~ Conquer Yourself Beautifully ~
I have been an avid reader since before I started school. And, while most kids were reading comic books or the usual childhood classics, I was reading biographies. The lives of those who were great in so many varied ways drew me in, and, I just could not read enough. Then, as I hit 5th grade, I became the kind of kid that most kids hate, the librarian's pet :) and, got to read every new book that the school received before they even hit the shelf!
However, as an adult, I have realized that I never read the classics such as Black Beauty, Heidi, and, Little Women. So, I have set on a mission to read the 10 classics on my shelf that are beautifully bound, and, never read. And, I can see why so many of them are classics :)
As I read Little Women this weekend, I read words that I hope were life changing to me. As the girls' father was at war, he wrote a note home to let them all know how much he missed and loved them. In that letter he said he knows they will remember to
...Do their duty faithfully
Fight their bosom enemies bravely, and,
Conquer themselves beautifully...
I literally stopped after re-reading those words, and asked my Savior to help me do it all, but especially, Conquer Myself Beautifully"! As I prayed, I felt His Spirit say, 'My power is sufficient and, I have already conquered ~ you only need to conquer you on your own now'.
What do you need to Conquer Beautifully? No doubt, we all have many inner-battles that we fight daily and lose hourly. Let's see....selfishness, whining, exessive guilt, dishonesty, manipulation, spending, over-eating, laziness, perfectionism........ Did I hit one of yours yet? I know I hit quite a few of mine.
I challenge you to pick a battle that is raging deep and find the power through Him and within yourself to Conquer Yourself Beautifully. I know those words have been my prayer hundreds of times in the last few days as I turned to snap at my son in my impatience, when I felt the welling up of frustration that I was picking up dirty socks again, and mostly as I looked at the Keebler chocolate chip cookies, Eddy's ice-cream and Dove candy bars.
At the end of the day, or even the moment, if you have not given into yourself, and, conquered that temptation ~ you can say "My dear woman, you have Conquered Yourself Beautifully"!
May you finds lots of beautiful conquering moments this week, and, as our Savior watches, He will be proud to find us warriors over Satan, and, ourselves.
Conquer Yourself Beautifully!
However, as an adult, I have realized that I never read the classics such as Black Beauty, Heidi, and, Little Women. So, I have set on a mission to read the 10 classics on my shelf that are beautifully bound, and, never read. And, I can see why so many of them are classics :)
As I read Little Women this weekend, I read words that I hope were life changing to me. As the girls' father was at war, he wrote a note home to let them all know how much he missed and loved them. In that letter he said he knows they will remember to
...Do their duty faithfully
Fight their bosom enemies bravely, and,
Conquer themselves beautifully...
I literally stopped after re-reading those words, and asked my Savior to help me do it all, but especially, Conquer Myself Beautifully"! As I prayed, I felt His Spirit say, 'My power is sufficient and, I have already conquered ~ you only need to conquer you on your own now'.
What do you need to Conquer Beautifully? No doubt, we all have many inner-battles that we fight daily and lose hourly. Let's see....selfishness, whining, exessive guilt, dishonesty, manipulation, spending, over-eating, laziness, perfectionism........ Did I hit one of yours yet? I know I hit quite a few of mine.
I challenge you to pick a battle that is raging deep and find the power through Him and within yourself to Conquer Yourself Beautifully. I know those words have been my prayer hundreds of times in the last few days as I turned to snap at my son in my impatience, when I felt the welling up of frustration that I was picking up dirty socks again, and mostly as I looked at the Keebler chocolate chip cookies, Eddy's ice-cream and Dove candy bars.
At the end of the day, or even the moment, if you have not given into yourself, and, conquered that temptation ~ you can say "My dear woman, you have Conquered Yourself Beautifully"!
May you finds lots of beautiful conquering moments this week, and, as our Savior watches, He will be proud to find us warriors over Satan, and, ourselves.
Conquer Yourself Beautifully!
posted by Tina at 8:05 PM
1 Comments:
Wow! I will soon be reading Little Women :). Yes, you hit several of my weak spots, especially the over eating one :). I can identify with the cookies and ice cream and especially the chocolate of course :D. You'll be in my prayers!
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