I am typically a very early riser because it’s so quiet. Just about the only quiet there will be until the family is in bed again. My morning routine is to get up, get a cup of coffee, read or just sit in the dark and pray/ponder/meditate etc., and then take our dog out for a walk. While out on my morning walk recently, I came across this very small tiara in the middle of the sidewalk. It was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand and looked like it belonged on a doll. The intriguing thing was that it was not a plastic tiara it was metal and had some weight to it. So I knew it must have been an expensive doll it belonged to.

I wondered at the meaning of finding this crown just laying in the middle of the sidewalk. I placed it on my bookshelf and have continually wondered why I found this. If you believe or are at all prophetic then there seems to be a meaning to just about everything that happens. I don’t believe there are any accidents. Everything has a purpose. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven”.

Fast-forward a few weeks. I’m sitting in a class that I am currently taking at our church. The speaker that was sharing on the lies we believe about ourselves. How are we seeing ourselves that isn’t the same way God sees us? God created each of us so individually unique and so different from any other person in the world. Even twins are going to be different in personality and emotional makeup etc. So I began to think about what lie I had believed. The first thing that popped up was the lie that I had small thinking about myself. We were then walked through a process of repentance and asking God how He sees us.

The night continued on and another speaker, our leaders wife, got up and she had several hats stacked on top of each other on her head. She began to say what each hat represented and would toss it aside. She came to what I thought was the last hat and she told us what it represented and then proceeded to say that what was under this hat was her very favorite one. She removed the hat and there was this big, beautiful tiara fit for any princess to adorn. I immediately knew what that little tiara meant now!

For my entire life practically, I’ve thought myself to be simple, humble, flexible, easy-going, not obnoxious, loud or boastful. I’ve dreamed big dreams, but always doubted they would ever happen. I’ve often felt like I have failed at so many things. I wasn’t this Mom that was blessed to ‘have it all together’. I’m not a person that likes to be in large crowds or even small crowds. I never liked to be in the spotlight. I’d rather be behind the scenes. I can serve extremely well, but I’m not the greatest leader. These were things I always believed about myself.

When I saw that beautiful tiara I knew that it was confirmation of why I had found that little crown. I felt like the point was this…for so long I had seen the value of who I am as the size of that little tiara I found. God wants me to see the value of who I am as the size of that large beautiful tiara. I was meant for royalty, for beauty, for grace, and for having priceless value. I belong in a house of royalty and I have always been worthy of wearing such a beautiful crown.

My small thinking had kept me from believing the enormous value I have to God and to the world. Now, that doesn’t mean the way I thought changed instantly. Now it’s a process of renewing my mind and the way I’m thinking, believing and speaking about who I am. It’s not easy to break a cycle that has been happening for years and years.

So I encourage you to take a look at yourself and what do you see? If what you see doesn’t agree with what God sees, then you might take the opportunity to repent of the lie you’ve believed and ask Him to show you how He sees you! What crown do you see on your head and what crown does God see on your head?

Great grace to you on your journey!
Veronica

“To feel like a queen is as simple as believing you are one”