For all the girls

      This season of my life, I am learning to truly believe in the promises God has for us. I am growing weary of this world to be honest. I feel like I hate how women are seen in this world. I hate how some women may feel like they need to dress a certain way to be accepted. I hate how some women do not care what they wear. It pains me to see this all of a sudden.. really does. It hurts because I did feel like I needed to dress a certain way to be accepted. I felt all of this. And now, being clothed in dignity means something to me more.

     

     "True beauty emanates from a woman who boldly and unabashedly knows who she is in Christ."

      Ladies. True beauty is not on the outside. It is about how you represent yourselves to others. I say this with conviction in myself too. I need to stop wondering if I look pretty on the outside. I want to be the woman that people compliment on my personality and NOT my body. Now, Who am I in Christ? Who are you in Christ?

     "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer" - Psalm 19:14

" You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit that you received from God and that lives in you. You don’t own yourselves. God paid a very high price to make you his. So honor God with your body." - I Corinthians 6: 19-20

     I am continuing learning how my body IS God's. What a relationship I have with Him.. He created me, He wants me, and even when I do not want Him.. He's there. He paid the price. He wants me to honor Him with how I represent my relationship with Him. He cares. Sometimes, I think to myself, would I do something different if Jesus is here or I am going to see Him. Because He is watching. My relationship with Jesus is serious.. it is not something I can blow off.. though I do sometimes. It breaks my heart when I realize I have. 

Thought of the day: Hows your relationship with everyone you know. Which people do you feel closer to and why. Do you have a relationship with Christ? Why or Why not?

Promises

     So, I haven't written a blog since finals week haha. I'm sorry to anyone who liked reading them. A new job, summer school, and volunteering have been keeping me quite busy. Also, you know, hanging out with friends and Ned a lot before he moves.

      Anyways, for like 3 weeks, I have been feeling not "myself." It is getting harder to trust in the truth and promises of God. It is harder to "be strong" that Ned is moving to Charlotte soon. It does not help that I am waiting to finish summer school before I try and plan anything for after my undergrad. 3 more weeks! woot woot! Sometimes, I just want to know when things are going to happen.. that's all haha:)

     Question: Why is it so "bad" to show emotion? Why do people not like to cry in public? I believe in our society, the strong people are looked at the people who do not cry, who do not let their emotions get in the way of things. When  I think of these questions, the verses that come up are from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
     "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,  a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,  a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace."
      There's a time in your life for everything. The next verse that I am sharing is a verse I am quoting every morning. I am at the point where I need to be reminded that God is for me even when I do not "feel" it. It's like, I know I should feel confident in God but why do I not. A quote that I saw on Pintrest totally described how I am feeling with my relationship with God. "It feels so good to be lost in the right direction" Oh, now the verse:

      "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful."          -Hebrews 10:23