You Just ARE-Part II

"Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace," Esther 1:1,2

As we know from the rest of the book of Esther, King Ahasuerus or Xerxes was not the sharpest tool in the shed. The bible never said that he was the most handsome man in the land either, but yet and still because of who his father was and his position as the first born son of a king, he was automatically entitled to be king. From the day he was born, he was groomed for the position. He didn't have to be cute, he didn't have to be tall, he didn't have to be born well-dressed with mascara on. All his benefits came with the position he was prequalified for by birth. The kind of clothes he wore, the languages and the speech he was taught, the favor from his father, the chariots he road in, the palace he lived in, the land he owned, the honor received by the people who saw him was all a part of his birthright. He never worked a day in his life for it and it never crossed his mind to try. He was entitled to it and he grew up believing that with all his heart. It may have come off as arrogance, but a king's heir, knows who he is!

Shouldn't we? If you know who you are and who's your Daddy? Because of Christ's work on the cross, you are prequalified royalty. Now you don't have to fall victim to marketing schemes that tell you in order to look like Halle Barry, you have to wear this or put on that or act like this. You can take the yoke off your neck that says in order to be a good person in the church, you have to wear 15 hats and forsake your spouse and children so that they hate the God you serve. You can ignore the taunts on the television that say that you have to eat McDonald's for your kids to like you but you have to spend money on Weight Watchers to be like Jennifer Hudson but it was the KFC's commercial that got you to the size you are NOW!!! When you realize that you are royalty, you can embrace the power to tell those messengers to get out of your royal court, get out of your mind, get out of your house, your royal chambers. You have the power to say "No!" to those who come into your court soliciting your mind space, your time, your energy, your children, your money and most importantly your heart. When you are royalty all you have to do is turn to your Father and your Big Brother Jesus for an example of how to tell the Pharisees, "No," without the fear of losing friends or being persecuted gripping your heart. Because now you know, without a shadow of a doubt, that if they touch a king's kid, who is in right-standing with the Father, the whole kingdom will back you. You even have exclusive access to the ultimate in divine counsel, the Governor the Holy Spirit. He is the One who raises you and trains you, and knows the heart and the EXACT will of your Father to guide you everyday. He is the insider who groomed you into your destiny and gives you words of knowledge from God like Mordecai and can tell you exactly what the king likes to obtain His favor for your future like Hegai was to Esther. You can ask Him for godly wisdom on how to peaceably deal with ANYONE who comes into your surroundings.

Perhaps, on your job they are telling you that you need to act like the "kings" of Corporate America to get ahead. Are they giving you the impression that you can't get promoted unless you look like, act like, sound like, and work hard like the world does to survive? Are they telling you that you have to look like Corporate America and be a hardcore professional and be no-nonsense like them to make ends meet? If so, that is far from the truth in the kingdom. The bible is clear that what is highly esteemed in the world is an abomination to God. Therefore, if you seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, knowing who you are in Him and you choose to live a Christly life without compromise, God will elevate you in the establishment. Or better yet He will move you out to start your own kingdom business and establish you to where your foot will not slip in the midst of a dismal, murky, and muddy economy.

So where does the church find it's niche? Where do we women find our niche in life, home, work, and the church? It's simple. One of my favorite scriptures is this, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 If we put God first in everything we do and obey His commands. If we don't deny who He is to anyone and we let it resound in our hearts who we are in Him by His unmerited favor, He will lead us by the Holy Spirit. If we stop looking at ourselves according the world's standards. He will show us who to be, how to be and what to be. It's just up to us to believe!