what happened when I fasted makeup...
a picture perfect pot
You've asked me to do the same thing again to repeat the same action from last August "don't wear makeup in January!" honestly, deep down I didn't want to listen cause I thought It wasn't a big deal eyeliner opened those deep brown eyes to see that I was bound to a routine where makeup was actually in control and not me hiding to look the part chasing Miss. Polished down that same old crooked street I was so insecure, Lord thinking that my face wouldn't reflect your light well distracting others from seeing your heart how I lied to myself! doesn't my light come from You and not my looks? am I not clay molded with your bare hands still useful to carry living water despite of my chipped paint am I not whole and already complete in You? do I need to become a picture perfect pot shaped for security pressing and pressing when Your sight sees beyond this outer shell so I declare with firm conviction this for my new season I will show up whole in any room It can't be my job to mold my own self-esteem spinning the potter's wheel to just blend in what if I showed up for a little while simple as You made me who could then predict the future really I don’t know yet but maybe a confidence centered a vessel strengthened to bear only Your name truly. [ 13 Jan 2025 ]
Heart Call:
You shall not bear the Name of Adonai your God in vain — Exodus 20:7 (TLV)
Of course we can apply this verse to always speak God’s name with honor. But I’ve learned something interesting about the word bear from the Bible:
In the Old Testament context, it means to lift His name.
Then when we look at the New Testament, it means to carry His name.
The original meaning and context has nothing to do with speech — or cursing.
It’s about carrying His identity as His temple, people made in His image.
Are you struggling with your confidence
to rest in the weight and glory God has already anointed you with?How can you remind yourself—every day, every hour if you need to—who He has made you to be?