I Am a Wise Woman: A Morning Mediation Series by BwfwomanSample

As women, we naturally love beautiful things. Much of our girlhood is spent discovering and enjoying where the beauty lies in things all around us. Being present to beauty seems to be second nature for many of us. Somehow, as we get older, we stop enjoying the places where the beauty lies (BEing) and become hyper-focused on getting tasks done every day (DOing).

In my "perfectionistic past", there have been times when I believed that I had reached the limits of what God could do in my life and felt like all that mattered was what I could get "done" that day. I had convinced myself that God needed my help! Things weren’t moving fast enough for me and I became a hyper-DOer. If you can relate and you've overcome hyper-DOing, share your story of delivery in our manifestHER Daily Facebook group!

My relationship with God fell into a good, but regular routine...getting up, praying, going to work, coming home, and praying before I went to sleep. I had what I believed to be a good relationship with Him; He was my Father, I was His child. I couldn't see past good to understand that He had GREAT for me.

I realize now, that at the time, I believed God was only concerned with "big" world problems and not really concerned about me because I was "making it." I really didn't know the extent to which His love covered me or the extent to which God really cherished and celebrated me.

Zephaniah 3:17 says that "He rejoices over us with joy," and that "He exults over us with singing!"

Take a moment to meditate on the fact that He is with you right now, and He wants you to:

• Come to Him for your comfort (instead of to other people)
• Bring Him your pain (instead of medicating it with addictions)
• Simply delight in His love for you and rely on His strength (instead of relying on yourself)

Today’s Affirmation

God is smiling on you today. Take a moment to close your eyes and savor His love. It’s the warmth of God, ministering to your spirit right now, embracing you with His peace. He calls you beautiful, and you’re believing it more and more. God’s truth becomes preeminent and elevates your own perception of who you are and what you are designed to do within His kingdom.

BWFwoman's manifestHER Daily Question of the Day:

What are 3 reasons God cherishes you?