T.R.U.E P.R.I.N.C.E.S.S: A Message from the Father to His Daughters Through My Life

By Ivory Binion

True Princess was written during a tough point in my life. I was experiencing much pain and loss, and writing was my release. God showed me through my mistakes and bad choices that no matter what I did, he loves me! God turned my mess into a message. We are not man-made property, but heaven made royalty. No matter our age, size, or race, we are all daughters of the King! Many times, we allow situations or things we have faced to hold us back from destiny. I use my story and situations that I have endured to teach those that, despite the past, I can still live my dreams and fulfill purpose. I uplift and guide those to keep pressing forward with God on our side. This book is broken down into twelve concepts on how to live as a child of God. Each section begins with a prayer and follows with information, facts, and scriptures for the reader to gain a better understanding of who God is, who we are, and where we fit in this world. Throughout the book, I ask personal questions, and I encourage the reader to purchase a notebook keeping record of all feelings, testimonies, scriptures, prayers, and personal answers. I provide different techniques and examples of ways you can find the self through Christ. We are all works in progress, but each day God gives us on this earth is another opportunity to become a better you! I enjoyed the process of writing this motivational script, and I pray that it sets many free. Peace and blessings.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 11, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503546233

Ivory Binion

My name is Ivory Binion, and I am a true princess. I was born and raised in Rochester, NY, and I currently reside in Murfreesboro, TN. I am the daughter of Cynthia and Charles Binion. I am the sister of Maurice Griffin, David Coley, Charles Binion, Mykiah Binion, Ashley Killings, Chelsey Binion, and Anthony Simmons. I was raised in the church, singing in the choir and having Bible study in my home on a regular basis. I always knew of God, but I did not know him personally for myself. I soaked up the stories and listened to the gospel music, but I had not had an encounter with him. I was baptized at seven years old. The spirit came over me, and I wanted more of God. I didn’t understand it, but something on the inside of me wouldn’t let me sit in the pew any longer. I followed the spirit and went up for baptism. Years later, my parents divorced; a brother went to jail; a sister married; a brother passed away, and trails were coming. Weapons were forming. What I had been soaking up over my younger years would now be needed for me to make it through these situations. Unfortunately, I did not grab to God but made friends with the enemy. He knocked at my doorstep at the age of fifteen, and I entertained him until twenty-two years old. Still to this day, he tempts me, but I know how to use my tool box. After some time, doing things wrong would bother me. I moved away from home, and I had no peace. I was covered by my mother, but when I moved, it felt like the covering had been lifted off, and I had to find what I was looking for—not man, nor friends, nor degree, nor family members could fill this void. I was tired of the enemy using and abusing me. I wanted what I had when I was a child, which was Jesus. I found my way back to love, and it was not easy. I went back and forth, up and down! I was an emotional mess, but God never left me. The relationship that I was in was the last and final straw for the enemy to have such a hold over my life. When I got out of the relationship, I rededicated my life to Christ, and he gave me the name True Princess. I embraced her, the new me. I fell in love with the name and vowed to carry this name with me for the rest of my life. True Princess holds me accountable and reminds me that I am a child of God, the daughter of the King. I am a reflection of my Father, and anything I need help with, he would help me through. I chase God daily. I talk to him. When I am not in his presence because of the choices that I am making, I feel uncomfortable. God helped me write this script for his kingdom. I am not the only true princess that lives on this earth, but we all are children of the most high. You too are a true princess—the real deal, child of royalty! I am here to share with you my truths. I open my life to you for the glory of God. And the same God that has pulled me through can and will pull you through if you let him. He is faithful. I pray that this book opens up doors for you. I pray that God shows you a vision and reveals your purpose to you from the things that I have faced. Be encouraged and know we are all in this together, fighting the same fight for the glory of the Lord. Be bold for God! Be true to yourself, and don’t stop believing. We are heaven-made royalty, not man-made property! I thank God for you, and I am praying for you. May God bless you and be with you all the days of your life. Peace and blessings with love.

