23/12/2017

One of my friends reminded me that I didn’t put anything up for more than seven weeks. And I had two articles in my draft box. Two weeks ago, one early morning, I didn’t expect the first thing that appeared on YouTube was ‘Kate Middleton wears Diana’s favorite tiara and people get the chills….’  

August/2017 – rework

One of my dear sister in Christ suggested that I shall write about Diana in tune with the category of  ‘addicted to love.’ And how could I be able to add anything to write about Princess Diana if what says in theGardian that ‘millions upon millions of words were written about Diana, Princess of Wales, while she lived? Multiple millions of words were written when she died so shockingly in 1997.’ thus more ‘millions of words will be added to this already superabundant store.’ (1) 

Only when I found out that Princess Diana was an Anglican Christian, then I had the inner peace to share of how her funeral impacted the world and supernaturally brought glory to God, 20 years ago. And I also expounded on why her impact is still real, 20-years on, it was not because of a dianaminia phenomenon, it was after her own ‘Tell All” documentary was being aired. It only takes women understand other women.

In further, here I wonder what her life would be for being a Christian, had she ever been exposed to any of Apostle Paul’s teachings? Having God’s curse upon women in mind (Genesis 3:16), as result, emotions would always have a stronger hold on women than on men. And it had been more so in Diana’s emotional make-up. For according to the scriptures, its only prudent for Diana not to separate from her husband even she was in a loveless marriage. After 11 years of marriage, the Royal couple separated in late 1992.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (2)

‘and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband: but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.’

For being single again, although Diana had heavily devoted herself in many global humanitarian works, but due to her addicted to love personality, as if her deep longing of love were written all over on her forehead for the whole world to witness. With more than her share of scandals, affairs and the explosive TV interview, finally, in 1996, a divorce was inevitable. And yet according to Apostle Paul, it would deem unwise for her to remain unmarried, after all, she was still young.

I Corinthians 7:7-9  New International Version

‘But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion (or unfulfilled sexual passion).’

In the end,  her sudden, tragic death shocked the whole world. She died certainly before her times at 36. People may wonder would she be aged gracefully or beautifully at 56 this year? Would she receive ‘admonition‘ from the Church of England on her 2nd marriage to any man with whom she was in love? Did it ever occur to her what the impact would be upon her sons, knowing that her 2nd husband is going to be the stepfather of the future king of England? Would the Windsor be giving her the blessings?

What if her future husband didn’t share her Christian faith and value? Had she been warned that her yoke with an unbeliever would make a problematic marriage?Or would she be too addicted to her love for her beloved to take warnings? Or would she give up her faith for love? What if the man didn’t know how to love her, or to cherish her the way she desirous of being loved and cared? Or what if her future husband were too weak to flee from the worldly lust or temptations?

If all good things in life are from God (James1:17), and then it is that ‘the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away..'(Job 1:21 KJV). Diana was given all things in life, but she died young. Her life was an example of how a woman who was intensively in need to love and be loved but had no one to point her to the true love that could only be found in Jesus. It doesn’t mean that Christian women either single or married are immune from feeling lonely or miserable when their emotional need is not met.

It is until and unless we,  as women are fully aware of our inner self, our helplessness and ask Jesus to drive away all our weakness that we see in our own carnal emotions then not only we would be able to experience HIS love but also a curse-free life would be within our reach. So if a royal princess candidly talked about her problem openly, all women if in the similar situation should openly talk to people or to ask for help without being tarry.

It says in the book Philippians 4:13 –‘you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.’

Now in December, and is the month with it all the joy of Christmas. I wonder if Princess Diana ever had any truly joyous Christmas within or without those Palace walls? Now we can rejoice as we all know that she is with her Daddy God in heaven as His beloved. No more emotional disorder, no more bulimia or cutting herself up. And Jesus knows when her yearnings of love are. What about you, are you feeling lonely or December is the most miserable month in a year as you don’t have someone to spend Christmas with?

Many women would echo that it is possible for us to feel lonely even we are with our loved ones. The antidote, therefore, is how essential for all of us to pray for one another, especially during this time of the year to be able to discover that the most significant gift of all and for all is not found under the Christmas tree. It is the moment when we allow our entire being to be filled with Jesus’ love that never fails and never disappoints. After all, HE is faithful and HE is the true personification of love on earth.

This morning the scriptures that’s from the book of  Number 6:24-26 came to me, and it’s actually the lyrics of a Jewish scriptural song, the ‘Priestly Blessing’ and then I thought that it would be the perfect greetings for me to share it with you all during this festival season, what do you think?

‘The LORD will bless you, the LORD will keep you and the LORD will make His face to shine upon you; the LORD will keep you and be gracious unto you. And HE will give you peace, and HE will turn His face to you..‘ (3)

1. https://www.theguardian.com › Opinion -26/08/2017
2. Young’s Literal Translation