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Set Apart Newsletter FEB 2012
Far Above Rubies
By: Christina Crawley
Love Letters
By: Cara Cobble
Amy Carmichael was a missionary in
the early 1900s. She forsook all of the
pleasures of this world and gave her life
to rescuing neglected and ill-treated
children in the country of India. What
did Amy Carmichael possess that com-
pelled her to leave everything behind to
fulfill the call of God on her life? She
once quoted, “Give me the love that leads the way. The
faith that nothing can dismay. The hope no disap-
pointments tire. The passion that’ll burn like fire. Let
me not sink to be a clod. Make me Thy fuel, Flame of
God.” Every intricate detail of Amy Carmichael’s life
was fueled by a consuming love for her Lord and King.
Her love for Jesus Christ compelled her to be one of
the few in her generation that chose a different path.
These women of God in the fifties were poised with
elegance and grace. Their small acts of mercy and
kindness showed forth the love of Christ. They were
real women of God, not scared to stand
alone. They were not moved by the
opinion of society, they were truly set
apart. The character of young ladies
today are so opposite of those set apart
women in the fifties. They let the
pressure of society and pressure of
Far Above Rubies
their peers dictate their lifestyle and
motive for living. They change their
appearance, their attitude, and the
way people perceive them all for the
sake of being popular and accepted by
the world. I am not talking about
those that are lost, for they are lost. I
am speaking of those that profess
Christ. Matthew 15:8 says, “This
people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and hon-
oureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
We as young ladies need to get back to the fifties and be
real women of God that are radically set apart. We need to
stand upon the truth of the Word of God and live a life
that will make a mark on this world. Are you like me in
that you’ve made many mistakes and think God can’t use
someone like you? My dear friends, there is hope. It is not
always easy and can be painful. However,
the result is a lasting peace and fulfillment
that nothing in this world can bring.
It is available to any young woman
out there longing for more in their
life. Proverbs 31:10 says, “Who can
find a virtuous women? For her
price is far above rubies.” Does
Jesus Christ look down from
Heaven and find you living a set
apart life?
By: Christina Crawley
Roses. Sappy cards.
Chocolates galore. These are
the trophies of a taken or
married woman on Valentine’s
Day. For a single woman,
Valentine’s Day only exists to
break her heart, and plunge it into
despair.
Psalm 84:11 says, “No good thing will He withhold from
them that walk uprightly.” If you are walking uprightly, and
a husband is a good thing for you, then He will not keep it
from you. What a comfort is that! Let the burden of finding
a mate slide off your back. The Lord is taking care of it.
God invented love. God IS love. He has a doctorate in
matchmaking. Trust Him.
Your story is unique. God is unfolding His plan for you as
you read this. The type of love you seek will come in His
time, in His way. He desires for you to wait patiently for
His timing, just keeping your eyes wide open to the beauty
He desires for you. But I will tell you one thing. Until you
fall in love with your One True Love, true love will
never satisfy you on this earth.
Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. Bask in
the love of the Father. His plans for you
are big.
By: Cara Trantham
Love Letters
Dear my precious Lord,
Sometimes I grow anxious in waiting for You to
send me the man that you have for me. In these mo-
ments I pray to you for strength, The last thing I
want is to rush ahead of you and settle for someone less
than your very best. Whoever he may be, I pray he is
someone who is consumed with You and not
enticed by the evil in this world. I pray that even now,
as him and I are apart, he is allowing You to mold
him into the man You’d have him to be. A man with
his eyes so fixated on You that not even I can distract
him from You and Your purpose for his life.
I will trust in You, Lord.
Love,
Your Waiting Child
Preparing this month’s Newsletter was enjoyable for me. There is
something about the women in the 1950’s that has always
intrigued me and it gives me much joy to be able to do a Set
Apart Newsletter dedicated to them!
The joy of living is Jesus Christ. The glow you see on those
women’s faces, the peace they have that you so want—it is
captured only when a woman totally and completely gives herself
over to God, holding nothing back. I pray the words on this
Newsletter inspire you to take steps forward in your Christian
walk. Steps closer to absolute surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayerfully Yours,
Christina Crawley
I sought the
Lord,
And he heard me,
And delivered me
From all my fears.
Psalms 34:4
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