I've always had a princess ego, but I never actually knew why. I mean of course, maybe it had to do with the fact that I was crazy about my dad and he always treated me like his princess. Maybe it had to do with the amount of princess movies, dolls and costumes I had.
Come to find out, it goes beyond that. It's in me, I come from a royal bloodline- and the only trace I could find was the blood that was shed for me thousands of years ago.
"I am the daughter of a King, who is not moved by the world. For my God is with, and goes before me. I do not fear, because I am His." I remember reading these words, and everything made perfect sense. I always knew where I came from, but never knew what position I held in the Kingdom.
The older I've gotten, the more I've gardened myself in my identity in Christ. I learned, that I would much rather be planted in who I am in Him, than who I am in the world.
Why?
God looks at our hearts, the world looks at our image. 1 Peter 3:4 says, "Let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit." This says a lot about the God we serve, He's romantic. He's literally in awe of who we are, looking at the canvas- he says, "She's perfect." He sees more than what our human eye sees. When the world is looking up to the Kim and Kylie's- God is looking to us and preparing us for His ultimate plan. The definition of adornment means, "an ornament, a decoration." He ultimately wants our inner beauty to decorate who we are, physically, spiritually, emotionally and so forth. Our hearts becomeour invisible crowns.
God looks at our obedience, the world looks at our success. The society we live in today measures who a person is by how successful they are. God, doesn't do that. There have multiple times I have failed God, and given Him plenty of reasons to push me away. However, those are the moments He pulls me closer and reminds me who I am. If you have yet to read the story of Esther, I suggest you pull it out one day. I read this story in a point in my life that I was doing something similar to what she was. I was going against what the world said was important, and putting what God said was important first. Esther is the definition of an obedient woman, going against all odds, just because God said so. God put you here for a reason, Esther 4:14 says, "Perhaps this was moment in which you were created for."
In the world we live in today, being the daughter of a King can be difficult. We tend to be judged because we've decided to walk the opposite direction of the heard, we've decided to embrace our calling as royalty, and realize that this isn't home. I'm thankful for a God like Him, one who sees all of my shortcomings and flaws –– yet He still crowns me with His love. The God who takes the time, to create His word; knowing we would need a reminder of who we are and where we come from.
Dear sisters, don't ever be ashamed of your identity in Christ, neverlose hope, and never give up on yourself. Psalm 139 says that we are, "fearfully and wonderfully made." I know it feels like we are so undeserving of an adornment like this, but we are blessed to be clothed in His strength and love, always.
