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Today I Dare To Be….

If you’re anything like me, you have a catalog in your mind of some pivotal moments in your life when different people may have said “you can’t…”
Some of those defining moments have stayed with me, influenced me, kept me from believing that I am who God says that I am.

But the more I have discovered about Jesus and the more I learn of His thoughts towards me, what once were deafening and defeating statements, are replaced by the Truth of God.

I’m calling on all my girlfriends to rise up and be a part of a revolution. That together, with one voice, the earth would hear us, as the sisterhood of God say, “yes, we can.”

Dare To Be is a call for women to stand and say “I am who God says that I am. I can be what God says I can be. I can do what God has asked me to do.” If we could begin to see what God sees when He looks at us, how would that change our lives, marriages, families, communities and the world?

When Jesus asked Peter to walk on the water, I’m betting there were many “I can’t” thoughts that initially crossed his mind. But because Peter dared to believe and trust, Jesus accomplished the impossible through his life. He wants to do the same through us. Jesus didn’t say, “I’m sorry, Peter, but water-walking is for Messiahs only.” No, he said one simple word: Come. God is daring us to do impossible things by faith.

This is what I am asking of you. Throughout the week, I want you, daughter of the King, to dare to believe & live 1 thing God has called you to be.

1. Write it on a piece of paper. Then sign your name.
2. Take a picture while holding the sign. Tweet or facebook the pic with the hashtag #daretobe
3. Live it out.

We’ll make a weekly collage of all who are Daring To Be. I want to see your face among what will be a beautiful collection, and I’ll be excited to feature you on my website.

So, what will you DARE TO BE? Love, kindness, hope, courage, joy, peace, justice, freedom, empowered, uncompromising, forgiving, whole….

“I can do all things through CHRIST…”(Phil 4:13) – and so can YOU!

Join us for a Dare To Be event. Check dates and locations here.

March 12, 2012  •  11 Comments  •  Posted in Blog
  • Chenyn Allen

    I am SO glad I’m following you. Thank you for your inspiration!

  • http://twitter.com/davesgirl0800 Beth Minks

    You rock Lady! As a fellow “Daughter of The King” I will gladly be a part of your collection. I hope to get a picture of myself up soon! Thank you for all you do to make sure women around the globe remember that they are ALL daughters of our wonderful Lord and King! †♥†

  • http://www.facebook.com/cassiasturgeon Cassia Sturgeon

    I love this! I love your music, your message, what you’re all about! : )

  • http://www.facebook.com/jenna.dewitt Jenna DeWitt

    Ok, so I have to say, when I first started reading this I was like “Oh, that’s so nice. Isn’t Natalie pretty?” And then “Dare You To Move” from Switchfoot came on my Pandora station and it hit: this is real. We are called and commissioned to stand for more than this world. We have confidence at the throne of the Most High! What can mere mortals do?

    “the tension is here/between who you are and who you could be / between how it is and how it should be”

    Let us rise up as daughters of God-of-the-Angel-Armies and fight back against all the false identity this world puts on us (and we put on ourselves).

    Dare accepted. :)

  • Britneegrant

    This is the same message that has been burning in my heart since the beginning of the year!! I have had so many dreams, to accomplish SO MANY THINGS!! I just kept asking God, HOW?? HOW CAN I DO THESE THINGS?? I have never done anything like this before!! Then I gently eard the Lord reply back to me, “WHO told you NO, Who told you, you couldn’t do that??” Then I started thinking about all the limitations that I put on myself, due to fear!! I am actually in the process of painting this on a canvas!! I can’t wait til it’s done!! It’s going to be in my new office, in my house!! I’m going to pursue my dreams one day at a time, and be faithful with what the Lord puts in my hands!! I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 NKJV)

  • Becky Dymond

    Hi,
    I love your song “Make a Way.” If possible, I would like ro ask your permission to create a video using this song to raise awareness about sex trafficking – and how easy it is for girls to get in over their heads. I run a non-profit called Hepzibah House that works with women rescued out of human trafficking, located in south Florida.
    Thanks,
    Becky Dymond,
    Founder & CEO of Hepzibah House
    http://www.hepzibahhouse.org/video

  • Terisommer

    Natalie…I too have had this message burning in my heart. I believe God is calling to the women of today to rise up and take these truths to heart. He is opening doors that only He can open for me to share this same message with different groups. I’m excited to be a part of that Dare to Be movement! Today I dare to be courageous, who God made me to be, and be a KINGDOM SHAKER in doing so!! Thanks for sharing. I hope you will be here in ATL one of these days soon! Blessings.

  • Terisommer

    Ok…just checked…your not coming to GA with this. Please come to GA with this Dare To Be conference! Please?! :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Janelle-Turner-Reed/1437322607 Janelle Turner Reed

    Natalie, I know you must get a lot of requests to check things out but I know you will not be disappointed if you check out the ministry I work for, LeadHer ministries. We are a woman’s ministry who encourages and equips women to be leaders in their communites for Christ. We are currently looking for intentional woman of God to become Ambassadors of our ministry and through your music and your blog, we feel you would be an awesome choice!! If you have a sec go to LeadHer.org and check us out. I am the Events/Promotions Director and my email is janelle@leadher.org. I would love to chat with you sometime about it if it’s something you think you would be on board with. We want to change the world for Christ 1 Community, 1 chapter, 1 woman at a time! Would love for you to help us do that Natalie!

  • christine

    how do I get a dare2be tee shirt??? I couldn’t get one the night of the event in St. Louis.

  • http://www.facebook.com/dawn.r.goggin Dawn R Goggin

    I am sensing a theme here! God is moving in powerful ways as He is causing His people to put into action that which He puts in our hearts. I had prayed daily for years asking God what He wanted me to do with my life. I felt I needed His strong hand to know it was not of my own will, but of His. He answered in January with a complete, start to finish, knowledge of His will. He has given me theREALmeMAGAZINE.com, and on Feb 2nd, we had our grand launch. Since that time over 60,000 hits on our magazine have proven this is His will, not my own. I am privileged to spend my days writing articles, developing the website, creating and posting videos, etc…that all make up theREALmeMAGAZINE. It’s sole purpose, I believe He is showing me, is to draw the unsaved through encouragement, examples of everyday women doing extraordinary things, and articles that give a light-hearted perspective on life. I thought it was outrageously “coincidental” that the title of Natalie Grant’s newest song and the title God gave me for the magazine are quite similar (I just heard, “The Real Me” the other day, and I just had to say, “Thank you, God, for showing yourself in such powerful and obvious ways!”