A Work in Progress

I have had a lot of fun using the computer to help me research... one day I happened upon a dot-com called The Princess Portal. I don't know if the lady is a Christian... and I did not read a lot of her info... the one thing that caught my attention was entitled "The Princess Code"... it was a list of guidelines a princess should live by... If you want to read her version, you will have to go to that site for yourself... but I have taken that as a guideline to write my own (playful yet meaningful) "code" for every princess... I just figured... since the last 2 blogs have been about the position and duties/responsibilities of royalty... this fits right in. Here it is:

A Code for Every Princess

• A Princess inspires others to follow the Lord through setting the example.
• A Princess is welcoming, loving and gracious, melting the hearts of friends and disarming her enemies.
• A Princess has faith which protects her from the opinions and spite that others may hurl at her like fiery darts.
• A Princess is beautiful even when she is asleep.
• A Princess aims to be like Christ in every step.
• A Princess should give up a sacrifice of praise everyday to her Lord.
• A Princess grows in recognition and stature in proportion to how much she serves others with humility.
• A Princess reflects her inner beauty in her daily choices.
• A Princess goes to war against the violence of sin with the weapons of grace and the Word.
• A Princess lives each day in Christ being thankful for His provision and treasuring every moment.

Finishing off the week about the duty and position of a princess, let me just touch on the stereo types of a princess... The truth is, the world sees princesses differently than I see princesses... It seems like you either have to be a little girl living the fairytale... or a real blood royal with a mission... or a dirty or diva type to enjoy wearing a tiara... But Christ has given us more... and I want Jesus to be personified through me. I think the Lord is so awesome to give us His rich word that offers example after example of who we are in Christ. We are ambassadors, we are the Father's children, we are ... His... I can identify with this princess idea.. and I think it's because I'm a dreamer... and a romantic... and because I lack confidence and feel weak and need a boost from Jesus sometimes... and this is what He has given me.