Vesta Mangun, Claudette Walker, Nona Freeman, My Grandma, My Pastor's Wife,
Sis. Jordan, My Aunt CeCe, My Great Grandma
Talk about some women who have changed my life.
There are so many more too that I'm sure I've missed.
A couple years ago someone asked me a question.
She asked, "Why?, Why do you feel like you NEED to wear skirts and NEED to keep your hair uncut? Why is this so important to you?"
Obviously there are a million answers to this, but in order to help her understand I dug down deep. I didn't want to throw scripture in her face, or my own convictions. What I said is ....
There are women in my life who I look up to, women who have bettered my life, who have mentored me. Women who I hold in the highest regard and one thing all these women have in common is the holiness of God surrounding them and each of them hold a measure of modesty, holiness, and standards. Putting two and two together, I come to the conclusion that those two qualities go hand and hand. I want to be those women when I grow up. I want God's holiness to surround me. I want people, when they look at me not to see me, but rather to see Jesus in me.
Of course standards and modesty aren't the only thing that is going to get me to that place. There are so many other things I have to change!
SO MANY
So many that I was getting discouraged. I felt like it was an impossible feat, but recently God sent someone to give me a revelation.
Sis. Walker put it like this.
When I go into a bathroom that is dimly lit and look into the mirror ...I see nothing wrong with my skin, I'm looking pretty good today, but if I go into a bathroom with bright lights and look into the mirror...I see all my imperfections, all the zits, lines, and grey hairs.
It's the same spiritually. When I get closer to God's glory and light, His light will show me my imperfections, the things I need to change. Not because God wants me to feel horrible about my self, but so that I will become the woman of God he wants me to be.
So, bring on the light Lord...
I'm ready to change!!!
with love,
Ally
Sis. Jordan, My Aunt CeCe, My Great Grandma
Talk about some women who have changed my life.
There are so many more too that I'm sure I've missed.
A couple years ago someone asked me a question.
She asked, "Why?, Why do you feel like you NEED to wear skirts and NEED to keep your hair uncut? Why is this so important to you?"
Obviously there are a million answers to this, but in order to help her understand I dug down deep. I didn't want to throw scripture in her face, or my own convictions. What I said is ....
There are women in my life who I look up to, women who have bettered my life, who have mentored me. Women who I hold in the highest regard and one thing all these women have in common is the holiness of God surrounding them and each of them hold a measure of modesty, holiness, and standards. Putting two and two together, I come to the conclusion that those two qualities go hand and hand. I want to be those women when I grow up. I want God's holiness to surround me. I want people, when they look at me not to see me, but rather to see Jesus in me.
Of course standards and modesty aren't the only thing that is going to get me to that place. There are so many other things I have to change!
SO MANY
So many that I was getting discouraged. I felt like it was an impossible feat, but recently God sent someone to give me a revelation.
Sis. Walker put it like this.
When I go into a bathroom that is dimly lit and look into the mirror ...I see nothing wrong with my skin, I'm looking pretty good today, but if I go into a bathroom with bright lights and look into the mirror...I see all my imperfections, all the zits, lines, and grey hairs.
It's the same spiritually. When I get closer to God's glory and light, His light will show me my imperfections, the things I need to change. Not because God wants me to feel horrible about my self, but so that I will become the woman of God he wants me to be.
So, bring on the light Lord...
I'm ready to change!!!
with love,
Ally
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