I am a Growing Woman
Romans 12:2 says, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
I want to testify that I am a growing woman. I am learning to listen to my heart. I am learning to be still. I am learning not to worry or carry around care. I want to grow out of my old way of thinking. I want to grow out of my old attitude. I want to grow up in the Lord. I want my mind to be transformed. I want to renew my mind whereas to be more like Christ. I want to shed the old and embrace the new. Life is about change, nothing or no one stays the same.
Trusting in the Lord for me and many others is easier said than done. Trust, to me, has to be intentional and something I must continue to focus on. To say, "I trust the Lord" sounds good when I hear it. “I trust God; He is in control sounds biblically correct” when I hear it. But do I really? I can say, emphatically- yes! I do now. Some years ago, not as much. Life has been brutal and has taught me to trust God. Not because I did not want to or need to, but I had to trust Him. I just did not know how to get out of my own way. I had to get to know Him and believe in Him because life tried to crush me and rob my soul. I have been transformed, renewed, and approved!
Trusting God is a daily conscientious decision. For me, it definitely requires personal reflection and honest interpretation of myself. Church people like me talk about trusting God so much until it sounds cliché. It is the proper thing to say in a believer’s conversation. I had to allow myself to enter into the relationship phase with the Lord. I had to get alone with myself and examine my heart and soul so I could focus on our relationship. I had to abandon social media, especially Facebook. I had to do this for me and be as intentional about my quest for growth as possible. I had to weigh the benefits of becoming a growing woman of God; I discovered there are loads of benefits,- and I want to experience them all. I like the woman I am becoming.
I am very connected to my Power Source; the more I read the scriptures the more I get- Him; the more I believed Him. I feel myself changing and growing in knowledge and wisdom. I can not place trust in my efforts to be a good person so I can grow in confidence. I realize that trusting God is a spiritual process that leads me to personal growth and confidence, at least it is for me- The Growing Woman.
