When LifeWay approached me about writing a girls’ resource on entitlement, I was super stoked. I pictured every teenage girl who had ever rolled her eyes at me when I took away her cell phone at a youth retreat or cared more about clothes and shoes than applying God’s Truth. This resource was for them, right? Wrong!

As I started to write God did what He does best. He changed my heart. He used His Word to expose pockets of selfishness and entitlement in my own life and then graciously pointed me toward His example of royalty redefined. The result is a Bible study I’m thrilled to have my name on. To give you a taste of what’s inside the book, here’s the top 10 lessons God taught me while writing True Princess.

1. When we teach young women that they are princesses, we’re only telling half of the story.
2. There’s a huge difference between acting like a princess and living like the daughter of the King (especially the King of Kings!)
3. Being adopted into God’s family means allowing Him to be in charge. He sits on the throne of our hearts and our life is under His authority as King.
4. When we get a real glimpse of our God on His throne it becomes crystal clear what our position is before Him. He is the one on the throne. We are worshippers of God, not the ones being worshipped.
5. God is the only one worthy to have the complete devotion of our hearts. Trouble always comes when we forget who should be on the throne.
6. We serve an approachable king.
7. The qualities of humility and meekness matter a lot to God.
8. Jesus deserved comfort. But He didn’t have an attitude of entitlement. He chose to live humbly and accepted a punishment He didn’t deserve. He calls us to do the same.
9. God has commissioned each of us to be ambassadors of His gospel.
10. The truth about our King is better than any fairy tale.

And that’s the Cliffs’ Notes version! Gods Word is has so much to teach us about the kind of King we serve and our role within His kingdom. As you use this resource to influence the girls around you, know that He probably has a lesson or two in store for you as well. But don’t worry. You won’t end up with a tarnished tiara. Instead you can bank on a renewed passion for the King of Kings.

I can’t wait to hear about it!