The Prayer of a Woman of God

As Deborah give me the willingness and courage to face any spiritual, emotional or physical battles that comes my way. I want some of Eve so I can be a suitable, good mother of generations. I want to have the grace and beauty of Rebekah, Rachel and Sarah; to maintain faith and hope, even when I do not see anything. Give me the serenity, insight and wisdom that had Abigail. The intelligence of Naomi and the kind of heart that had Ruth; that even when she could seek her own welfare, she decided not to abandon her mother-in-law that had been widowed, childless and alone

Like Martha, I want to be an excellent servant, working in the household and try to be with excellence for others. And as her sister Maria, know when to prostrate myself at Your feet or sit to hear what You, Lord, has to say and what You want to teach me

I never want to be so busy that I miss the best part which is being in Your Presence. I want to be brave like Esther, though she was scared, she did not yield to intimidation. She dared to risk her life for the liberation of a people who sought to oppress and kill. And she knew how to use her grace, intelligence and beauty.

Lord, I want to love you as much as the Shunammite did as she waited patiently for her lover, and when he came he never left her. Give me the kind of spiritual vision that Elizabeth had to discern and understand beyond what others could see that Mary was pregnant, and the baby she carried would be the Savior of the world .As Dorcas want to be solidary with my neighbor.

Please, dear God, I pray, that as Mary may I find favor in Your eyes. I want to be able to face all challenges and problems with confidence and calm. Give me wisdom and a great heart, and simplicity that when people look at me they identify me as Your daughter. I want to shine Your light where I go and always bring the good news, amen!

P.S: Translated from http://aromasdemulheres.blogspot.com/2012/05/oracao-da-mulher-de-deus.html?spref=fb

Oftern our mistakes makes us wiser....

Hello everybody! I've been gone for quite awhile but now since school is over I am back!!! This post is actually a English essay I wrote awhile back. I wanted to share with you guys because it's part of my life story :) Enjoy

Growing up was a tough path for me to walk through. I was a internally troubled child, but I always had a smile on my face. It was very easy for me to put on a mask and make my parents believe everything was fine.

In middle school, specially in 6th grade I was a "two face". In reality that was my biggest mistake, because I wanted to fit in so bad that I lost my own personality. As if I re-invented myself according to whom I was with. I was a happy Bianca today, a wild Bianca tomorrow and the cycle went on... I was a follower and never a leader. In church, people always thought I was an angel but little did they know that it was all an act. My double life went on until the end of seventh grade. My choices led up to a major consequence, a unbearable life. I was empty, sad and I even had thoughts of leaving my house. However I kept it in so nobody really knew what was going on... except God.

My choices led me down into a path of disappointment and regret. I find it interesting that now I look back to 7th grade, and I wonder if I hadn't gone through that would I've be where I am today. All those decisions somehow led me to God. In those dark years, He shone His light upon me and He rescued my troubled heart. I wish I had enough words to describe how grateful I'm for having an opportunity of starting over. I ended up making the best decision of my life.

I still make mistakes because I am human but since I have Him inside of my life I know I can surpass anything and learn from it. He taught me to learn from my mistakes and grow as a person. Now I smile because I'm learning and growing ever since my Lord saved me.

Bianca Lima