She Reformed

Happy Friday sisters! Who else is looking forward to the weekend?! *Disclaimer: makeup is not the subject of this post; as much as I love it it’s not my forte! But hey I thought it would be a rather catchy title, it’ll also make sense as we go into this post and how it relates to this specific scripture we’re about to dive in to!* “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” - Matthew 7:24-27 Let’s do a bit of reflecting and ask ourselves this: When the going gets tough, how’s our foundation looking? What is ou...

Shirina Carstens is a well recognized speaker and humanitarian based in London, UK who has travelled around the world giving talks, coaching and inspiring others with her testimony and life experiences. To kick start our "She Reformed meets" series for this blog, Chloe had the opportunity to talk to Shirina regarding her work and to find out a little bit more about her! Hey Shirina, thanks so much for taking the time out your schedule to talk to us! First things first: How did you get your idea or concept for your movement? So initially my movement came about from a previous business I ran (Beauty from within) which was a theatre company that focus on doing dramas based on the taboo subjects that we as humans hide from such as suicide, self worth etc. During this time I would host the event, from here when we ended people would ask me to speak at their events sharing my story as I did at my own event. From here I kind of fell into speaking literally before I knew...

I was recently going through the book of Isaiah and was reading through chapter 61 when this verse in particular spoke to me: "Instead of your [former] shame you will have a [ d ] double portion ; And instead of humiliation your people will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double [what they had forfeited]; Everlasting joy will be theirs." ~ Isaiah 61:7 AMP This verse caused me to reflect on How God not only sees us, but what He desires for us. He doesn't see us how we see ourselves. We have all made mistakes. There may be things in our past/actions we took that we are not proud of, or wish we could erase. However, here is the remarkable, extraordinary, supernatural thing about God: He still sees us with love. He sees us where we are ~ in the midst of our brokenness, in the midst of our shame, fear and failures. And He meets us there. He is more than able and capable to take our broken pieces, ...

    I found out about this study technique from Instagram about two summers ago (oh the joys of what you can learn from IG!). Since then, I have used this method as a basis for most of my independent scripture study. I found this method at a time where I was reading the word, but wasn’t at times good at learning how to really observe what was being said and how I could apply it to my life. If that sounds like you right about now then keep reading as this technique could help! Lets have a look at what S.O.A.P stands for and take it from there!     Scripture –Take whatever scripture it is you are reading from. This can be a couple of verses or a chapter. Observation – There are a lot of questions you could ask for this part of the method, here are ones I like to ask: What is going on in the verses? Who wrote it? What is the scripture about? What is the backstory? What is being said? What is the purpose? (As you can see ther...

If you are familiar with the word, you have probably come across these verses at some point: “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:14-16 (The Message) As Christians we are called to be the light of the world, but what does that ultimately mean for us? To not keep God a secret, to be His ambassador in this world, sharing the good news and love of Jesus whenever possible. I love how the message version describes being a light as bringing out the God colours into the world...

Hello and welcome! She Reformed is a movement created in 2019 encouraging women to live boldly for God, and that through knowing Jesus their lives can be reformed.   Have prayer requests? Contact us.  We look forward to praying for you and trusting God to provide a breakthrough. Follow us over on Instagram! @shereformed It is our prayer that She Reformed encourages readers to seek the One daily, the One who can fill every need and desire of their hearts. To be transformed and renewed by the Spirit rather than conform to the world.     She Reformed x