What Is Your Style?

What is your style? How do you look when you walk out of your doors every morning? Haven't thought about it much? Well, it's time to start. Your wardrobe tells people what to think about you!! Whether you are throwing on whatever is clean or really taking the time to think about what you put on, your get-up is making a HUGE statement about the DIVA you are.

I know a lot of people say, "don't judge a book by it's cover", but come on now! The package actually does tell you a lot about what's on the inside. Let's look at it like this. If you're at the grocery store picking bananas, which ones would you choose? Would you choose the beautiful yellow ones that have a little bit of green on the top, or the dingy yellow ones with brown spots on them? I'm sure you would choose the yellow ones that have the green at the top. Why? Because we have learned that those are the ones that taste good. And because you are judging a book by it's cover, just like everybody else. You may not like it, but it's just the way we are. If a person doesn't know you, then that's all they have to go by and you only get one time to make a first impression.

So what do the choices we make about our wardrobe really say about us? We can say a lot of things about why we choose to wear what we wear. Some of us may dress certain ways to get the attention of men. We may say, "this is all I have." Or we could say, "there is absolutely nothing wrong with what I am wearing." Some girls may say, "if you got it, flaunt it."  But the real question here is how far is too far? What would be considered too revealing? Too tight? Have you considered how your wardrobe and body may make the guys around you feel? Being sexy may very well be your goal. But let's go to the SOURCE! That's only way we can get to the bottom of it. What does God think about what we wear from day to day? What does His Word say about it? I'm glad you asked, girlfriend!! :-)

Genesis 1:27 says, "So God created human beings in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female." Do you think the image of God is ugly or beautiful. Do you think the image of God is seductive or sexy (just trying to keep it real). No. God made US in his image. So what should that mean when we look in the mirror? We should be reflecting his image. He is our Father, so we should resemble Him in the same way we resemble our earthly parents. Ask God is he pleased with what you have on. HE WILL LET YOU KNOW.  Before you step foot out the door let's make sure that we do an image check!! Who are we resembling? Are your resembling your Heavenly Father? If so, ROCK ON!!! If not, be reminded of your value and God's love for you. And most importantly try to search why exactly you desire to wear what you have on.

Until next time,.............KEEP IT DIVA!!!

<3,

The Inner Beauty Queen

Who Am I?

Who am I?
My first answer would probably be my name.
But, my name does not describe who I am on the inside.
I could then give the title of my profession.
But that is what I do.
I could then tell you I am a wife, a sister, and a daughter.
But those are my relationships.

I ask again, who am I?

I could describe myself as an extrovert and outgoing.
That is my personality.
I am organized in planning events.
But that is a gift God has given me.
I could describe my appearance, but that is not who I am either.

So many times I have believed what others say I am.
If I receive affirmation, then I feel worthwhile.
However, when I receive criticism, then I feel like a failure.
I have chosen to ride the roller coaster of emotions,
Instead of believing the truth of what God says about me.
I have tried to work harder to prove that I am worthwhile.
Yet every time I mess up or fail, I am reminded that I will never measure up.

I will never be pretty enough or talented enough.
I will never be skinny enough or do enough good things of the church.
I will never be a good enough wife or sister or daughter.
But, I kept trying harder and harder.
I believed the lie that if I continued to try harder, I would finally be "good" enough.

One day, God gently said to me,
"Stop trying so hard to prove yourself to others.
Get your worth from me. I've already given it to you.
Remember my grace.
It's a free gift and nothing you can achieve by trying harder.

Rest in my grace.

You are working so hard to have a certain position in the eyes of others,
To be well-liked and to have popularity.
You want to be appreciated for what you do.

But I want you to know that you already have an elevated position.

Because you have a relationship with my son, Jesus Christ,
You are a part of my kingdom as my daughter, and co-heirs with Christ.
Because you are the daughter of a King,
You are given the position of being a princess.

You are my princess, a royal princess.

Remember that an earthly princess is not special because of who she is or what she does.
She has status and position because of who her dad is, a king.
She has royalty in her blood.

You have royalty in your blood as well.
You are the daughter of a King.
And no matter what you do, your status will never change.

I have chosen you and I have a plan for your life.
I will not forget you and will be with you always.
I have engraved you in the palm of my hands.

Rest in the knowledge of who you are in me.
Nothing else will ever be enough.
You are my daughter and I love you!"

by Shelley Hitz