In my family growing up I was always called "princess". My parents were very intentional about never giving us negative nicknames, I am thankful for that practice. To some extent I started to believe I was a bit princess-like! When E and I first got married one day during an argument I blurted out "I'm a princess and you have to treat me like one!!"
Well in the past year I have been given two more names that have built me up and changed me. I would not call them nicknames, they are a little more like identity. Kathi told me about a year ago that I am a woman of Faith. That was hard for me to digest, but over time I have not only valued that but felt like it is something that I am able to take pride in (the good kind, not the kind that will make me fall). It is okay for me to recognize that I do have big faith and it seems to come naturally to me. It is really like Kathi was speaking a word of truth over me that I was then able to stand tall in. Then for Christmas Cindy reminded me that my name means Industrious. As soon as I read that I knew it was from the Lord. I am industrious, but I have often thought of it as a negative thing, like I am burning the candle at both ends working to hard ... Again I felt like this was a word of truth spoken over me. This word has somehow given me permission to see my projects as valuable to the Lord, and honestly this word is what has allowed me to jump in with both feet to this CC thing.
Thank you friends for being obedient to share these words with me. I feel more free and motivated to be an industrious woman of faith now that I know these truths about myself.
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