Effective, influencial, strong

So, to jump right in, what am I doing with my life to influence the lives of the people around me? What am I doing for other people to show them God's love? How am I raising my son to be a strong, christian man?

I want to be a woman of influence, a woman of character, God's character, His Princess. I want to be a person who doesn't crumble under the pressure or the whims of the world. I want to stir things in people, I want to stir people to do great things. I want to do great things for His glory, not for mine. I want to start so many ministries, but haven't gotten completely plugged into a church yet. I want to work with teenage girls, to help them become women of God, I want to start a food ministry, bringing meals to people who are recently out of the hospital due to pregnancy, surgery or illness, or to people whose spouses are deployed. I want to start a ministry that focuses on military spouses, male or female. I want to do things with my photography, with my art, my poetry. I want to glorify my God with the talents he has blessed me with. And I'm going to start at home. He has blessed me with family, with a home, with the ability to cook and clean. Everything that I do, is for the glory of God. Not the praise or nod of approval from my husband. I need to change my perspective, I need to change how I think, how I go about doing things.

My worst fear is being ineffective. Ineffective wife, christian, mother, woman etc. I want to be effective in my community, with my friends and family. I want to cause change, I want the people around me to be better because I'm in their lives.

So, wish me luck, and pray for me as I learn to be an effective woman of influence.