I talked to my girls about some of the names girls get called when they try to live out their life for God. I added a few ‘old school’ words I heard when I was in school, too. Things haven’t changed so much. See if these look familiar:
Teacher’s Pet Party Pooper Weak
Goodie 2 Shoes Kill Joy Stuck Up
Know It All Buzz Kill Goody Goody
Nerd Lame Add Yours Here
When people think about you, what kind of words come to mind? I look over this list of words meant to hurt and cause peer pressure. They say these words to make themselves feel okay about the way they are choosing to live their lives, not so much about the way a “good girl” lives hers. So look back over that list again. Is there really anything bad on that list? Is there anything there that would cause God to be ashamed of your behavior? Can you bring glory to God as you live your life…even if people call you names like that? I know you have heard the words that “Bad Girls” get called. Think about that list. Is God glorified if you are living a “bad girl” kind of lifestyle?
At this point in our study, we have learned what God expects of us as a Daughter of the King. We know how to bring our earthly parents joy and we know how to make our Heavenly Father happy. It’s time to live out our faith in God. There may still be some bad habits we have, or some areas in our lives we need to turn away from. Look how easy it is to change:
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
When your heart is clean, your thoughts will change, your actions will change, people will notice. In today’s lesson of A Daughter’s Worth, Ava Sturgeon says, “After accepting Christ, you begin to desire the clean heart that He provides. “ Then Ava encourages us: “Sharing Christ is so much easier when you become a living testimony.”
For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45b
Live YOUR Faith. It’s impossible to give away something you don’t have. Make sure the people in your life can see the change Jesus has made. You won’t be perfect, but you will be forgiven and can begin each day fresh and new. Show love, kindness, compassion and generosity. There will be a different list of words people will say about you. Words that truly do bring glory to God, the Father and words that you WILL NOT be embarrassed by.
Before we go, I want to remind you of ways to Keep Your Life Clean:
•Put God first. This means making the commitment to seek God.
•Finding ways to be a blessing. “Being a Blessing” means taking the focus off yourself and placing it onto someone else.
•Acting right on purpose. This means treating people with kindness, respect, and patience, even those that are hard to love. Right behavior is Christianity in action.
Let’s Pray:
Heavenly Father, We want to bring glory to You. We want others to see Your life shining through us. Create in us a clean heart. Give us the desire to remove those bad habits from our lives and live for You. Help us to treat others with kindness, respect and patience. Help us as we walk out our faith, especially on the hard days. We love You Lord. AMEN
Be A Blessing,
Mama T <3
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such good reminders, mama t.! praying for all of us today that as we live our lives FOR God, He will speak good names over us. <3
We all have a story to tell. God needs us to share how HE has been faithful to care for us. <3 back
I was called some of those names too, but I wish that I had someone like you Mama T back then to tell me that it wasn't a bad thing and that it was not bad in God's eyes. Thanking the Lord for you for the many girls whose lives will be changed from reading your blog. Love you Mama T <3
I feel the same way. It hurts so much when you feel so different from everyone else. We need to tell all the girls that it isn't a 'bad' thing to life for Christ. The other girls are afraid to be strong. You do a great job in your ministry to our youth. Love ya sister.