Hello Beautiful!
I have been thinking a lot about the definition of beauty, and about the stories the other ladies shared during the hop. Time and time again I notice that many women desire to conform to the world they live in… they hide behind busyness, behind relationships, behind fears and insecurities- just to go unnoticed. Granted, there are some women that are looking for MORE attention, but I’m convinced that the norm is the opposite.
The Bible says that He knit you in your mother’s womb, and like I mentioned during the hop, He goes through a great deal of detail to ensure NOT ONE pair of humans share the same fingerprints. He desired that you would be an individual… yet the world somehow convinces you and I to look and act the same as them.
I wonder how the world would look if we all took God at His Word…
If we all dared to take the step to be exactly who God intended for us to be…
If our fears no longer controlled our thoughts and our actions…
If for once we would see the value in the beauty the Lord has already deposited in us, and would dare to share it with the rest of the world..
I am convinced that we would be like the yellow flower in this pot – who REFUSED to conform to the norm and is now truly seen in all of
HIS BEAUTY!
I pray the Lord would empower you this week to dare to be who He has created you to be. You alone can fulfill the plans He has for your life… Make sure you do not waste your time so that when you see Him you can hear Him say: “Well done, good and faithful daughter.” Oh how Glorious that day will be!!
I created this mini project because I realized that the only way I can truly understand and enjoy the beauty I have been given is if I remain in Him! 🙂 The project was created during a live class that was recorded, so please take a couple of minutes and watch how I created the project by going to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nana-campana .
If you have 30 seconds, can you please leave a comment letting me know what it is that keeps you from enjoying the beauty the Lord has already given you? 🙂 it would meant the world to me!
Love in Christ,
Nana
Nana this is gorgeous, and I love that the yellow flower is the one that stands out. It’s natural beauty shines amongst the purple ones. I want to be able to shine
I know exactly what you mean Dolores! The beautiful thing is that He is faithful and He will complete the work He has begun! 🙂 Thanks for sharing! HUGS!
Greetings Almarie, thanks for the encouraging word for the day and I am committed to doing what He has called me to do & to be the person God created me to be.
Now that I’m not working I have given myself completely to connecting especially online, with the Saints to encourage them through their struggles. And also with the loss giving out the plan of salvation (the gospel) that they might hear the word and be saved before it’s eternally too late.
For God has said… “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11
For we know the Lord will be calling His Bride home soon and very soon so we must be watching, waiting and occupy (being about the Father’s business) until He calls us home.
Excited in His service,
Yours in Christ
Jackie, I love women that are obedient to the Lord’s call and direction! It means so much to me that you have taken the time to stop by and leave such an encouraging message! 🙂 May the Lord bless the labor of your hands! 🙂
I love that photograph and the message of being yourself it gives.
As for what holds me back – I’m thinking a lot about that just now!
Carolyn, sometimes it is difficult to quite know what holds us back. i am convinced that at the root of it all – it is a fear that holds us back. I will be praying the Lord makes it clear to you! 🙂
This has hit a cord!!! I’ve been coming across these nudges ALOT over the past month or so. I have so much at my finger tips, learning so much and it’s all been given to me. I keep taking it all in, but I haven’t been putting the tools that have been given to me to fulfill the purpose I think has been set before into action!!!!
WHY???? Well I think it’s because I’m scared of failing Him, going in the wrong direction, fear of the unknown, fear of giving up again, fear of rejection…… I could continue, but these are excuses, lies!!
I’m working on getting over these fears, allowing Him to do the work. It’s taking me some time, but the more I research, the more he’s saying” Umm hello Donna, would you just trust Me already?!!, it’ll be ok, I’ve given to you what you need, now just GO!”
Nana, I wish you the best on your journey, and thankyou for taking the time, to put these thoughts that God gives you out there for us to see!!
Thankyou!!
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Donna! I sooooo understand where you are… actually that is the exact reason why I obeyed the Lord in putting together the Ashes to Beauty Program. I had to walk that journey and it really was a process to get out – but so very worth it. Like you I felt the Lord nudging at my heart and guiding, but my fears paralyzed me.
Please send me an email with your contact information! I would love to chat with you and get you started on the journey to freedom from what hold you back! 😉
I think what holds me back is comparison. I see what so many others hv done/are doing.. and think.. how is what I do any different or better? I don’t wanna be a copy of someone else.. I wanna be mine and I wanna shine at what I do and make a difference.
I think just not being sure of my significance and my influence on others is what stops me.
Bonnie, your comment resonates so deep in my heart! I too struggle sometimes with doing that, and the Lord reminds me to keep my eyes focused on Him and allow the work of my hands to be a reflection of what I experience in Him. It frees me every time! 🙂 Praying for you!
I just love your card and I was so blessed by hopping over this morning:)
~Kim
Kim, thank you for your encouraging comment. i am always so humbled when people take the time to chat with me and tell me their thoughts.. 🙂 May the Lord bless you – and may He bless me with your presence again soon! 🙂
It’s enlightening on how you used the yellow flower. I will remember this.
Thank you Al-Marie. 🙂
Love the title Nana- Beauty is truly found in godliness. Too often it’s physical, material, and/or intellectual before spiritual. Until we see one another as ‘a soul with a body’ rather than ‘a body with a soul’ we will continue to covet the outside of the bowl rather than the inside. This is the way of love
Any that would like to connect via LinkedIn I accept all invitations unconditionally.
Best wishes to all
John
Una vez mas creo que sus palabras son un aliento de esperanza y amor para las mujeres! gracias por compartir con nosotras el don que Dios le da.
cariños Debora