Thanks to the help of some special friends and fam, we finally completed the pretty, pretty Princess invites! Yay! All of our SunDAY & SuNIGHT went into making each invitation by hand. For those of you that don't know the story behind this Bible study, I'll give you a little snippet as to why it had to be done by hand and not ordered or simply printed. I will be sharing the full testimony behind this vision & tiny dream (that God is birthing into something GINORMOUS) at the first Princess Bible Study on Monday, April 11th.
Well, it must be said that every idea from the different types of invitations to the wording on the invites, the designs, the various future parties, the upcoming store and ALL that will be inside it, the ministry, the ministry's name (My Majesty's Ministry) and so many other things that are unfolding right before my very eyes, are NOT TO BE CALLED MY OWN IDEAS. My mind could not think up such beautiful meaning or fun in a matter of weeks. It is the unfolding of God's promise on the lives of people who love Him and some pieces of the puzzle are fitting together from revelation that was given 5 + years ago! It brings to mind the promise in Philippians 1:6 "being confident in this, He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of CHRIST JESUS."
My dream was instilled in my heart more than 5 years ago (along with Africa - that story later) and it was to have a Bible study exclusively for women showing them their true worth in Christ. To show them that He loves us more than the sun, moon and stars that He taught how to shine, that we are more valuable than diamonds, rubies and pearls, therefore we must walk in that truth and shine accordingly - live as the royalty that He so calls us to be through His Son and REPRESENT! lol
So, to make a long story even longer, when I decided to gather my thoughts in my journal, (which I had felt led to do several times before but never actually did) my pen touched the paper and took off writing at speeds I've never seen (it kinda reminded me of that episode in Saved By the Bell where Jesse Spannow is writing notes or taking a test and smoke starts coming out of the pencil cuz she's writing so fast hahah) and my fingers were almost idly gliding and flipping through pages! haha I know it sounds weird, but I'm being serious; within minutes I had a virtual Bible study put together along with a lesson plan, super fun parties, ideas, and pieces of other things that didn't have exact meaning quite yet, but I was told just to write, ("it'll make sense later," He said) so for the first time in five years, I OBEYED when it came to doing what I was supposed to do with this study.
One of the things mentioned in all of this is that I am to make all the invitations by hand; each one is to have a different theme, but every one is to SPARKLE and look like something fun, personable and beautiful. They'll be everything from scripture to christian and secular music verses. As He spoke few words, the influx of images ran through my mind like crazy - so many things that in that moment I wished I knew how to draw so that I could get them out of my mind and sketch them on paper! I tried but it didn't give the images any justice...as you can see haha
The more I shared this dream and what God was doing with the people that I love and trust, the more the dream began to GROW and GROW and GROW, and before I knew it what started out as a pea-sized dream inside my heart had turned into something bigger than I would have ever fathomed. Pieces of the puzzle started fitting and forming and those things that He told me would "make sense later" DID and even in this very moment as my fingers type on this keyboard, the dream is still unfolding.
I can't wait to share all that God is doing with you all. It's exciting living out the adventure of a lifetime with Almighty God Himself. I literally wake up every morning looking forward to what He's going to bring on next ... because I know that whether it be good or bad, He promises that it will ALL work together for my good because I LOVE HIM. (Romans 8:28) And after all this life is not about me, it's about Him :) There is nothing that this world can offer that even comes close to the peace, love, hope and future (Jeremiah 29:11) that He promises. My innermost desire is to see you give your heart and dreams to Him so that He may do a great thing in you too! Trust Him with your innermost thoughts, hopes and desires and He will water that little garden in your heart to flourish and bear much fruit that will change the world! He makes all things new! (Colossians 3:1-4, Revelation 21:5) Love you, Beloved Princess! <3
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| Thank you Melissa, Gloria and Monica for adding your personal touch to each invitation and helping out; I couldn't have done it without you! Angel gets a prize for being the most patient little boy trapped in an office with four women making princess invitations lol |
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| This is Gloria, A.K.A. Speedy Gonzalez haha! I'm with Monica when I say I think you gave us all a complex after seeing how fast you get things done lol! No, but for real, Gloria, thank you so much for all your help on such short notice and for donating all the crafts that you did! I pray God continues to bless your giving heart and mulitiplies all that you gave in exceeding abundance. |
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Me and my wonderful princess self (project behind the crown I'm wearing - stay tuned!) uber-excited about the completion of invitations! |
