On this day, December 14th, 1918, British women were able to vote for the first time in a general election. It was an 85-year struggle to make it happen. The struggle was much the same in the U.S. and in the 44 other countries of the world that now have women's suffrage.

People wonder why good things take so long to happen. Simply put — we are sinful people. We fight for our own rights, but don't always care for the rights of others. Jesus didn't hold on to His own rights. He submitted to death on the cross out of love for us. He willingly gives us all the rights of the children of God. When God's children share their "rights" in love, God is praised and people are blessed.