“Who do you think you are? You’re not a princess.”
My heart sank. “I know I am not a princess.” And I certainly didn’t want other people thinking that I think I'm a princess. That’s why I took the crown off. That’s why it’s on the shelf. Thoughts were darting at me:
"Look at the way you are standing bringing attention to yourself. You’re prideful."
I mentally and emotionally came into agreement with the enemy and I wanted the picture to be taken down. I wanted to text my sister and ask her remove it. I wanted it to go away so I didn’t have to feel the condemnation for standing up so tall, shoulders back, chest out, rocking that crown. It was as if I could actually hear people saying these words to me, "Who do you think you are?" And because I’ve bought into the lie so many times before that what other people see is more important than what God does, I allow the enemy to twist these words and I cower and want to hide. And take off my crown and put it on a shelf for display and safekeeping, so that nothing will happen to it.
Pause. It didn’t take me long to come to the truth. The truth of who I am in Christ. I know this. But it’s like this past year I’ve been at a crossroads of knowing it and walking in it. Leaving the lies behind and believing the worth of who I am in Christ: ‘Chosen and deeply loved’ (1 Peter 2:9) and who Christ is in me: ‘The hope of glory’ (Col 1:27).
And knowing this? It’s become the difference between rocking my crown and putting it on the shelf. It's the difference between placing the highest value on Jesus and desiring Him to shine through me. He’s the reason to stand up tall, shoulders back, chest out and rock what we got.
And this? This inspires me so much.
As a child of God; the daughter of the Most High King, I can't put my crown on a shelf and cower in fear and listen to lies. And you can't either. So let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be. Let's keep perfecting our walk with our perfect God. Let's walk in truth and love. Let’s focus on Him. Let’s become everything He says we are and walk that out. And rock it out. Let's live like we believe His words are true. Let's stand up tall, shoulders back, chest out because of the weight of the precious crown we are in Him.
And let's rock what we got.