It is that time of year again. Christmas is only 61 days away. So, I suppose I should start shopping and figure out what I would like.
Although, if I get nothing this year, I will still be grateful and extremely joyful. I am the most blessed (I'm not lucky!) girl on the planet. I have amazing parents who love me, wonderful sisters, and oh did I mention that my friends are awesome! Yet, Christ remains at the center, He is everything. Without His grace, I am nothing. Without His direction, I am lost.
I am so utterly thankful for all the Lord has chosen to give me, because He loves me!
I am thankful that my Papa CJ is recovering. I am thankful that Maya and Sean are growing up to be healthy and energetic children. I am blessed with awesome ministry oppurtunities. I am...how should I say it.....joyful.
God has been teaching me about Cornerstones, and what it means to be a daughter, sister, friend, mentor, servant, musician, and yes he's even teaching me about cooking eggs! (Those of you who know me, know my challenges with eggs!) :)
The Father in His grace, has shown me just how much I impact His kingdom for His glory. I say this with a humble and meek spirit. God doesn't need me, but He wants me, and He wants you to use your gifts, talents, and desires to serve Him and advance His Kingdom. All that we do should be out of service for our King!
"That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth, that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace." -Psalm 144:12My role, and yours as a young woman, is vital. The way you dress, act, speak, and ultimately live is a testiment to the Father's work within your heart.
"Through wisdom a house is built; and by understanding it is established: and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches."- Proverbs 24: 3-4Since I don't live with my parents directly, my role may be different than yours in your father's home. Yet, you and I have both been called to serve and love, and be the corner stones of our family.
Corner stones hold things together, they are foundational. This means that we as daughters, and sisters are supposed to lay the foundations and be examples. We have a hefty calling, but this calling that has been given, is an honorable one.
The way you act around your father, is the way you will treat your husband. The way you talk around your girlfriends, is the way your younger sibilings will speak. The way you dress around other young men, can either promote purity within their hearts and call them to stand up for Biblical womanhood, or it can cause them to view women as objects. The way you respond to correction, and how you handle stress is vital.
People are watching, whether or not you like it, and if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything....
Stand firm in the Lord, hold fast to what you believe, and be the lady that God has created to be!
"Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness." -Prov. 31:25-26
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