Becoming More Than Rubies

Hey girls! So, I am really excited about this blog. As most of you probably know, writing is my passion. It's a gift that God has given me, and I am excited to use it to encourage you during the year. Feel free to share this with your friends, especially if something I say hits you where you are at. I am praying that this blog does just that: that it convicts you where you are or affirms that you are in God's plan or maybe that God just speaks to you through me. The wisdom that I have comes from my experiences, and I would love to be able to share it with you so that you can save yourself some heartache or some frustration. 

Okay, the name of this blog - "Becoming More Than Rubies" - is an obvious reference to Proverbs 31:10 which states that a wife of noble character "is worth far more than rubies." I decided to look up rubies and see what made them so special... so of course I turned to Wikipedia. (Duh-where else do you turn when you need information quickly?) Rubies are one of the four main "precious" stones (the others are diamonds, emeralds which I love because they are green, and sapphire) and they are one of the hardest minerals: 9.0 on a 10.0 scale. The thing that really stuck out to me, though, when reading about rubies is that the real ones, not the imitation ones, have imperfections in them. They are usually heated before cutting, but even untreated ones are still valuable, blemish and all.

In the same way, each of us has blemishes. We are not perfect. But we are still worth so much in God's eyes! We are beautiful despite our imperfections, and you have to know that about yourself. When you decide to live differently than the world, you have to know that they aren't going to want what you have if they see you dealing with the same things they do: insecurity, fear, etc. Not that it's wrong to deal with those things, but as Christians we should be giving those to God and letting Him work in those in our lives.

Anyway, that was just a little random tangent. I will try to update this at least once a week, but once the semester is in full swing I can't guarantee it. Feel free to comment, let me know your thoughts or questions. If you have anything encouraging to add for the other girls that are reading this, please write that as well. Don't ever think you are alone or isolated in what you are going through - Satan likes to do that in order to keep you from gaining wisdom from others, and it really does put a burden on you when you think you are carrying something all alone. Ecclesiastes says that there is nothing new under the sun, and that includes whatever you are struggling with! 

I love you girls, and I know that God has a plan for each and every one of your lives. I am excited to hear how it unfolds and what He teaches you through what He is teaching me!