Friends, I totally wore a tiara out to Chili's tonight! And I didn't think twice about what people thought. You know why? Because my sweet girl was wearing one, too, and we were being twin Princesses -- Daughters of the King!
We had a wonderfully blessed day! Lindsey and I had the privilege of attending a Confidence in Christ conference at our church -- for girls, grades 1 through 8, and their moms. We participated in awesome worship led by my friend, Julie Goss, who is usually praising Him from the Living Proof Live stage. The keynote speaker this morning was Holly Thompson, morning anchor at our local NBC affiliate. She was great and the girls loved her. I participated in some great mini-sessions for the moms. Lindsey attended sessions on worship, prayer, health and manners. We both received a t-shirt and a tiara -- that's how we became the twin Princesses totally stepping out in royalty at Chili's!
What a unique gathering this was at our church today. CNC Ministries was birthed by one of our home girls, a former Mrs. America. And another of our friends at our church is Tara Dawn Christiansen, Miss America 1997! One of the most interesting moments of the day for me was when Tara stepped to the microphone with a simple wooden box that contained her Miss America crown.
She began to tell how her life changed from the moment she put on "the crown." She explained that she had written presidents prior to wearing the crown, but she never heard back. After she was given the crown, she was invited to their office. Prior to becoming Miss America, she lived in a regular old house. After becoming Miss America she stayed in the Presidential Suites and penthouses of the finest hotels. Before the crown, she drove an old beat up Ford Taurus. After the crown, she arrived everywhere in a stretch limo!
But an interesting thing happened in 1998. It was someone else's turn to be Miss America. She arrived at the competition sporting her beautiful adornment -- in a stretch limo, of course. She participated in the program and the time came for her to crown the new Miss America. Immediately after the ceremony, she was asked to sign a release saying she would never wear the crown in public again. She then drove away in her old beat-up Ford Taurus.
The point is that this beautiful crown was given to her and offered her tremendous privileges and invitations. With it she was invited into the presence of dignitaries and famous people. But the day someone else took over the title, it just became a crown in a box and the invitations and privileges were no longer there. But she began to explain that she realized that this crown in this simple wooden box was just that. However, she has a crown that she wears on the "inside" that has eternal value. It was given to her by the King of Kings and it offers her unlimited privileges and the most important invitation -- to sit at his feet and learn from him and to join him one day!
And while the amazing crown we saw today nearly took our breath away with its sparkling beauty, it has no lasting value. The only crown that matters in this life is the one placed on our head the day we asked Jesus to come in and make our heart His home. Once we realize the cost of that crown and the price that was paid by the One who gave it to us, we will realize that nothing else matters than walking in the privilege and rights of being a Daughter of the King...a beautiful Princess, an oak of righteousness, planted for the display of His glory.
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion - to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. (Isaiah 61:1-3)
So, walk with your shoulders back and your head held high. He is your Father. He is the King and that makes you, my dear, His fearfully and wonderfully made princess!
Blessings,
Dori
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