When I was little, my older brother and I used to call one of our grandfathers Poppy. Poppy passed away before my 5th birthday. I've always wondered what it would have been like if he hadn't. Would we have been closer? Would I have less questions? I don't know what these flowers are in my header, but if they're not poppies, they remind me of them. Poppies have been a symbol of remembrance in my family. They mean a lot to me. It's as if Poppy is still here, watching over me while I strive to make him proud. I try to add them into my life even if it is in the smallest and, perhaps, insignificant ways. Esther 4:14 (HCSB), "If you keep silent at this time, liberation and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s house will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.” (emphasis mine)
Esther knew about Haman's plan. She knew that he wanted to kill off the Jews. What Haman didn't know, though, was that Esther was one. The problem was, though, that even if Esther wanted to do something, she would have to enter the King's presence without him asking - which was illegal and punishable by death. But after lots of fasting and prayer by her and other Jews, she entered his court. Long story short, she wound up eventually telling the King about Haman's plan and saved the Jewish people. Recently, since summer time, the phrase "for such a time as this" has come up numerous times in my every day life. And eventually God revealed to me that He is calling me to be a present day Esther. That's not daunting at all. . . Thankfully, He has not called me to be a Queen. As satisfying as that would make the little girl inside of me that never wants to grow up, I have other traits of hers to strive to become. Traits like being bold, strong, a woman of God, loving, powerful, obedient, and so on and so forth. But the best part about this a friend revealed to me: I don't have to be Esther; I actually can't be Esther. I get to be my version of her and whatever God decides to do with that, and my friends/family/etc get the opportunity to see that. Now please, don't give me royal treatment (not like you would anyways), because I'm not her nor was she me. Everything in life can be boiled down to "for such a time as this." We just have to take a step back and realize what's going on and be willing to listen. It's when we listen that we see. For This Time, Cambria
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Bello! I'm Cambria, and this is my new blog. Congratulations! You are reading my first blog post to my first blog ever! You should feel special; you could be part of history! (just kidding . . . maybe . . .)
Ten random facts about me for you to know before you make the commitment of reading my brain (enter at your own risk): 1- I am a child of God, a follower of Jesus Christ, and I am not ashamed of it. I am sorry if you feel in any way offended by something I may say, but I do not intend to offend in any way. 2- MINIONS <3 3- I attend Stetson University and am a junior here. My major is Elementary Education with English and Creative Writing minors; I want to teach middle school English. 4- I am from Philly. 5- Friends are important to me but even more so the meaning behind friendship and loyalty that comes with it. 6- My favorite Bible verses are: Hebrews 11:1, Proverbs 31:25, and Isaiah 41:10. 7- Ball is life. 8- I really, really, really like pictures and taking pictures. I'm a picture hoarder. 9- I am currently an RA for freshmen girls. 10- Very rarely is my hair in its natural form. I usually have it colored and perhaps permed too. #nothingisrealaboutmyhair #sorrynotsorry Okay so I know you're wondering, "Why is Cambria starting a blog?" Well do you want the short answer or the long answer? Short answer: Because...why not?! Long answer: Because I've wanted to for a really long time and never did it. I always thought blogs needed themes or something (e.g.: a travel blog, food blog, etc). Talking with my RLC (aka boss) from last semester, he said that I should have like 6 hours per week for me time, something that I enjoy doing that is outside of my normal life. I need to have me time away from college life and the girls in my hall no matter how much I love them. Most of my me times have been expensive recently, so I thought about having this as my me time. Its much cheaper, something I can make time for, don't necessarily need to travel anywhere, and I can't promise 6 hours every week but will try to remember to have at the minimum one post a week. As long as you read them. Deal? Deal. So, I wanted to give some background of Hadassah & Esther and Haman before we get too much farther along. Hadassah and Esther are the same person. Hadassah is Esther's Hebrew or Jewish name before she became Queen. Although this is called Hadassah's Blog, I will mostly refer to her as Esther as that is what most people know her as. She married King Xerxes who ruled a lot of land at the time in what is now the Middle East (like Pakistan area). I got the idea from a friend to call it Hadassah's Blog because my goal is to be as real with you as possible. To be the original, not the original with a label. In no way am I degrading Queen Esther. Perhaps I am, instead, trying to figure out who she really was before she became popular and Queen of like half of the world. Who was she before royal beauty treatments? When her older cousin Mordecai took care of her? When she was orphaned? Maybe we'll find out along the way, maybe we'll find more out about ourselves instead. Then there is Haman. He is King Xerxes's right hand man, but the most arrogant man probably to ever walk the face of the earth. He thinks evilly and makes the king think that his evil thoughts turned into plans are not evil at all by misinforming him and leaving out details. Long story short, he pays for what he attempts to act upon and Esther is the one that stops him. Therefore, "Finding Esther in a Haman World" is similar to saying finding good in the world. Esther represents courage, boldness, beauty, power, and so much more while Haman is everything that is corrupted and morally wrong with this world. When we look for Esther in a Haman world, we're having a positive view and attitude in life. Yes, if you do your research, Esther was scared and didn't want to be the person that stopped Haman. But she did. You can too. For This Time, Cambria |
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