I will never forget a talk I had with a close friend of mine where I was in complete venting mode. I was going on and on about the fact that I didn't feel like a woman, I didn't feel beautiful or graceful or elegant like a woman should feel. She simply pointed out how you dress is how you will often feel. That struck me because my usual outfit would be jeans and a tshirt. That's what I felt confident in, I wasn't secure enough to wear any other type of clothing. Then I came to the Honor Academy...here it is a rule to dress in office attire which means I have to dress nice on a daily basis.
This started off miserable, I would change outfits several times in the morning because this one didn't look flattering or it was uncomfortable or I couldn't figure out what colors do and don't go together. You would have thought I was a 5 year old dressing themselves for the first time. Praise God I have a wonderful HA sister that taught me a lot about how to dress. Now I am glad to say that I dress with confidence and with a sense of style (it's still in the process).
How I dress doesn't make me a woman, but it was the first introduction into womanhood for me. Another huge breakthrough was when I read Psalm 139. God tells us what He thinks of us and we are able to see our value in that Psalm Since being at the HA I have learned so much about being a woman. God has done such a work in that department where I can walk with my head held high as a confident, and bold woman who knows not only how to dress but she knows what her Father thinks of her. He thinks she is beautiful and wonderfully made!!
