Strong, Brave, Loved by Holley GerthSample

Day One

Fiercehearted Women

Scripture: Psalm 73:26

Do you ever get tired of life’s battles? Do you wrestle with fear or insecurity? Do you often feel unsure if you’re going to have victory?

I can relate to all the above. I also know what it’s like to come to a new place of feeling strong, brave, and loved.

By STRONG I don’t mean faking it and trying to hide our limp; I mean knowing we are women in a battle, beautiful warriors who cannot be overcome.

By BRAVE I don’t mean reckless or forceful; I mean having the courage to face whatever comes our way, to walk in holy confidence and be okay with what’s messy or uncertain.

By LOVED I don’t mean what we know in our heads; I mean living in the truth of who God is and who He says we are even when the lies we’re tempted to believe are hissing in our ears. 

I believe that you don’t have to be defined by your circumstances. You don’t have to be defeated by your struggles. You don’t have to settle for less than God’s best in your life.

Wherever you are today, whatever you’re going through, I pray Jesus will meet you like He met me when it felt like I didn’t have any strength or courage left. I pray He’ll rescue your heart and renew your hope. I pray He’ll bring you to a new place of feeling strong, brave, and loved that’s beyond what might even feel possible right now. 

We are beautifully dangerous women when we know deep down we’re loved. Because then we have the kind of courage that changes the world one heart at a time. 

We are significant threats when we understand we have valuable gifts within us. Because then we actually dare to offer them. 

We are wild warriors when we realize we are stronger and braver than we’ve yet to see. Because then we stop cowering and start swinging our swords. 

So let’s stop beating ourselves up and instead start beating the real opponent. Let’s carry ourselves like beloved, strong daughters of a mighty King.

We are made for more than “I’m fine.”

We are fiercehearted women; this is our time. 

God, You are our strength, the source of our identity, and our hope for the future. Help us hold on to the truth about who we are, no matter what we may face. Amen.