WHAT MAKES A WOMAN BEAUTIFUL

I was thinking about beauty again the other day…thinking about what makes a woman beautiful.

Is there that one thing that we can say universally makes a woman beautiful? Is there a character, personality, body feature, or style that is the definition for beautiful? I know a ton of beautiful woman, but the thing is…they are all different. They look different, act different, relate different, dress different. But they are all breathtaking and gorgeous and unique. So is there one thing that makes a woman truly beautiful?

I say yes, there is.

There is only one thing that makes a woman beautiful. It’s universal, and it doesn’t change as age and life takes it toll on skin tone and hair color. The thing that makes a woman beautiful: H E R S E L F. 

Herself.
Yourself.
Myself.

That is what makes us beautiful. Nothing else. Not our bodies, not our personalities, not our achievements. Not if we laugh gracefully like a little fairy or with belly-laugh abandon…not if we dress in classics or with hippie flair…not if we’re single or have a house full of children…not if we have fun putting on makeup or if we never wear a stitch of it…not if we feel beautiful or not…none of this makes us who we are.

You.

You are what makes you beautiful.

And I know it’s so hard to believe that…sometimes it feel impossible to believe that. The days where our shortcomings and imperfections glare at us and dare us to even entertain the thought of being beautiful…the days where we feel anything but beautiful. But it’s true…you are beautiful, and the thing that makes you so is Y O U.

Sometimes I find it almost fascinating the onslaught that the enemy hurls at us as woman in this realm of beauty. Some days I’m like, “really? again? seriously, find a new dagger to throw at me…you’ve been doing this one for years.” And I love the days where I feel strong and ready to fight back and feel the Truth. It’s liberating and makes me feel amazing. But it’s a battle…we are truly in a battle, sweet friends.

If there is anything I can offer you today, it’s this: hope, courage, and determination to shut the ears of your heart to those viscous lies from the enemy of your soul…the enemy of your beauty. He’s out to get you, but you are stronger. You can win. It’s hard, yes, and sometimes we lose…but you can win. You can let Truth win.

Sometimes you have to say it out-loud…you have to let the lies know they have to leave. I was out walking the other day, and within thirty minutes, I had worked myself into a terrible funk. I felt fat and horrible and ugly and awful. It happened slowly…just one little thought and feeling at a time…until I suddenly realized what was going on. And I told it to go away and start speaking the Truth, and by the time I walked back into the house, my happiness was back. That whole “resist the devil and he will flee from you” thing? Do it.

May you hear only those kind words of love today in your heart.

What about you: do you find it hard to really believe that you are what makes you beautiful? How do you resist the devil in this particular battle?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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