Destined for His Glory

I 've been reading a book lately called " The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brene Brown. It challenges me on pretty much every level and makes me really think about how I am choosing to go through life and whether I am claiming shame or authenticity,  or living in love and belonging. She goes on to talk about how choosing a life of authenticity is a   choice   and in today's world- that can pose a threat to many as our society has become all about appearances, having it all together, striving to look like everything is working as it should be, while meanwhile feeling like you don't belong or aren't good enough.  To be honest I would think that more often than not I would say I live in the opposite of authenticity, and perfectionism is a real struggle. Yet I know I am not alone in this struggle. I desire to be authentic, but that means choosing to be real, genuine and open and not allowing shame to overide true feelings of love and belonging. As a Christian, I wou...

Let me tell you what beauty is, it’s not what you see on television, it’s not found in the magazines or on the clothes rack at the trendiest store in town.  Real beauty is not defined by what many people see on the outside for we are a shallow people and rarely do we look deeper than paper thin. We   take a glance, perhaps but a moment, but do we wonder what lies beneath, what story holds beneath the surface? For if we did then we would discover where true beauty lies within the hearts of women who have endured much suffering and hardship and even trauma. Commercials won’t tell you the real story; they don’t give a clear picture of the years she sought to be perfect, to have it all together. They don’t tell you a story ofthe abuse she endured silently waiting to be rescued, how she raised her children on her own while the man she thought she was going to marry went onto the next woman. If you looked in her eyes, you would see a story of resiliency,of courage and bravery...