Refined Gem

Good morning PEACE, Good morning JOY! Good bye worries, Good bye doubt! Negative thought you been served. I welcome you, SELF CONFIDENCE! My name has been changed. My spiritual face has been changed. I would like to introduce myself as REFINED GEM. A gem is woman who is precious in the Eyes of God. A precious stone, one who is prized for her beauty and her pursuit for excellence! Having no idea of who she was and who she was called to be; she allowed society, the people around her, and her experiences define who she was. In defining her they gave her many baggages to carry along her journey. Oh my, the baggages were heavy. They weighed down her spirit tremendously. It crippled her walk. It stripped her of her confidence and her identity. She didn’t have any hope that things were going to get better. The desire to seek love was way greater then the desire to seek God. But God NEVER gave up on her because HE knew that she was precious. He knew that end result. He knew who he had called her to be. (Praise Break, God is a RESTORER)



So in May 2007, God said “ummm , I cant let her go on living this way. I need to reveal her identity to her. I need to make her new and fresh before all who have hurt her. And the process begins! My God I had no idea of the pain I would have to endure to get were I am now. God showed up right on time. So the other day, I looked up the term “refined” and to my surprise it defined it as (1). To free from impurities (2) to teach good manners good taste, and etc. After reading this, it stirred up something in me. God started to speak to me and reveal some stuff to me! See I was a Gem but I was dirty! The experiences, the negative thoughts and the choices I made me impure before God! But Glory be to God, he saw the end result! So after this revelation I understand everything, I understand the pain, I understand the tears and now I can truly embrace the process. It truly was an ah ha moment ( for the psych majors lol ). My walk has been changed. My walk is no longer crippled. Now, I walk with confidence! I walk in authority! I walk with my head high looking to my Maker. My walk screams I am the Daughter of the MOST HIGH GOD! God, Jehovah Nissi, I thank you; You are the lifter of my head. You have made all things new, Lord. Because of the process of being refined, I understand who I am in YOU. I am a Refined Gem. I am Fearfully and Wonderfully made. My worship is sweet and pleasant before my Lord. Oh God, I’m tasteful! Taste and see, the Lord has been good to me. I am praised for my inward and outward beauty. Your spirit flows from the inside out. I am free to worship you with all that I know I am. This process has taught me that I can be still in His presence and hear Him speak to me. I can freely dance before my King, I have beautiful feet! My worship is my testimony and I will never let anyone take that away from me.



Lord, I love you. I’m in awe of You. I worship You! I adore You! I lift your name up! You are my everything! You are my strength! I will never find the right words to say to You! Thank you for allowing me to share my story, Your glory to your children and those who have not met You (yet).





Signed Refined GEM <3