Speaking Up for the Unborn Girly Girls

Life is precious. The biggest argument today between those who are pro-choice and those who are pro-life is when life actually begins after a woman becomes pregnant. I don't believe that the majority of pro-choice people truly want to kill, they just don't know they're killing because of what they've been taught - they're victims too but we're all obligated to educate ourselves, especially when it's about something as important as human life. Many abortion doctors and nurses have given their life to Jesus and found grace and forgiveness in Him when their eyes were opened to the truth and praise God for that! Check out this link about one of the famous converts: Abby Johnson What's interesting is the false teaching about unborn babies is fairly new, that if you abort a child in a womb within a certain time then it's ok because it's not alive yet - this teaching is about 50 years old. But how did we decide that a baby is not alive in the womb based on its size? With technology breakthroughs, we're able to see the baby in the womb - to the day of its conception now. Look at the picture of this 9 week old unborn baby. Do we kill it because of its size? And yet millions of babies are aborted in America in the name of choice every year.  As a woman and as a former unborn baby, I want to speak up for the choice of that unborn girly girl who won't get a chance to voice her opinion because a fully grown woman says that this little unborn girly girl doesn't have a say due to her miniature size and dwelling. My dear friends, if you've committed abortion, there is forgiveness and hope and love - you are also a victim. There are support groups available. And if you're not sure what to do, remember that choosing life will always be the right thing, God will help you and will send people your way. Here's some information for you: You Are Not Alone  Just as the great and and inspiring man, Martin Luther King Jr, had a dream for rights for all people, I also have a dream for rights for all people, including those dwelling in a womb. See link to a girl who survived an abortion: Melissa Ohden: An Abortion Survivor

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Psalm 139: 13-16
For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;^[b]Marvelous are Your works,And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You,When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.And in Your book they all were written,The days fashioned for me,When as yet there were none of them.

Body Image

                                    

You will never find me talking about celebrities since I'm not a fan of gossip magazines and I don't really follow any actresses, though you won't find me bashing them either since they are just people with the same insecurities that we all have. However, since Hollywood women have such a huge influence on how we girly girls view ourselves in the mirror, I thought this picture was worth posting: a Hollywood actress who looks healthy and beautiful and doesn't look like she's size double 00. I hope this inspires you to appreciate the woman/girl that you are when you look in the mirror. May you walk in God-confidence instead of self-confidence today. We can't trust self, since we are inconsistent but we can trust God and He is always constant. I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. Philippians 4:13. Girly girl, you are gorgeous!

My Chocolate...Chocolate...

If you ask any of my friends or my family members what I love to eat they'll mention chocolate right away. It's a serious addiction and sometimes I'll go for a chocolate run in the middle of the night and I'm ever so thankful that my grocery store is open 24/seven. I'm a big milk chocolate fan but I'm also counting my calories and chocolate is loaded with them. So I found a solution that has worked wonderfully thus far. I buy organic dark chocolate with toffee and satisfy my cravings by just eating a couple of squares each day. You see, I'm not a dark chocolate fan, but I discovered that organic dark chocolate tastes better than the non-organic ones. So it's a win-win all around. Dark chocolate is healthier for me, I get my daily, delicious sweets, and I can still fit into my jeans. Now my love for caramel...well...that will be a blog for another day. I hope that you have something that brings you this kind of delicious, guilt-free joy. 

Dangers of my Imaginations

As a woman, I tend to overthink and overanalyze things. And in some cases I over imagine things and as a result I psych myself out and create imaginary problems that feel very real in my wayward heart. I write this out because I know that I am not alone. Wouldn't it be amazing to follow God's loving commandments perfectly and as a result save ourselves a lot of self-inflicted troubles? For example, what if we took God's commandment literally and we took no thought for tomorrow when it came to us worrying about things (Mark 6:34)? And what if we took every thought captive to make it obedient to Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5)? If God is telling us to do these things that means He gave us the ability to do them.

Open Up the Heavens

I used to pray because it was a religious thing for me, I felt like something bad would happen to me if I didn't pray to Jesus. Thankfully, I serve a merciful God and He still heard my prayers because they were sincere. My attitude on prayer has changed and now I pray because I want to be with the Lord and I know that I need Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit to keep my soul fed and to keep my eyes focused on Jesus daily. Prayer is an eternal gift from God. So how do we pray? The key thing in prayer is sincerity and having faith. You can pray while in your car, sitting at home, hanging out with friends, while you're sad, while you're in a meeting and you're worried. You can fall on your knees in your prayer closet - whether it be your home, your office, your conference room, or anywhere you can pray out loud. At work, I close myself in a small 'drop-in' office and I pray to God. I have a conversation with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I can go directly to the Father in the name of Jesus. Prayer is asking for help, or thanking God for what He's done or for what He's going to do, prayer is asking for help on behalf of another person, prayer is praising God, prayer is asking for forgiveness for our sins. Sometimes I pray out loud and sometimes in my mind, sometimes lying on my bed, sometimes sitting on my couch. Though there is something about praying on my knees that reminds me who I am and Who God is. Sometimes I pray in the Spirit and sometimes I pray in English. Some prayers are just three words 'Help me, Lord!' or 'Thank You, Lord!' and sometimes they are 20 minutes or an hour long. And if you feel like God won't hear you because you messed up, then you're wrong. We've all messed up and that's why Jesus died on the cross so that His blood can cover our sins, that's why we have grace. I'm not saying to keep on sinning, I'm saying to ask God for forgiveness and in His power live a holy life because you love Jesus, God convicts but he does not condemn His children. God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good. If you want to learn more about prayer, listen to pastors Cymbala and Dilena from Brooklyn Tabernacle online. My pastor likes to say that the only kind of problem we have is a prayer problem. Did you know that I pray about this blog? How can I expect for it to be effective without the Holy Spirit working through it? I must decrease so that Jesus can increase. 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

God Answers Prayers!

I have a personal testimony about a recent prayer I made. I petitioned God and asked Him to help a friend of mine get a new job, because she was just not getting hits from any of the employers where she submitted her applications, and she was looking for a job in a different state. So one night I was praying and asking God to help me when I felt like I needed to pray for my friend. I asked God to open doors for her and to wow us!  The next day she received calls from two employers and both offered to fly her in and pay for her lodging for the second interviews and then after all the interviews were completed she got the job offer from the company she truly wanted to work for (though the other employer was interested in her, too). Boy, we were wowed!! Jesus is good to us and hears our prayers because He specializes in miracles. Not only that but the employer who hired her is going to get an extremely talented professional so it's a win win. I wanted to thank God for His kindness and for wowing us! Thank you, Jesus! 

Share the Love of Jesus

The love of Jesus is very powerful. If you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ then you know how good He is and how merciful He is towards each and every one of us. My dear friends, share the good news with your girlfriends, with your neighbors, with those you sit next to on the plane, or in a car, or on the subway or on the bus or at work. Don't worry about what you'll say, let the Holy Spirit lead you but always be ready. May the Holy Spirit give you boldness. I was asked on the plane the other day why I thought Christianity is dying in Europe and the only thing I could say was that many people lost the personal relationship with Jesus Christ and only viewed Christianity as a religion. I didn't know that I was going to give that answer. So how does one keep a strong relationship with Jesus? We take the time to read the Bible, I recommend focusing on the New Testament scriptures, acknowledging that we need to be fed daily and so we take the time to pray each day - not some memorized, scripted prayer, but a sincere prayer from the heart, and getting plugged in a local, Bible-based church.  If we do this the Lord will show us how to come closer and closer to Him each day. It is Jesus who gives us the strength to do this, that is why you found yourself on this blog reading this message :).