I have been enjoying Tiara Dinners for a number of years now. It is definitely fun to define a theme for the evening, top my self with a tiara, and go out with friends. However, the idea of being a princess means so much more than dressing up and being served. Julie Andrews' character in Princess Diaries says, "It's a real job." Demi Lavato's character in Princess Protection Program says, "It's not about what the world has to offer you but what you have to offer to the world." I know that this is a Christian concept turned into Disney movies. Christ said it first as it is recorded in Matthew 20:28, "just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
I have been praying about this idea for some time. The Tiara Dinners need to mean more. They need to be a time to get together and lift up our sisters in Christ, but we also need to be serving in some way. What do we have to offer to the world as Christian royalty? We have Christ to offer to the world!
Just before my annual event, I saw a post on facebook by a friend mentioning a need. She had partnered with Redeemed Ministries Austin to help fight against human trafficking. Bingo! I'm honestly too nervous to be in the middle of what my bold friend is doing, but she provided me a way to support it. I asked my friends to bring me supplies that the RMA could use in ministering to these ladies. Now we are serving. I'm excited to put together these packages and share in this ministry in a very small way. What we are doing now as a part of the Tiara Dinners is not the hard work, that remains for RMA. They need our prayers and support behind the scenes of what they do. They are surely in the trenches of rescuing princesses from the enemy!
If anyone is interested, please let me know or look up Redeemed Ministries Austin on facebook.
From blonde to brown to grey, life is a learning process. May I never stop learning or sharing what I've learned.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Crazy Ladies
Did you see a group of crazy ladies tonight? You've spotted royalty! Did you know that you can be royal too? John 1:12 says that we have been given the right to be called the children of God. That's makes us royalty. I Peter 2:9 also says that we are a holy nation and a royal priesthood. Again, royalty.
So how does that work? How does a person become royalty? It is as simple and complex as having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9 tells us that we have to confess our sins and believe in Christ and we will be saved. Royalty starts there. At that point, we begin to break down walls that seperate us from Christ. At that point, we begin to develop a relationship with Christ.
Who is this Christ? Who are John and Peter? Oh! There is so much to tell, but that is the wonderful thing about a relationship! There is time to get to know a person. There is time to get to know Christ. It is not something that happens all at once.
However, it is 2:45 am. I couldn't sleep because I wanted to type a little something. There is certainly more to come!
So how does that work? How does a person become royalty? It is as simple and complex as having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Romans 10:9 tells us that we have to confess our sins and believe in Christ and we will be saved. Royalty starts there. At that point, we begin to break down walls that seperate us from Christ. At that point, we begin to develop a relationship with Christ.
Who is this Christ? Who are John and Peter? Oh! There is so much to tell, but that is the wonderful thing about a relationship! There is time to get to know a person. There is time to get to know Christ. It is not something that happens all at once.
However, it is 2:45 am. I couldn't sleep because I wanted to type a little something. There is certainly more to come!
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