my desire is burning like a million stars

this is something i wrote in response to a great article by don miller. it's this piece that showed me finally, that i needed to follow God's leading for the words He's placed on my heart. so it's the best place to start here. :o)


so, i should definitely share both sides of this story on men and women i started the other day.

here's the link to don miller's second post, what men need from women.

and here's a little something that i just want to say (since you've finished reading the post), that i am UBER passionate about. in fact, i could talk about this subject all day:

ladies.

you need to accept your own worth.

there is something terrible that i witness in teenage girls, sometimes beginning before that, and continuing through into adult life. it is the idea that they are only worth what their bodies look like, what they can offer a boy physically, what they can do to make someone else feel good.

this is heartbreaking for me.

i want every girl out there to understand just what her worth as a person is. it's not just to be someone's play-thing. it's not to be a puppy dog following loyally behind someone. you are meant to do great things. each girl is different. we all have our own calling on our lives.

whether that calling is to be a mother, a dentist, a businesswoman, a missionary, a teacher, a physicist, an oil-driller. whatever your calling is, do it with intention. do it to the best of your ability. grow. learn. be challenged. challenge yourself.

but do NOT ever think that your worth is dependent on someone else. there is no confidence in that. we were each uniquely created to be the person we are. don't let anyone take that away from you.

you are more than the clothes you wear. you are more than the boy you date. you are more than the money you have. you are more than the stereotypes set upon you by the world.

don't be a victim to the lie that the only thing that makes you worth anything is another human.

if you are a victim right now, find yourself out of it. it is that easy. don't let that hold you prisoner. take whatever is keeping you locked up and get rid of it. take whatever past you may have and tell yourself: 'that's what it is, my past. i want my present. and i want my future.'

here's a comment from don's post:

Eric says:

April 8, 2010 at 11:10 am

I think you are hitting it right. If girls act like they are worth nothing, that's what kind of man they are going to get- a man that can control his woman and keep her quiet. On the flip-side, men should not act so weak, pitiful, or indecisive. If a man is like this, they are looking for a mommy and not girlfriend or future wife. This is a man who needs to step up and be a man, but a man that is loving to his wife and respectful.



ladies. be the best you that you can be. because once you know who you are, you're ready to be a partner. not a victim. not a mommy-figure, not a daughter-figure. a partner.

that's where we can be worth it. worth the life we've been granted and worth the husband who wants a partner to be on this life adventure with.

you're worth that much.

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*this is not meant to make you burn your bra, stop shaving your legs and start rallying for equality in the workplace. if you want to do that, go ahead. i'm only sharing my heart for the future of women's confidence. if this sparks a feminist rebellion in you... well, do what you want. and do it with intention.





(phil wickham- my desire)