Recently asked to participate in a fashion show, I wondered, is there not a danger in rolling out the red carpet of your soul for public view? Allowing people to see the varigated nature of oneself is as high risk as it gets – and yet, somehow, you are compelled to yield. To refuse is to deny yourself the life you seek. To put it another way, all situations come to God’s children through His wise providence, and even the press is for our own good. If we look carefully, sometimes the press brings a push with it as well – a push toward something new, different, and fun. A girl with her head hung low can look forward and walk straight ahead, knowing that freedom of being is worth the investment. It’s wonderful when you think about it. We take our cues from One who knows what it means to be a Lily in the Valley of life. When we are weak, that’s when we’re the strongest, because the power of Christ is on us…abiding.
