Day 9 "You Are Lovely"
Strength of Loveliness
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Good Morning Beauties!
How have you been blessed by your loveliness this week? Have you put it on as a new gown for all to see? Have you hid it in a closet rejecting the idea that you are lovely at all? For me this was an attribute I didn’t relate to because I always thought it meant "soft, fragile, delicate." All things I never considered myself...until I started my 40 day journeys. Through this process, God has shown me Truth about this word; lovely is also strong.
The Lord brought to my mind today the picture of softness and strength in a ballerina. This past summer I wrote about it and I want to share it with you today…
If we look to Webster's Dictionary, here is what we find for the word lovely, "delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace." What is something that has all these attributes? Ballet and the Ballerina. Did you think the same thing? When watching a ballerina dance, we see beauty, harmony, and grace. A great ballerina makes every move seem effortless.
The truth is far from it....it takes much effort and strength. The ballerina must place all her weight on her toes. They hold her up and allow her to move. Have you ever wondered how on earth she can jump and leap and land on her toes? She has a strong foundation holding her up which allows the rest of her to glide across the floor like a soft, graceful butterfly. We have strength holding us up too - JESUS! He is our firm foundation who we can place our trust. We find our strength in HIM who allows us to be the lovely women He created us to be.
What is God telling you today about your loveliness? Do you have a woman in your life that depicts this gentle strength? How has God used her in your life to set an example for you? How can you thank her today for all she means to you? Selah.
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“For you are my dove, hidden in the split-open rock. It was I who took you and hid you up high in the secret stairway of the sky. Let me see your radiant face and hear your sweet voice. How beautiful your eyes of worship and lovely your voice in prayer.”