Today (and even yesterday) I've found myself "caught up", entangled in a web of lies and deceit from the enemy. I feel like somewhere along the way I re-accpeted to worlds view of how a woman should be, appear, act, etc... These aren't my viewpoints or thoughts at all, but somehow being "here" at work these thoughts and viewpoints have penetrated my mind and attempted to etch themselves onto the walls of my heart. Thank God for.....well, thank God for GOD!!! If it were not for my relationship with Him and daily checking myself against His standards [the word of God] I would have easily accepted the worlds standards and found (well actually lost) my identity there instead of acknowledging my true identity which is only found through Christ Jesus.
Despite knowing these truths these last two days I've just felt "off" and it really annoyed me. There wasn't anything really wrong with me but for some reason these was this lingering thought plaguing the back of my mind trying to slowly creep into the crevices of my heart to be "perfect" Perfect hair, perfect shoes, perfect dress....PERFECT! Inwardly there was this battle raging between my flesh and the truth. I had to just stop and tell myself: "It's okay to have an "off" day (or days), you are human. You're not going to always have it all together, you're not always going to feel perfect, BUT in God's eyes you'll always be that way to Him and that's all that matters."
In todays society our identity as women is constantly under attack; no matter where you go there's always a standard (this standard) that people sometimes subconsciously hold us to. It's like you walk into a room and everyone pulls out their invisible ruler of what a woman should be, but how many people actually use biblical truths to define a woman? Now I'm not suggesting that you pull out the bible and use it as a strict list to follow or else you're a "bad" woman. What I am suggesting is that youuse the word of God to examine yourself, ask the Holy Spirit to check your heart daily for things that are displeasing to Him. Allow yourself to live under the grace of God, accepting His standards above all others, so that even when you miss the mark He is there to help you find your way. It's these biblical truths that we need to define ourselves with with and to be forever etched onto the walls of our heart
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Roneshia N. Shaw
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
