Developing the Princess Within
03 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
in Devos (& other inspirations), Ministry, Singleness
Today I had the opportunity to meet up with a young woman, about 19 years old who is involved in the ministry in which I am a part of. She had previously made the comment, “I am done, I am done with guys, done with dating, just done.” To which I said, “sounds like we’re kindred…I’ve been there. Let’s get together sometime.” She agreed and today was that time.
She had come to a similar place, as many young single christian woman come to. The place where it seems like God couldn’t be farther, our dad really isn’t “the man” anymore, and there are just no “good guys” out there. So she concluded that its over, its hopeless and she’d just give up. Sound familiar? I’ve been there…more then once!
But God has other things in store for her (He did for me), and I bet He does for everyone. I talked to her about the Princess within. God has given us, each a desire in our hearts to be loved, to be perused, and to be committed to. Why? Because we are his bride, and he’s coming for us…He’s gonna marry us! He’s made us to be princesses, its our birthright. Just like a princess of a country, she is born with that right. She is born with that within her, but she is then groomed, taught, and brought up to be that Princess. To fulfill the role that has been bestowed upon her.
We too, have been bestowed with the role of a princess. The princess is beautiful in the eyes of the King. The princess is priceless in the eyes of the King. The princess is precious in the eyes of the King and can do no wrong by him. That is the way our heavenly Father views us, His princess. The question is, do you view yourself that way? Developing the princess within is really feeding into that which is already indwelt in us. Developing the mind-set that we are His favorite. That we are beautiful and FULLY loved by Him!
I know that fairy tales tell us that the princess is always prim and proper, never a scratch on her. She’s perfect in every way. We can thank Disney for that image. But maybe Disney wasn’t so far off…maybe they know something about being a princess that we don’t. They know the truth, from the eyes of the King. That’s the way they write their princesses. Maybe we should get to know the King more, so we can write ourselves the same way!
