As God's chosen generation [1 Peter 2:9], He is calling us to clothe ourselves with strength!
I cannot afford for my faith to be a soft and squeezable plush toy. I must rise as the Queen He has called me to be [Esther 4:14] and allow Him to strengthen every last inch of my heart!
What if persecution like this comes to the United States? What if famine, or severe hunger strikes?
Will my faith hold up then? Who will my unshakable and unwavable trust be built upon then?
We cannot be casual about our relationships with Jesus. Casual Christianity is not what God requires of us. He says, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” [Matthew 16:27]
Princess, you are called to be a brave and fearless warrior for the Kingdom of Heaven. God did not save you to hide you in a tower of luxury and comfort, then stand back and say, “There! Now stay inside your soft little bubble, and don't let the devil getcha!”
While it is true that you may have been tucked away for a season of time in your life, to undergo required training and important princess lessons...the time for sitting around is no more.
Little Miss Muffet needs to get up off her tuffet!
Within these pages, you will meet many princess warriors who have stepped out of their comfy surroundings and embarked on a most frightful, yet glorious mission. You will meet young women [and men] who are lifting up their swords, and letting out a battle cry. Just like Queen Susan from the Chronicles of Narnia, we have been chosen to march into the enemy's camp, to bring freedom to the captives.
In the previous issue, the Dreamers Issue, it was our prayer to inspire you and let your heart soar as high and as far as it could. God's Kingdom is full of daydreamers. We have such amazing visions that God has planted inside of our hearts. But quite often, He is waiting on us to make the first move, in order to see these drems become a reality on the earth.
The Mission Issue is all about mobilizing you. The call to action has been clearly proclaimed...but it is high time that we rise up and do something about it!
It is my prayer that by the time you reach the end of this issue (hey, maybe even by the time you finish reading this article!) your heart will be so stirred by God's Holy Spirit, that a fiery resolve of steel will be set in your soul. My prayer is that you set your heart like flint, and run passionately after the Lord, seeking Him like you never have before. He is calling us to be radical. He is calling us to go to the ends of the earth and proclaim His name. He is calling each of us to a totally unique, one of a kind mission field. It is your responsibility to tend to that field, plant seeds, and bring in the harvest when it sprouts up!
The Lord desires to do SO much on this earth before the final curtain call, when He returns for His Bride, the Church...but He needs us to move!
I try not to frown when Christians say things like, “Why do bad things happen to good people? Why are poor, dirty, and hungry kids starving to death everyday? Why is there human trafficking? Why is Hollywood so messed up? Why are there school shootings? Why is there so much bullying?”
We pray, and beg, and ask God to change these things...yet we fail to realize that He has put us on this earth so that we can change them. He has given us everything we need. The tools, the armor, the Sword of the Spirit [His Holy Word], and the supernatural empowerment of His Holy Spirit living in us.
What more could a girl ask for?! Isn't it time that we dive into the amazing painting that God is creating, rather than sit around and wait to see how the picture is going to turn out?
You are a brush stroke in His hand....surrender to what the Master Artist wants to use you to create!
If you feel like you're not exactly sure where your Mission Field is, or know what God has called you to do on this earth... that's okay! This issue is loaded with ideas! You don't need to wait for the perfect thing to fall out of Heaven and hit you on the head. Just pick something! If you like one of the ideas that you read about in this issue...go for it! Be faithful with the little, and He will guide you into all truth. He will show you, in time, where exactly it is that He wants you to be. He promises to guide your steps. But you have to start walking in a general direction before He can guide you! I promise that there is absolutely something that you can do to change this world. Don't be left on the sidelines. The moment you've been waiting for all your life...it's here. It's right now. Your moment of opportunity is today. Not tomorrow, not when you graduate High School, not when you get married. The hour has arrived. Our time is now.
Livy Lynn is the founder of Crown of Beauty Magazine. She has more dreams
for the future than what is probably possible to accomplish in a lifetime. But she's going to try anyway. Her passion is to see this generation of young women on fire for Jesus Christ, living as bright lights, being 1 Peter 3:3 girls, teaching their "little sisters" with the example of their lives, and fulfilling their God-given dreams.