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Contents

Introduction

The King

Relationship

Uniqueness

Endurance

Purpose

Rushing

Inner Beauty (Insecurities)

Nurturing

Consistent

Evaluation

Self-Worth

Submission

Introduction

My name is Ivory Binion and I am a True Princess. I was born and raised in Rochester NY, and I currently reside in Murfreesboro TN. I am the daughter of Cynthia and Charles Binion. I am the sister of Maurice Griffin, David Coley, Charles Binion, Mykiah Binion, Ashley Killings, Chelsey Binion and Anthony Simmons. I was raised in the church, singing in the choir and having bible study in my home on a regular basis. I always knew of God but I did not know him personally for myself. I soaked up the stories and listened to the gospel music but I had not had an encounter with him. I was baptized at seven years old. The spirit came over me and I wanted more of God. I didn’t understand it but something on the inside of me wouldn’t let me sit in the pew any longer. I followed the spirit and went up for baptism. Years later my parents divorced, a brother was incarcerated, a sister married, a brother passed away and trials were coming. Weapons were forming. What I had been soaking up over my younger years would now be needed for me to make it through these situations. Unfortunately, I did not grab to God but made friends with the enemy. He knocked at my door step at the age of 15 and I entertained him until 22 years old. Still to this day he tempts me but I know how to use my tool box. After some time doing things wrong begin to bother me. I moved away from home and I had no peace. I was covered by my mother but when I moved it felt like the covering had been lifted off and I had to find what I was looking for. Not man, nor friends, nor degree, nor family members could fill this void. I was tired of the enemy using and abusing me. I wanted what I had when I was a child which was Jesus. I found my way back to love and it was not easy. I went back and forth, up and down! I was an emotional mess but God never left me. The relationship that I was in was the last and final straw for the enemy to have such a hold over my life. When I got out of the relationship, I rededicated my life to Christ and he gave me the name True Princess. I embraced her, the new me. I fell in love with the name and vowed to carry this name with me for the rest of my life. True Princess holds me accountable and reminds me that I am a child of God. The daughter of the King. I am a reflection of my Father and anything I need help with he would help me through. I chase God daily. I talk to him. When I am not in his presence because of the choices that I am making, I feel uncomfortable. God helped me write this script for his Kingdom. I am not the only True Princess that lives on this earth, but we all are children of the most high. You to are a True Princess. The real deal; child of royalty! I am here to share with you my truths. I open my life to you for the glory of God. And the same God that has pulled me through, can and will pull you through if you let him. He is faithful. I pray that this book opens up doors for you. I pray that God shows you a vision and reveals your purpose to you from the things that I have faced. Be encouraged and know we are all in this together fighting the same fight for the glory of The Lord. Be bold for God! Be true to yourself and don’t stop believing. We are heaven made royalty not man made property! I thank God for you and I am praying for you. May God bless you and be with you all the days of your life.

Peace and Blessings with love.

The King

Dearest Heavenly Father,

I come to you now with an open heart. I thank you for using me to give the message of who you truly are to your daughter. Thank you for teaching me so that I can guide your daughter to have the desire and the understanding of a royal mindset. You are the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. You are the Father and creator of all things. As your children we hold a special place in your Kingdom. Your sons are Princes; Kingdom men, and your daughters are Princesses; Virtuous Women. I come to you asking, please give me the words and wisdom that I need to show this young lady the God that lives inside of her. We all have a purpose and are each given specific talents and gifts for the glory of your most precious name. Thank you for choosing my life to be a living example of what a True Princess is and what she represents. Have your way with this book God. Your ways Lord over our own ways. We give you all the glory and the honor and the praise. Thank You for your grace and opportunity, in your most precious holy name,

Amen

Hi Princess! How are you? I am so excited to be able to be apart of your growing in our Lord! How I wish I could physically see the face of the Princess that is reading this book, growing closer to the Father and in her faith. God bless you Princess for having the desire to get back to your first love, God. God bless you if you are just accepting Christ as your personal savior. The Angels in heaven are rejoicing for you!

