.
The Lovely Commission
is a new publishing venture and brand of
Kairos
North America. It is is run by Molly
Kilpatrick and Mary Rose Giles and a
team of contributors from various
Christian communities in North America
and beyond. Together they are working to
build a culture of radical love,
femininity, modesty of heart, mind, and
body amongst young women.
Their
aim is to inspire and equip young women
to embrace and promote a culture of
Godly femininity in which we live out
our rich identity as daughters of God
and disciples of Jesus Christ.
The
following are reprinted with permission
from The Lovely Commission.
Arm Me
for Battle
A Morning Prayer by
Ellie Giles
Today, O Lord, arm me for battle.
I
kneel before you, Christ, my King.
To
honor you with the outpouring of my
life.
Lift
up my head and place on me the helmet of
salvation, the covering of redemption.
"Your
faith has saved you; go in peace." (Luke
7:50)
Place
on me the breastplate of righteousness;
Behind
its shield let my heart know the freedom
found in righteousness.
Cleanse
me deep within with life-giving water,
"That
I may not thirst" (John 4:15) nor draw
in vain from unrighteous streams.
Around
my waist place the belt of truth.
May
I know and be set free by the truth of
who you are and who you made me to be.
May
I know fully what it means to be a
woman.
"May
it be done to me according to your
word." (Luke 1:38)
Fit
my feet with the gospel of peace.
Make
me swift to run in the path of your
commands,
And
deft as I compete to win the race.
"Where
you go, I will go." (Ruth 1:16)
In
my left hand place the shield of faith.
With
it may I bear witness to my unfading
hope
And
joyfully expose and quench the flaming
darts of my foe.
You
created me "for such a time as this."
(Esther 4:14)
In
my right hand equip me with the sword of
the Spirit.
Your
word is the oil within my lamp;
Your
promises keep my lamp ablaze.
"Behold,
the Bridegroom! Come out to meet him."
(Matthew 25:6)
Today,
O Lord, arm me for battle.
 Ellie Giles was born in
Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA and spent
the first 22 years of her life in the
Ypsilanti - Ann Arbor area. She
currently lives in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Her favorite things in life
include (but are not limited to) early
mornings with a great cup of coffee,
muddy trail runs, goofing off with her
family, brown paper packages tied up
with string, playing piano and singing,
looking through old photographs,
campfires, and generally enjoying and
savoring the many good things God has
given her. Her life mission and greatest
joy is to wildly follow the Lord as He
continues to lead her forward.
Be Bold
.
by
Kimi Butler
Be bold.
Be bold for the Lord.
Be bold to be a better woman for the
Lord.
I’m in a period of transition in my
life. I recently changed jobs and moved
states. It seems as if my life is off
balance and I’m searching to find my
groove in this new place. I’ve realized
areas of my life are getting pushed to
the way side in the shuffle and my
relationship with God is taking the
brunt of it.
I’ve lately been reflecting: am I giving
the Lord enough justice in my life? Am I
being radical enough for the Lord? How
can I be radical here in this new place?
Are my prayer and words being supported
by my actions?
I’ve been convicted that I need to be
bold for the Lord.
I have to make bold choices and
decisions each day to put the Lord first
and strive to be the woman He designed
me to be.
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What comes first is prayer: my root, my
lifeline, and my source.
Be BOLD in taking time to pray every
day!
Sit with the Lord, speak to Him and get
to know Him. Take a prayer time every
day, even when it’s not comfortable or
or understood by those who you are
around.
Be BOLD when speaking to the Lord.
Speak to the Lord about what in on our
hearts and about what are our desires.
He answers bold prayers.
Be BOLD in praying intentions for
others.
Praying for what is earnestly on our
hearts and what we desire for those in
our lives because the Lord is faithful
to a faithful follower.
Be BOLD in your actions.
Aim to be generous, to be servant
hearted, and always looking for ways the
Lord can be more deeply rooted in our
lives.
Be BOLD in what we read and
consume even if it goes against
society's liking.
To consume good books, movies and music
that builds us up and makes us better
women.
Be BOLD in how we speak.
May we uphold our dignity as women and
the dignity of our Lord.
Be BOLD in our friendships.
To support the friends that are already
in our lives, as the Lord would will,
but also being bold to continue to make
friends that support our morals and
beliefs.
Be BOLD to be women of hospitality
and the ones to create the
environment.
We need to be Christians that don’t just
fall into environments but create them-
to set a tone for the Lord wherever we
go and whatever we do.
Be BOLD to be confident always!
This is an area most women struggle with
but we need to be confident in whom the
Lord made us to be - strong, faithful,
virtuous, and beautiful ever in His
sight! The Lord delights in you.
Be BOLD for the Lord for He was
bold for us first.
Sending His only son to this world to
die on a cross for our sins, that we
might be saved! Be bold this His spirit
may live on this earth in every action
of our lives!
It takes a lot to be bold for God in
every moment of every day, I fall each
day believe me. But, I encourage us all
to find that one area that is our weak
spot and be bold to commit it over to
the Lord each day so that we may be
courageous and confident women living
for Him!
Be bold.
Be bold for the Lord.
Be bold to be a better woman for the
Lord.
Kimi Butler is the youngest of 4
girls from a beautifully large extended
family. Kimi served as a
missionary doing college campus ministry
in New Jersey. She recently moved back
to her home state of Texas to pursue a
music teaching career. Kimi loves to
sing, play guitar, spend time with
her family and try new things. She
desires to love the Lord more each day
and is striving to channel this attitude
of being bold for Him in her daily life.
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