Day 6 "You Are Lovely"
Good Morning Beauties!
I’m excited to move forward on our journey and discover all God has for us as we look at our next attribute - Lovely. As the exercise with Beauty, the first thing we need to do is look at the word. What does it mean to you? How would you describe it to a friend? How do you relate to it? Please take some time to respond in your journal.
In all my previous journey experiences, when I get to the word lovely, it has always made me think of femininity. Something that I did not relate to. Growing up, as you recall, I was the tomboy of the family. Stuck in a role I never wanted, I longed to be thought of as “girly.” Through the work of my journeys, God has blessed me with a new found femininity, a softness, a gentleness. He is my strength, my security, my protection, so I do not have to be so tough and try to protect myself. What a blessing to lay that burden down.
When I look at the root word, it is LOVE. Jesus is love. Jesus is pure, without blemish. Jesus is pure love. Do you see it the same way? Now when I see the word lovely, it makes me think of Jesus and how His love flows from His children. If you think about a person you know who you consider to be lovely, do you see God in them? I know I do.
I read an email this morning from a beautiful woman, Alicia Britt Chole. At the end she made a statement of how we are truly victorious by our love status. Circumstances do not represent our success or failures. They do not determine if we “got it right.” The only thing that we should examine to determine how successful we are is to look at love. She puts it like this:
Love.
Love God.
Be Loved by God.
Love Others Toward God.
God-ward Love Can Make Any Year Victorious.
So, what is your “love status”? Where do you need God to strengthen you? Do you need to feel more of His love? Do you need to love Him more? How are you loving others? Selah.
All About Love - Steven Curtis Chapman
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“Jesus answered him, ‘Love the Lord your God with every passion of your heart, with all the energy of your being, and with every thought that is within you.’ This is the great and supreme commandment. And the second is like it in importance: ‘You must love your friend in the same way you love yourself.’”