Who am I? - Part 1

I wondered today what to write about...not because I lack ideas but because I'm a little overwhelmed with things to write about.  This message overflows my heart and will be my life message to young women everywhere.  I have had a heart for young girls since I was in high school.  I was in high school and defiantly struggled with my self image but at the same time I was pretty confident and I'll tell you why as we get more into this. According to the image the media paints, I didn't have a reason to be confident.

 I had out of control curly hair, bangs that seemed more like a built in visor than bangs! I did have these rockin, gigantic, very fashionable (not!!) glasses that took up the majority of my precious little face.  I had wonderful friendships, most of which I still have today. I was involved in our Theatre department at my school and pursued music early on. I even modeled for a bit after my awkward stage.  I did a photo shoot, and got accepted to go to audition at one of the biggest events in New York City.  But at the photo shoot I noticed that they were picking out outfits that didn't reflect who I was in terms of modesty.  Don't get me wrong, I wasn't always the most modest person, but I did respect myself enough to know that I wanted to be taken seriously.  I wanted to stand out but on my OWN terms. So I knew that for me, if I went into acting (which I still dream about sometimes...) and modeling I would set aside some of my standards that I had set for myself. So I turned New York down, and never did any more modeling after I won the award for Best Catwalk out of the whole school...lol, which I do manage to remind Matt of from time to time.  I did nail the catwalk!! haha!!

Your probably thinking, "OK, get off your high horse!!"  I say all of that to share this.  I had a wonderful dad that reminded me almost daily through either his teaching, preaching, or the stern verbal reminder that I was beautifully and wonderfully made.  That every decision we make is based on our self worth.

Yes...EVERY decision.

If we understand the position we have in Christ, the position of the Kings' beloved daughter, alot in our lives would change.  We wouldn't enter into meaningless relationships to feel valued.  We wouldn't allow others to take advantage of us in order to fit into a certain crowd.  We wouldn't allow the media to shift our view of ourselves.  We wouldn't expect our husbands to make us feel a certain way, or depend on him to make us feel valued, THEN be disappointed when he can't meet your expectations. We wouldn't wear our emotions on our sleeves to be quickly hurt or offended. We would see ourselves in a new light. If we understood our value stood on the truth of the Word, we would make decisions based on the truth of who we are in Christ.  We would know that we are valued by the King of Kings!  Question - If a big star or the cutest guy in town told you that you were beautiful, wouldn't you believe it?  Wouldn't your confidence be radiant?  Why don't we believe the Lord when he calls us beautiful and perfectly made? 

What in our lives would change if we understood who we are in Christ?