"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." ~Judy Garland
Lack of confidence in one's self and low self esteem is a snare of the enemy and sadly so SO many women of God become victim to it. Just like a babushka doll is made up of different sized wooden dolls each with a unique shape and design, we too are meant to WAIT! we too are CALLED to be...
I just like you, I struggle with feelings of insecurities and days when you want your hair longer, hips slimmer and that dreaded pimple to BE GONE! Even times when I want to be more patient like... {insert name here}, laugh pretty like...{insert name here} or even be more confident like...{insert name here}. But if there is one thing I refuse, one thing that leaves a sour taste in my mouth is when the beautiful women in my word {even in far off places} loose who they are called to be because of fear and intimidation and stall on their journey trying to find fulfilment and a sense of purpose in position, title or even jealousy.
One thing I am convinced of more than anything is that we are all designed unique with an individual purpose for a reason, called of God to humble ourselves and be lead by his Spirit.
There are people in my world that I can reach because of who God made me to be and there are also people who I can't reach because of who God created me to be. Enter...you!
Be YOU! The beautifully hand crafted, unique YOU that you have been set apart to be. Take up your post and stay there, not looking to the left or the right {don't even listen to the thoughts that can easily entangle} but keep your gaze ahead... Knowing that you are doing EVERYTHING in this season that God wants YOU { and no-one else} to be doing...all for His glory.
Psalm 139 {Message} : 13 Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother's womb.14 I thank you, High God-you're breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration-what a creation!15 You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.16 Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I'd even lived one day.
In other news...
It's such a beautiful spring day outside, I am off to enjoy the sun. ☀
