Wear Your Crown

Sunday, I visited my foundation (home) church. The Minister of Music is a buddy took a job at another church and they were giving him a goodbye musical. I had no incidents, just hellos & hugs, this visit. And it felt so great. So this week, that visit got me to thinking about the crowns that don't fit you.

I go by my Biological name on FB so I whited it out 

I talked about it on Facebook and even made a meme that I put on Instagram. Yeah, I did it for the 'gram.

Let me define the kind of Crowns, I will be talking about.  These are the proverbial hats that we don that inpret our various roles in life. For example, some ladies wear a mommy hat.

I have refused so many crowns in my lifetime. I am only want to wear hats that I am destined to wear. My head only has so much room on it. So, any extra crowns that others want or intend for me will not fit.

When I graduated from college was when I started to pay attention to so many crowns that were waiting to be place on my head. I had a few relatives that apparently didn't read my graduation invitation and didn't see nursing and had job leads lined up for me that I was clearly not qualified for, I graduated with a degree in Nutrition.

I finally went to church and all these church leaders already had me placed in the positions I was in when I was a teenager. I felt bad but I had to tell & show them the person I was meant.
I felt mostly sorry for the church announcement clerk. Apparently, somebody didn't tell her what happened the weeks before I became the youth announcement clerk. I told the youth sponsors, No. I knew someone who really wanted that job plus I knew I didn't have the give a care that job needs. They called my mother and told her I said No. She in turned told my 15 year old self not to tell any adult no and I would be doing the job. Though I was good at it and it helped hone my public speaking skills, I never liked giving the announcements. It was like "church legal" gossip, to me. Also, other adults thought they could run over me and force me to announce stuff that was not approved. I hated that. Some of those people still dislike me because I would refuse & referred them to my superior. Poor church announcement clerk never caught on. Sometimes when she sees me, she expresses how she misses me. She's older in age and I know she is looking for a trusted successor. I pray she will find the person that that crown belongs on.

Even now, people act like they know what is best for me. I make no bones in telling them when if they are wrong. For example, right now I am a non-dating single woman. I wear that crown. For some reason people want me to replace that one for at least dating single woman. Recently, I had to hurt someone's feeling because their feelings about my romantic status. I am competent enough to know what path I should blaze. I know my worth so, no one can't put things on me that don't fit. Point Blank!!! One day I want to wear that Crown described in the song I provided for your listening pleasure. I don't need anyone to hinder me in doing so. I know people are blinded by their intentions and wants for me but like the slang goes I Got This. I know no one does it alone but No One does it well because someone weigh them with extra plans.

I wear the Crown of Destiny that is laid out for me by one person, God. He and only he can put on that Crown.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms