Oneka McClellan > Quotes

“Sometimes we just replay those old labels like a broken record. Our thoughts try to hold us captive so we’ll become enslaved to them. But God wants to bring us freedom. In Rome, slaves had a single name and when a slave was freed, they usually kept their slave name and adopted their former owner’s name. For example, a Roman inscription tells us that a man named Publius Larcius freed a male slave who was then called Publius Larcius Nicia.[7] The freed slave kept his slave name even though he had a new name. Sometimes, when God is trying to give us a brand-new name, we just add our slave name to it instead of walking in our free name.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“God has called us each by name, and what beautiful names they are. I want to urge you to open your heart now for a minute, and as you read the names that God calls you, I really hope you’ll slow down and let them settle deep into your identity. This is how the God of the universe sees you: Saved[10] Righteous[11] The Light of the World[12] Redeemed[13] Loved[14] Chosen[15] Overcomer[16] Daughter of God[17] These are just a few of the incredible names God has given you. Read that list again, and consider which of these true names feel easy for you to carry and which feel like they don’t quite fit. Bring the ones that don’t quite fit yet to the Lord, and ask Him to help you believe His words until they become part of who you are.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“I was using my crown negatively, but then I learned my value in Christ.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“We’re not eating the stew anymore. We’re not camping out in mediocrity anymore. We’re going to walk into the promises of God because we serve a God who has given us an inheritance.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“We need a fight song. We can’t just be quiet, still, and passive and wait as opportunities pass by. We’ve got to shout out the anthems of God. We’ve got to shout out our fight song and declare, “Victory is mine in the name of Jesus. I’m going to make it. It seems like I’m not right now. I feel defeated in this moment, but through Christ I can do all things.” We need to reclaim our fight song. We need to remember that we’ve been crowned to fight.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“Right now, God is saying, “You are My royal daughter. You are My princess. You are from a royal priesthood, a chosen generation.[5] I have a plan and a purpose for your life. I will not abandon you like others have in the past. You’re not rejected.[6] You’re accepted. I bought you with a price.[7] I shed My blood to remind you that you have dignity, that you have courage, that you are brave, that you are strong, and that you are being perfected.”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are

“God is the one who is going to make us into the women that He’s called us to be. I’ve been studying about Jesus, women, and Jesus’s heart for women. Women weren’t treated well in Jesus’s day. They were second-class citizens and couldn’t study the Word of God; they weren’t always allowed to participate in religious practices.[2] But Jesus flipped the script on all of this. He honored, defended, and spoke up for women. He fought for the woman accused of adultery and protected her from being stoned.[3] He stopped in the middle of a crowd to speak to the woman who had suffered for years from an issue of blood. He knew the moment she touched Him, even in a crowd.[4] He then healed a little girl.[5] He also found a woman in a synagogue, healed her on the Sabbath, which was unheard of, and called her “a daughter of Abraham.”[6] I love how He performed many miracles and defended the value of women not just in private locations but also in public. When Jesus died on the cross and then rose again, He appeared for the first time to women.[7]”
― Oneka McClellan, Born Royal: Overcoming Insecurity to Become the Woman God Says You Are