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Psalm 48:3 God is in her palaces;

He is known as her refuge.

Psalm 46:5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved...

Before you say, "Oh my gosh, she is totally using these scriptures out of context!" please note that I do know that "her" is referring to Israel. These scriptures also need to refer to us and how people see us as FGGs (Fabulous Girls of God). Don't you want to be known as the girl that loves The Lord by everyone who knows you? Or even by a stranger that you randomly encounter?

When people come to your office for ministry reasons or even just meet you at a cafe for tea, what impression do you want them to have? Is your heart's desire to hear someone say, "she is just full of the joy of The Lord! What faith she has!" Or is the lasting impression you want someone to have more like, "dude, she has expensive taste!"

What do you fill your heart and mind with? These are the things that will come out of your mouth the most. This is why we guard our hearts and also fill our minds with things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report and are full of virtue and praiseworthy. If these are what we focus on- the things of God, this is what we will be known for, by believers and nonbelievers alike!

I love the scriptures above because they remind me that God is everywhere I am...my home, my workplace and the ministries I oversee, my situation (whether good or not so pleasant)... Those passages also remind me to have unshakable faith and be a woman that can't be moved or tossed to and fro by every wave of doctrine. I want God's love to overflow out of me so that others will want to have that joy and ask where it comes from. I want my unsaved friends to say, "oh my gosh, that's the perfect place for you," when I tell them I work at a church and help people every day. I want God to be evident in my life.

Let's delight ourselves in the Lord each day and let Him be in our palaces (or apartments)! Let's be known as ladies that love Jesus, that are always ready to pray and that want lives that praise the Lord and serve Him with gladness.

What lasting impression do you want people to have when they encounter you? What is in the midst of your heart? Your thoughts?