success, our good looks fine hair, shapely figure, and stature, Christ is not recognizable, but self is. It is one thing to magnify the Lord in ones life and it is all about self when you magnify self.
I therefore conclude, one cannot proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and maintain an effective witness to the onlooker and people in need of a savior, while embracing ones status, self recognition and attention that being a diva brings.
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