A woman's blog

The past weeks have been an emotional roller coaster. All is well, but decisions about my job and such have had me thinking. I don't really wanna get into that but if youre reading this please say a quick prayer that I would "Be still and listen to God and His guidance".


Here are a few things that have been on my heart since I attended a woman's night at a local church here in Sherman with my amazing friend Christy Baca. I met new friends there and hope God develops those friendships in the near future. For now here are some reminders to lift your day up!

1. Renew your mind. Spend time in the Lord, more than you do now, and let Him refresh your soul through His word, love, and faithfulness in your life.  There is nothing like spending time in God's presence and leaving that time with an unspeakable joy deep down in your soul. From that time spent with God comes your source of joy which leads to happiness in all areas of your life. After all we are to praise Him in the good and bad in our life, right? Are you really doing that? Something to think about. It's not like we serve a God who is out to get us, although a reverent fear of God is necessary. Our Lord is for US. Yes, He is for You and fights on your behalf as a child of God......speaking of...are you a child of the Lord? Do you know Him intimately? 

2. Change your shoes! We tend to get comfy in the shoes we walk in every day. Step outside of your comfort zone and really seek God out to do something for Him that makes your heart beat a little faster.  He doesn't want us living in the same ol same ol every day. Dig deep into His heart and really ask Him to help you "change your shoes" and get out there and live Him...BOLDLY!'

3. Honor your body. Now women, this comes from 1 Cor. 6:9-20. You are to use your body for His glory. In actuality we are here on this earth for God's glory and His alone. So everything we do should be for His glory. I could get carried away with this piece of advice but I won't here. Ask God to reveal to you what He means by this scripture. Take good care of yourself so you can live for Him at the best of your ability and so you can minister and work within your spiritual gift as best as you can.

4. Grow in confidence. Now ladies, step up and be confident in who God made you to be. Be confident in how beautiful you are when you feel most unattractive. I don't care what size you are.....be confident that you are a child of God and that you are beautiful to Him no matter what society tell you. After all your heart matters most. This brings me to another point. Be confident in what God has called you to do. What good is your christianity if you keep to yourself and what good does your spiritual gifts do if you don't share them and function within them every day? If you don't know your spiritual gift, ask God to reveal that to you and move to work within it. There is nothing more beautiful than a confident woman (not arrogant), with a huge smile, and a sweetness about her that is unexplainable. Stop talking yourself out of things and really walk tall and be ready to take on the world!

5. Clothe yourself with Humility, Kindness, Gentleness, Patience....Col 3:12 Ladies who wants to be around an "iron fist" ruling woman? As God tells us to we should clothe ourselves in the characteristics listed above and strive to always walk in them. A woman who functions as God calls us to, should always respond with kindness, patience, etc...if at the moment you think you can't. Take a deep breath, ask God to help you and wait until you can. I am speaking from experience....there will be a lot less to apologize for later and you will be able to rejoice in your actions instead of be mortified. This is something I wish I could do without even thinking about. It's all about progression right?

6. Speak, Live, and wear the truth! There isn't much to be said about this. Truth is truth. There is healing in the truth. Let things come to the light, deal with them, let God heal it, and move on. You will be a much joyous person.

7. Walk by Faith not by sight. Of course, that is the essence of what Christians believe. In our day and time we didn't get to see our Messiah in person. We believe in Him, have faith that is our Lord, and do not trust that just because we don't see Him that He doesn't exist. This should go for other things too. Have faith in what the Lord has called you to do as a woman. Be the mom, wife, and best friend. Do it with gladness and knowing that God created you for a great purpose.

CHOOSE TO BE FASHIONED BY GOD AND NOT OF THE THINGS IN THE WORLD.