Free to Be Me

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)

Addiction and abuse of all kinds have touched people I love. My heart’s desire when I founded Unfading Beauty Ministries, Inc. was to minister to hurting and broken women. One of the greatest desires I had was to offer hope and comfort to women who found themselves in difficult situations. For that reason I began to donate my time and resources such as copies of my books, teaching DVD’s, and CD’s to women’s shelters, rehabilitation facilities, recovery groups, foster care homes, sex trafficking ministries and prisons around the world. Today we support women by ministering to them through various communication mediums. 

With all my heart I desire women to know that in Christ you are free to be you. That is the “you” without the mask. The “you” with all the mistakes you pray no one will ever find out about. You are free to be imperfect and not perform or live up to the expectations of others. You are free to have your questions and doubts. You are free to feel what you feel and not have to hide. But most of all you are free to be loved, just as you are.

Jesus doesn’t want us to wait until we are “all better,” or have “cleaned up” before we come to him. Instead we are free to come to him with the guilt and shame we feel from the past. We can bring him the hurtful words and actions of others that have caused us to feel rejected and unloved. We can bring him our addictions and habits. We can bring him our brokenness and ask him to fill us with his love.

While the devil may try to remind us of who we were, we can stand in the truth of who we are in Christ. But in order to stand in who we are we must learn what the Bible has to say about who God is, who we are in his sight, and how he wants us to live in this mixed up world.

If you are interested in donations for your program, group home, or recovery group please contact our offices at 949-954-4237.

Endorsement from Hosanna Home 

The definition of the word Hosanna is “save now, Lord.” The women who enter the rehab program of Hosanna Home are seeking to be saved from life controlling circumstances. In most cases, this means drug and alcohol addiction. When they enter the program, they are immersed in the love of Christ, and their life becomes centered on activities that are focused on the Word of God. That’s when lives begin to change, and that’s when God’s glory shines brightest.

C.J. Rapp’s book, I AM says, "You Are..." has become a great teaching tool to introduce the concept of God’s intimate, loving knowledge of them from the very moment of conception. The ladies learn about how they are cherished by their heavenly Father and that in Him alone they find forgiveness and healing from their past choices. They learn how to separate the world’s definition of who they have become from who I AM says they are.

I AM says, "You Are..." has provided thought-provoking discussions, insights and heart-felt prayers. Lives are being changed as the ladies come to know the Savior and learn that He has a divine purpose for their life. The Lord is indeed mighty to save, and Hosanna is a word whose meaning grows ever sweeter as the ladies learn who they are in Christ.

Hosanna Home, LaFayette, AL
Kim Ford, volunteer Bible-study teacher