Christian womanhood

Lessons from Lot's Wife on How to Submit to God

Lessons from Lot's Wife on How to Submit to God

If you’ve been apart of the Far Above Rubies Collective for any length of time, you’ll know that I’m totally obsessed with gifs (this post is probably the most extreme example of that lol). This is because I LOVE to express myself and I just adore how simple yet effective gifs are for adding that extra layer of meaning and/or emotion to my blog posts, emails and even a social media comment or two!

Next to gifs, I love memes. As you’ll know if you’re apart of my Facebook or Instagram communities, I like the inspirational ones and post those most often but I love the funny ones too- so you can imagine my delight when I came across one that said:

We are called to be the salt of the earth; not salty!

a few weeks ago!

In case you’re unsure, the Urban Dictionary defines the term “salty” as “the act of being upset, angry or bitter” and, if we’re honest, the path to purpose can make us feel that way sometimes- especially if it:

  • Changes life as we know it

  • Costs us our relationships or attachments

  • Causes us to relinquish control (of our plans/what we had in mind in favour of God’s)

  • Arouses fear and so on

We see this (and more!) clearly demonstrated in the life of Lot’s Wife via Genesis 19 as her inability to submit to God’s command, not only made her salty as defined above, but literally got her turned into a pillar of salt!

She’s a great example of the fact that, although the gift of free will means that we have the freedom to say “yes” or “no” to God, there are always consequences for either decision- for better or worse. So we need to know how to make the right ones (even when they don’t necessarily align to what we want), all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

Lessons from Sarah on how to manifest God's promises

Lessons from Sarah on how to manifest God's promises

If your upbringing was anything like mine, lovely, you probably grew up singing the old and well-known hymn “Standing on the Promises of God” (and still do!)

It’s a phrase that we hear a lot even outside of the song, right?

“I’m standing on God’s promises”

“Having done all to stand, continue to stand”

But how do we go from the standing (trusting and believing that it will come to pass) phase to the manifesting (living the dream) phase? In other words, how do we do like Sarah eventually did and give birth to our God-given promise(s)/vision?

Well, the answer lies in the following 3 words and phrases:

  1. Delay is not the same as denial (so you must know what to do during your waiting period)

  2. Your mistakes do not negate your promise

  3. Faith

all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

Lessons from Noah's dove on how to start over

Lessons from Noah's dove on how to start over

Have you ever had one of those moments where the Holy Spirit asks you to do something and it has you all confused?

Well, that was me when I was prompted to go back to the story of Noah this week.

You see, as far as I was concerned, I'd already spoken in depth about his female relatives (and what the events of their lives can teach us, as modern women). So, I really did not understand why God seemed to want me to revisit the story.

However, I'm glad I did because there does happen to be another female in Noah's life who is and was extremely instrumental to his story. A dove! One that teaches us the importance of:

  • Reliance on the Holy Spirit

  • Not being afraid to try again

  • Seeing failure as feedback so that we, like Noah, can manifest our God-given vision(s).

She also provides us with feminine symbolism for God as well as the Holy Spirit, demonstrating that we, as women, are not the cursed afterthoughts that we are often painted as. Rather we are also made in God's image and therefore powerful- all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

How to find your personal style with Clarissa Grace

How to find your personal style with Clarissa Grace

In today's interview, I will be talking about how to find your personal style with none other than the amazing Clarissa Grace (personal style and personal brand strategist at Wakingupinparis.com) where she helps female entrepreneurs find their dazzling core of confidence, transform themselves through the power of personal style, and magnetise dream clients.

By the end of this video you will know:

  • How to develop your personal style (outside of traditional beauty/industry standards)

  • How to dress your way to success, especially as a female entrepreneur

  • Common myths and misconceptions about personal styling and how to avoid them

  • And much more!

Sound like your cup of tea, lovely?

Great! You can do whatever it is you need to do to get comfortable and press play to access this awesome conversation, below:

5 life lessons from the parable of the 10 virgins about purpose

5 life lessons from the parable of the 10 virgins about purpose

So, in the last few weeks we have been doing a lot of talking about Relationships in the context of The Parable of the 10 Virgins.

I don't want to flog a dead horse but there are just a few more life lessons that we can glean from these 10 amazing ladies that I'd really like to share with you, lovely. 5 to be exact! Including:

  • The importance of preparation (being ready rather than getting ready)

  • How to wait on God (hint! This is not a passive process!)

  • How to spot and avoid red herrings (opportunities that look good but really aren't)

  • And much more- all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below!

How to live an authentic life with Tabitha Brown

How to live an authentic life with Tabitha Brown

In today's interview, I will be talking about how to live an authentic life with none other than the amazing Tabitha Brown (believer, wife, mother, actress, designer, host and vegan food vlogger).

By the end of this video you will know:

  • Why it's so important to be authentically you (and how do it)

  • Tabitha's advice for those who want to pursue their God-given passions and purpose

  • How to become vegan/more plant based

  • And much more!

Sound like your cup of tea, lovely?

Great! You can do whatever it is you need to do to get comfortable and press play to access this awesome conversation, below:

Lessons from Matthew 13:33 about How to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness

Lessons from Matthew 13:33 about How to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness

So last week, we talked about how to build a relationship with God as a continuation of the lessons that we learned from Noah's female relatives (the week before that) regarding why relationships are so important.

Today we're going to be building on all of this by discussing how to put God first by seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness- all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

Lessons from Noah's female relatives on How to Build a relationship with God

Lessons from Noah's female relatives on How to Build a relationship with God

So last week we started talking about the important lessons that we can glean from Noah's female relatives, especially regarding:

  1. Why relationships are so important

  2. What the 2 key relationships are (or should be) in your life

  3. Why you need to develop your relationship with yourself in order to better receive the 2 key relationships (mentioned above)

If you missed that, you can catch that here.

One of the key relationships that I mentioned last week was our relationship with God. So, continuing on from that, this week I talked about the 5 steps that we can take to build our relationship with God today- all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.