The Essence of Beauty

In continuing with my bedtime ritual, last night, I read another couple of sections in Captivating. The authors' experiences and concepts are always enlightening. The sections I read last night were on beauty. A beautiful God. A beautiful creation. The culmination of God's beauty: Women.

It was neat because they discussed somewhat of the same principle that I wrote about yesterday. After reading, I couldn't wait to share this passage with you.

"A woman in her glory, a woman of beauty, is a woman who is not striving to become beautiful or worthy enough. She knows in her quiet center where God dwells that he finds her beautiful, has deemed her worthy, and in him, she is enough. In fact, the only thing getting in the way of our being fully captivating and enjoyed is our striving.

'He will quiet you with his love' (Zeph. 3:17). A woman of true beauty is a woman who in the depths of her soul is at rest, trusting God because she has come to know him to be worthy of her trust. She exudes a sense of calm, a sense of rest, and invites those around her to rest as well. She speaks comfort; she knows that we live in a world at war, that we have a vicious enemy, and our journey is through a broken world. But she also knows that because of God all is well, that all will be well. A woman of true beauty offers others the grace TO BE and the room to become" (134-135).

Wow, how inspiring...truly captivating! This is the woman I long to be.

"This is the woman you are; I made you this way," --God.

This is the woman I am!

So today, I have decided to modify my life mission to include such an inspiring and vital character trait: To live a love-filled outrageous life with no regrets, leading with passion and conviction, inspiring all those in my path, while unveiling my beauty and, in doing so, encouraging others to do the same.



Eldredge, John & Staci. Captivating. Nelson Books, Nashville. 2005.