just b u chick

In order to define what God's Chicks are, I will be referencing the book, God Chicks, by Holly Wagner. I wish I was clever enough to come up with this by myself, but I'm afraid I must give credit where credit is due. Thank you, Holly, for inspiring me!

According to Mrs. Wagner, we often time don't know who we are, so we find others that we want to emulate. By doing this, however, we are sacrificing pieces of our own uniqueness, just to be like them. We are denying God the privilege of watching us grow into the women that He so creatively made us to be. Holly wonders if God feels a slap in the face when we refuse to be who He made us to be?

Sooner of later, our Father in Heaven will chuckle at you, just like you might laugh at one of your children when they try to dress and act like another person. God longs for you to be just who you are. You are perfect to Him, and really, that is all that matters. We need to stop letting our jobs, friends, family, and culture define who we are, and start letting the One who made us, help us find ourselves. The Lord will empower you when you are comfortable being who you are!

Holly explains to her readers that it is important to learn from the ladies who have gone before you. They possess much wisdom, because, although it may not be obvious to you, they have probably lived through similar situations, and can help you through your difficult times. My mentor, Warrior Chick, has been a God-given treasure for me. She always makes time for me, even though she's busy raising 3 teenage boys!

I can remember having a chick-chat session with Princess Chick, and we agreed that the wise ladies in our church seemed a little dry, frownie, and so quiet. We weren't sure we wanted to turn into that, as we are relatively full of life and not so quiet! GOOD NEWS!!! You don't need to don the pantyhose (Spanx fall into a different category than pantyhose), the frown, and the silence to be a successful God Chick!

All you can do ladies is to be you. I can't stress this enough. Please, don't compare yourself to other ladies. Champion Chick is one of my dearest friends. She is tall and slender. She is a wonderful mother. Party Chick is so full of life and fun! She challenges everyone to enjoy life and live it to the fullest! Princess Chick is in control. She knows what she wants, and doesn't care what the world around her thinks. If I compared myself to these girls, and tried to be them, I would be missing who I was. I wouldn't be content, because I would always be working so hard to be someone that I wasn't. Plus, I wouldn't feel good about me. Embrace the fact that you will never be these other girls. All you can strive for is to be a better you!

I taught elementary school before I had my daughter. When I taught 5th grade, I had the wonderful job of teaching the girls about human reproduction. I really just had a few overheads that showed the kids all of our parts and explained what they were. The next day, I threw up the overhead of the "different breed". Imagine having a 5 foot penis behind you, and 40 wide-eyed 5th grade girls in front of you ... I'm just giving you a moment to process this. Are you glad this wasn't you? I actually enjoyed this part of the year. We never spoke the word "sex" or "intercourse", or anything that went along with it. This time was just to help the girls understand their bodies, and expose (I use this word lightly) to the differences between girls and boys. The last day, we watched a video about how a baby develops - beginning when the egg and sperm meet. Okay, all this to say that every year one of my little girls would tell me that she was an accident.

Ladies - We serve a God who make NO mistakes! HE intended that YOU be here, regardless of the surprise your parents may have felt, our Lord was not surprised at all. Jeremiah 1:5 - "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart..." and Luke 12:7 - "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."

Alright, in order to discover your purpose, you need to do a few things.
1 - Realize that this is a process. You probably will not wake up in the morning, fully aware of who you are and what your purpose is. But, if you do, please let me know!

2 - Think about how you want to be remembered. A youth pastor of mine used to remind us that we are living in the dash. The illustration that he used was a headstone. They give a name, perhaps if that person was someone's wife or mother or daughter, and the date this person was born with only a dash separating this date from the date this person passed away. What are you doing with your dash? How will people remember you?

3 - What do you need to accomplish this? What resources are you lacking? What do you need to work on? What can you do to better who YOU are?

Think about what you love. Set a purpose. Create a goal that has to do with your purpose &/or passion.

I love to sing.

It is not my gift.

It is Lover Chick's gift.

Lover Chick's gifts & talents will not help me fulfill my purpose. Coveting her gifts will not get me anywhere, so I don't want them. My gifts and talents will bless the Lord when I use them, just as much as Lover Chick's song.

I leave you with this:
Learn to laugh at yourself. Obviously God has a sense of humor, and we should too!

Next on the docket: The Princess Chick