Day 6 "You Are Lovely"
Tender Love
Good Morning Beauties!
Welcome to the second stanza of the song and the second attribute of who you are in Christ….You Are Lovely. Thanks for making the effort each day to say, “YES!” to God by spending time with Him. There is nothing better than an intimate relationship with GOD. Nothing will ever satisfy your soul completely like knowing Jesus. The blessing is all your if you want it.
Let’s look at the word, lovely. What’s the first thing you think of? How would you define it? How do you see yourself compared to your definition?
No matter how many times I take another 40 Day Journey, I always see this attribute in the same way. I see a sweet gentleness. A softness, a femininity - and usually the color pink. And each time, though it’s getting better, I still don’t see myself as very lovely by my own definition. I see myself as bold, strong, and controlling. Can you relate? I tend to surround myself with the same type of women.
One of the goals in our journey is to see how we are made in the image of Christ. So let’s look at what the Word says about the loveliness of Jesus. “But Lord, your nurturing love is tender and gentle. You are slow to get angry yet so swift to show your faithful love. You are full of abounding grace and truth.” Psalm 86:15 TPT Jesus is tender and gentle. Is this how you see Him?
We are created like Hm, so let’s look at what the Bible says about us, “What blessing comes to you when gentleness lives in you! For you will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 TPT This truth is taken from one of Jesus’ best known sermons - The Sermon on the Mount. Is this how you see yourself? If not, write down what you see instead. Is it a lie? Pray for God to reveal His truth to you in this area of your identity.
For all those “control freaks” out there, I implore you to lay it down, (I’m speaking to myself as well.) Jesus is all the strength we need. He allows us to be the gentle and tender women He created, because He is our strength. I love what the Bible says about it, “Some find their strength in their weapons and wisdom, but my miracle-deliverance can never be won by men. Our boast is in Yahweh our God, who makes us strong and gives us victory!” Psalm 20:7 TPT Did you see it? Our strength and victory are given to us by God. We can relinquish our need for control and give it back to Him. What a blessing, indeed! Selah.
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Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“My darling, you are so lovely! You are beauty itself to me. Your passionate eyes are like gentle doves.”