So the big question is: Who is God?

God is a King. He is thee all knowing, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. God is love; he is peace, and joy. He is The Great I am. God is a provider, a savior, a healer, and he is Lord of Lords. He is a promise keeper, and strength. He is a Mother, a Father, a Sister and a Brother. God is a friend, a way maker, and deliverer. He is a Man, a conqueror, wise, and royal. He is fair and just. He is a Song. He is good, amazing, and a forgiver. He is our Father whom created the Heavens and the Earth.

As society changes, the way people view God is also changing, but God remains the same always and forever no matter what the outlook of the world (Hebrews 13:8). His love is unconditional. A man can do the worst action possible, turn his life to God, repent, and the Lord will forgive him and accept him with open arms. He is the light and the truth. He is a man of great humor. His ways are not like our ways. We think in the flesh with evil and sin. His ways are pure and just. He loves us so much he created a son, born from the virgin Mary to walk the earth, show the people how to live and then die for the sins of the world (John 3:16). Everything we see, God already seen and he knew we would not be able to be saved, so he sent Jesus to be our Savior.

Could you imagine if you had a son, and you sent him to a place full of evil and wicked people, knowing your son’s purpose was to teach the wicked people about God and the Heavens, and then the people would hang him from a cross to die? Your son would die for the bad and the good people of the world. Would you send your son? He loved us so much he sent his one and only son Jesus so that you and I could be saved (John 3:16). God has now chosen us to be like Jesus and live with purpose and help our neighbors when God sends them our way. The intended purpose is to worship him, love ourselves, love our neighbors and bring glory to his name with our gifts and talents. (Matthew 22: 36-40).

God is everything. He will fill any void we may have and stand in the gap where pieces may be missing. He will never leave us nor forsake us. We have to open our hearts and let him in. Sometimes we may feel like he is far away but, he lives within us. How do we let him back into our hearts? We ask him, Lord come into my heart, I am open and willing. And believe that he will. If we feel distant from him, it may be due to us going astray. Our inconsistency with him may make him seem miles away but he never leaves. He is unchanging and present when you call on him. What makes him amazing is even when we go astray and take our eyes off of him, he will allow it. Then, when we feel alone like something is missing and call on him, he is ready, willing and there with extended hands.

God is a disciplinarian. Yes Princess, he does welcome you back every time with open arms but, there may be consequences for the action that took place while your mind was away. Still an Awesome God! The consequences will make you stronger in him. He works everything out for your good in the end (Romans 8:28). I may have been very irresponsible when it came to driving. As soon as I got my license, I was never home. I was always running the streets and driving fast. I drove with my windows down and music blasting! I wanted all attention on me so I made sure people noticed me when I passed by. I drove 15 miles over the speed limit at all times. From age 16 to 23 I have accumulated 9 speeding tickets, 2 tickets for driving with a suspended license, and 13 traffic violations. After calculating how much I have spent on tickets, the total came to 3,645 dollars. Because I had to pay them separately, my mind was not thinking about the total cost. What got my attention was when I was speeding in another state and the police pulled me over. When he ran my plates, it showed that my license had been suspended. I was far from home and the officer could not leave me on the side of the road, so he took me to jail. I spent two nights and three days in jail. He cuffed my hands and put me in the back seat and took me to Georgia County jail. I was so scared! They took my mug shot and my clothes and made me wear an orange jump suit. I cried the whole time I was there. I made my one phone call and my family was handling things on the outside. I was stuck with no windows in a cell. I could not even eat! I gave my food to the ladies around me and I just hung my head and cried. I listened to the stories and the past lifestyles of the women that were there. Side Note: Your situation can always be worse, remember that! The second night the girls had prayer and I joined in. God wanted my attention and he was not pleased. My tears were because I knew this. Lying in the cold cell I thought to myself, is this even worth it? Thank God I didn’t get into an accident. I could have died. I was going 90 in a 70 mile zone. One wrong move could have killed me. God wanted to get my attention so he allowed me to spend some time in jail. If I had not straightened up,