You Are Beautiful
What I want to say to you today seems so short and simple. But it is also very powerful, especially once we let it seep deep down into the core of our being and we begin to really believe it, which then leads to living it! I believe one of the main things God wants me to tell woman is: 1) You are beautiful and 2) He loves you!
Two, three-word, statements. So short and simple. But why is it that we, women, have such a hard time believing we are beautiful? We seem to see and admire the beauty in everyone else around us, but we so often fail to see it in ourselves.
A powerful, little book was put in my hands ten years ago. It changed my life! It was the book, Beauty by the Book: Seeing Yourself as God Sees You by Nancy Stafford. I highly recommend this book. It was through this book that I learned that I was beautiful, just becausse God made me and there is no one else in the whole world like me. It’s that simple ladies! You are beautiful, not because of the size jeans you wear or because you have a beautiful complexion or because you are having a great hair day! You are beautiful just because God made you and there is no one else like you in the whole world! It is your uniqueness that makes you beautiful! Beauty really does shine from the inside out. Believe this and you will be even more beautiful to the people around you.
God loves you! Do you believe this today? Do you truly believe the words we find in the Bible that say, “’I (the Lord ) have loved you with an everlasting love’” (Jeremiah 31:3). And again, He loves you simply because He made you. He is your Creator. He is your Heavenly Father. We, as moms, don’t love our children because they have been perfect. We love them because they are our children. We don’t love them for what they do, but for who they are. Often times it is the simple, little things they do that make us the happiest! Like when they are swinging on a swing or are fast asleep in their bed. It’s the same with you and me. You do not have to be perfect or doing something great for your Heavenly Father to love you. He loves you so much more than you know! Just take Him at His word! He takes great delight in you… He rejoices over you with singing (see Zephaniah 3:17).
Application:
- We live what we believe. So I ask you, do you believe you are beautiful and God loves you? If not, why not?
- How would it change your life or make a difference in your attitude and actions, if you did believe you are beautiful and God loves you?
Always Pray & Don’t Give Up
This little book is a profound demonstration of God’s power and of true faith in action. It is a guidebook for learning how to pray Scripture, filled with eighty-nine weekly Prayer Sheets for your marriage — eighty-nine pages of power that will change your life and the lives of all those around you, as you too learn to always pray and not give Up!
Testimonials
“Praying Scripture is the most powerful and effective way to pray for your marriage. It can be a daunting task to search out all the passages that apply, though. In this book, Tammy has done the hard work for us in compiling a beautiful arrangement of God's attributes along with verses to pray for myself, as a wife, and verses to pray over my husband and marriage. The Lord has used many of these passages to bear fruit in my own life and marriage."
Mariel Davenport , Author
Knowing God Through His Names
A Housewife Desperate for God
“Tammy Rentsch is passionate about prayer. She prays faithfully and frequently. She is also committed to loving her spouse enough to pray for their marriage. Read this book and you will be equipped and encouraged to pray consistently and powerfully for your marriage with the Scriptures as your guide.”
Brian D. Russell
Professor of Biblical Studies
Dean, School of Urban Ministries
Asbury Theological Seminary