She Tackles, She Conquers

If you haven't noticed by now, God speaks to me in weird ways and not so weird ways too, I guess. Anyway, yesterday I was watching one of my all time favorite shows, Gilmore Girls (I have all 7 seasons and I watch them continuously). The things I love most about the show are their quick wit, humor and the fact that they talk fast too! This show also produces a lot of great one-liners which I also immsensly enjoy but I digress.

On the episode I watched yesterday, Rory, one of the main characters was put in charge of overseeing an event for the first time.  Her grandmother was worried about how well she would do especially considering the fact that she was making all sorts of changes and doing things differently than had ever been done before. While, Rory's grandmother was expressing her concern to Rory's grandfather, he stops her mid-sentence and says, in regards to Rory, "Everything she tackles she conquers!" WOW!

As I heard that phrase last night my heart leaped at the amount of faith her grandfather had in her abilities. He wasn't worried a bit about her performance because he had true faith in her and his love of her was not based on her performance anyway!  Not only that but what a thing for Rory to be known for, as a woman who conquers everything she tackles! Talk about a great label to have!

The awesome thing is that I have that label too! And so do you! Romans 8:37 says, "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." Sadly, I often forget that this label is mine as well as my identity. On those days, all I can really conquer is a pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream!! Even today, as I am frustrated by circumstances/situations and I don't feel like a conqueror that doesn't negate the fact that at my core, I am.

To wind down last night, I watched the first few minutes of Princess Diaries 2. The opening scenes of that movie point to the first movie in which Mia Thermopolis finds out that she is a princess. At first Mia doesn't believe that she is a princess. Then once she acknowledges that she comes from royal blood, she tells Joseph, her driver and protector that she doesn't want to BE a princess. Joseph tells her essentially that she can decline the throne but can never cease being what she truly is, a princess!

I can never cease being a conqueror. I can stop acting liking it but I can not stop being it because it is in my DNA in Christ. I may feel defeated by life and I may have a rough couple of days, but in time, my conquering spirit will come forth because I can't cease being what I truly am, a conqueror! And of course, the same goes for you!

Lord, help us to recognize, realize, and remember who we are in You! Thank you for making us more than conquerors in You!