To My Beautiful Christian Sisters

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER
by Carol Wimmer
'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean livin,'
I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain...
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Pretty is as Pretty does... but beautiful is just plain beautiful!
TODAY IS BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTERS DAY - TAG; YOU'RE IT!
I'm supposed to send this to BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, and you are one of them!!!
If you share this with other women, you will boost another woman's self esteem,
and she will know that you care about her.

In everything give HIM Praise,

Today I received the sweet email from my friend, Deb. I'm not usually one for chain emails or tag games but I thought it would be fun to at least share about some of the beautiful ladies that encourage me. Here's just a few. Feel free to join in and share if you'd like.

First my sil J (she doesn't blog but you can read about her great family over at Big Orange Pastor) J is a storng woman of faith. She believes & loves passionately. She loves and serves her family as well as those she meets through her work at the hospital. Scripture says that true religion is to care for widows & orphans. She & Fayji have helped me to have a better understanding of who God is by blessing me w/ my 2 great nieces through adoption.(MG & De) J, I don't tell you enough how glad I am that you're in my family!

Next is LindaM. (She seems to be having technical difficulties w/ her page so I'll post a slide show I made w/ one of her VBS songs) I get he privilege to serve w/ her every Sunday during SS & I love her music. The music that Linda writes is as real as she is & it has helped me through many dark times. Her music has also taught my children about praising God. Just tonight as W was taking his shower I could hear him singing God of the Mountain. I 'm blessed to be her friend & I know some day I'll get to say I knew her when.

Then there's Lissa. She just plain makes me think. I love that we can talk about everything & nothing. I love that you're not afraid to ask the hard questions of yourself & others. If iron sharpens iron then, I am sharper for your friendship.

Last is someone I know only through her blog, Angie's blog, Bring the Rain has filled some of that strange silence at my house over the last couple of weeks. While I don't claim to even be able to wrap my mind around all that she has been through, I have been through some deep hurts in my life and she has given me a whole new perspective on those parts of my life. The post I idenfied w/ the most was the post about the broken pitcher.

Thank you ladies for all the differnt ways you have each shown Christ to me.