{"id":10539,"date":"2013-03-21T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=10539"},"modified":"2013-03-20T16:50:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-20T20:50:36","slug":"captivating-warrior-princess-pg-199-203","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/21\/captivating-warrior-princess-pg-199-203\/","title":{"rendered":"Captivating: Chapter 11 “Warrior Princesses” (pp 199 \u2013 203)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Warrior women are strong yet vulnerable women, women rooted in Christ Jesus who know <\/strong><\/em>whose<\/strong><\/span> she is and therefore know <\/strong><\/em>who<\/strong><\/span> she is.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I love that description.\u00a0 Who wouldn\u2019t want to be that woman?\u00a0 I know I do.\u00a0 When I see that description I picture a confident woman.\u00a0 Confident not because of the way she looks or what she does, but for who she is in Christ.\u00a0 That kind of confidence opens doors that no other can.\u00a0 When you have confidence in Christ, you can be yourself, you can be loving, you can be vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Be yourself?\u00a0 I know that many times I will not say or do something because I worry about what people will think.\u00a0 I can\u2019t state my opinion because then that person may not like me anymore.\u00a0 I can\u2019t dance around the park being a goofball with a friend or my son, people may laugh or stare.\u00a0 I can\u2019t sing that solo at church because I may mess up and everyone will know I\u2019m not perfect. (And yes, I overcame that one two weeks ago!)\u00a0 How much better would it be if I was secure enough that I could state my opinion, dance around or sing that solo because it\u2019s ok.\u00a0 My opinion is just as valid as anyone else\u2019s, I can have fun, and if people want to make fun, that\u2019s their issue not mine, and what would be the worst thing that would happen if I messed up my solo?\u00a0 God still loves me, and He is the One that created me to be the opinionated, goofy, imperfect singer I am!\u00a0 And isn\u2019t that what\u2019s important?<\/p>\n

Be loving?\u00a0 When you feel loved by our One True God, it is much easier to give that love away.\u00a0 When we feel the true love of Christ, we have an amazing example to follow.\u00a0 We can love our family, friends and yes, even strangers, with a kind and\u00a0mercy-filled love that is only available to those who live in Christ.\u00a0 You may have heard the saying \u201churt people hurt people?\u201d\u00a0 Well, loved people love people.<\/p>\n

Be vulnerable?\u00a0 This one makes me want to run in the other direction!\u00a0 If you have faced any hurt in your past, the thought of being vulnerable, to opening yourself up to that kind of hurt again may be more than you think you can handle.\u00a0 Child, guess what?\u00a0 God is right there in that fear!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 How much better would it be to be so secure in Christ that you can take any chance, form any bond, go anywhere and know that no matter what happens, you will be ok.\u00a0 And not because of anything you will do, but all because of what He will do in you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Remember, ladies, we are warriors<\/strong>.\u00a0 Every day we must put on the armor of God to battle the demons that Satan sends our way.\u00a0 No one is immune to it, but the more we prepare ourselves for battle, the better our chances are to conquer the enemy each and every day.\u00a0 Stay strong, be prepared, and depend on God!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

LET\u2019S PRAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Today I would like to use the beautiful prayer that ended this chapter.)<\/p>\n

I now put on with thanks the armor which You have provided for me \u2013 girding myself with the belt of truth; binding up all that is vulnerable of my femininity; first my need to be pursued and fought for.\u00a0 Thank You for daily pursuing me and fighting for me as well.<\/p>\n

I also gird up my desire to be irreplaceable in a grand scheme of Yours.\u00a0 You have placed this desire within me and I wrap Your truth around it, in hope of what You will do.\u00a0 Grant me eyes to see each day in light of Your activity, to live in the bigness of Your story.<\/p>\n

I gird up my desire to offer life through my gifting, the beauty You have bestowed on me.\u00a0 I ask You to continue to reveal and confirm what You desire to do through me and all You have given to me.\u00a0 I trust that You have called me by name and have given me a love, a beauty, a gift to pour out on my family, my friends, and those You bring to me.\u00a0 May this day be an offering of love poured out before You on the altar of my life.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

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Warrior women are strong yet vulnerable women, women rooted in Christ Jesus who know whose she is and therefore know who she is. I love that description.\u00a0 Who wouldn\u2019t want to be that woman?\u00a0 I know I do.\u00a0 When I see that description I picture a confident woman.\u00a0 Confident not because of the way she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":10507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20],"tags":[144,147,181,218,425,1985,436,554,569,1986,686,723,968],"class_list":["post-10539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-singles","tag-bible","tag-bible-study","tag-captivating","tag-christianity","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-girls-with-swords","tag-god","tag-jesus","tag-john-and-stasi-eldredge","tag-lisa-bevere","tag-michelle-graziano","tag-online-bible-studies","tag-singles-bible-study","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Sword-and-Roses.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-2JZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10539"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10564,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539\/revisions\/10564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}