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carrying the name of Christ and the desires of my Father, am I willing to suffer temporary stings like persecution, discomfort, and people rolling their eyes behind my back? Am I willing to stand up against the voices that say, “Why don’t you just do things our way?” Or do I care more about what man thinks of me, then pleasing the King?
Refusing to live out the call as His Royal Ones and powerfully influence this earth, makes us terrible stewards of what we've been given. I often forget who I am and who God is in my life. When distractions enrapture my heart, I forget about the unseen Kingdom that I have been called to.
One way that I manage do to this quite brilliantly is through worrying. Majoring on the seen and obsessing over uncontrollable details such as what my future holds, finances, who I'll be marrying, the next book I'll write, if people like me or not, and if my ministry will be effective, etc. Quite often I take a microscope and examine my life. I start biting my nails. Too bad that just like Mia, sometimes I can't see past my big bushy eyebrows of worry.
I need to spend more time looking at the unseen, so that I do not forget who God is, what He has planned, and who I am in Christ! Often I need to remind myself of His unbridled goodness, and direct my eyes upward. Just look at all the Father has given us! We have a 24/7, all-access backstage pass into the very throne room of God! We can enter any time we need, crawl up on his lap, and ask Him anything. We have His undivided attention.
Jesus told us, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33
How often do we spend time seeking His kingdom? What does that even look like? To seek the Kingdom is to seek the King. Jesus is the heartbeat of the Kingdom. He has so much to reveal about who He is, who we are in Him, and what He desires to do on the earth. As His royal ones, we must take time out of our busy schedules to incline our ears and ask what He desires to speak to our hearts.
"I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." John 16:12-13
I cannot think of a better place to begin pursuing the King and responding to His invitation, than to dive into His Word! Jesus is the Word (John 1:14), His Word is alive and active (Hebrews 4:12), and He wants to speak to us today!
Prayer:
Dear Lord,
Thank You for sending your Son Jesus, so that I could be forgiven of sin, and adopted into your royal family. Thank You for specifically creating me to be a Princess and to partner with Christ as a Royal Citizen of Heaven! It blows my mind. Reveal more to my heart about this truth. Use this time of prayer and reading your Word to speak to me. Show me what it means to be your royal daughter. Strengthen me to pursue You and Your Kingdom. Teach me Holy Spirit!
In Jesus Name.
Faith In Action...
Worrying is one of the worst things a princess can do. It displays distrust in the Father and tells Him where our faith really lies...in ourselves and what we can control. Read these verses about worrying & ask the Lord to help you trust Him.
Matthew 6: 25-34, Psalm 37:1-8, Phillipians 4:4-7.
Make a list of all the things you tend to worry about in life. Then, write out one of the scripture verses above.
Pray, tear up your paper of worries into tiny pieces and give it to God! For extra fun, toss the peices into the air and watch them fall to the ground. (Yeah, then you'll have to pick 'em up and toss 'em in the trash. Maybe not so fun?:)
"The LORD their God will save his people on that day as a shepherd saves his flock. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown. How attractive and beautiful they will be!" Zechariah 9:16-17