Me a model?

As we get further in to this current area of study in our girls' high school Bible study, "Developing the Heart of a Princess" I am finding answers and challenges. I love hearing how the girls are being challenged and finding answers also. How we all need to have God as our "One True Love". I am excited about relationship with God ,His Son, my Guidance Counselor (the Holy Spirit) and the girls getting deeper and more intense.

Last night we went over better ways to fill our "single" time. There are several ministries that we all can be a part of.

• Listening
• Writing
• Encouraging
• Serving
• Hospitality
• Praying
• Teaching

I have also been using the study "more beautiful you" by Jonny Diaz along with "Young Lady in Waiting". Last night the topic I pulled out of "more ..." was on becoming a Model. It starts by asking us if we have ever wondered why the King of the universe sent His Son to rescue us and then left us here, instead of taking us home with Him. The reason they gave : "well, it's because God has a very important job for us to do. He wants us to help Him rescue as many people as possible - people who otherwise would not have a clue there is King who loves them and a Prince who was willing to die for them." Matthew 28:18,19 The ministries listed above are just a few ways to fulfill this "job". Which one is your ministry?

God has not left us here with a big task with no way to accomplish it. There are several passages in His word that confirms this. Psalm 103:4-5, is just one of the passages I like this one because it goes along with our study of being Princesses "daughters of the King" it mentions the crowns that God has given us. Crowns of love and compassion. If we put them on and wear our crowns they set us apart and will show us to be daughters of the King. These crowns give a desire to minister to others, to share the Good News. Not only does He give us crowns and the talents we need, but strength to carry on and as verse five states "He satisfies our(your) desires with good things". He takes care of our desires with good things, not with what we want necessarily, but good things that we need.

Psalm 103:4-5 (New International Version)
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Lord, Help me to wear the crown You have given me. Help me to wear Love and Compassion every where I go, into every situation You place me in. Help me to look to Your Word and to Your people when I need reassurance. I believe Your Word where it tells me "He satisfies our desires with good things so that our youth (strength) is renewed like the eagle's" Psalm 103:5 I want to be set apart Lord. Thank you for forgiving me, for purchasing me with Your Son's sacrifice, for adopting me, for blessing me, for loving me. In Jesus' name, Amen