Beauty & Faith Blog Hop

Welcome to the Loved by God Faith Blog Hop! We are so blessed to have you be a part of it.

If you arrived from  Nana's blog then you are in the right place. If you just happened to have landed here, go on over to Nana's blog so that you can catch the beginning of the hop and get a chance to win a spot on the Ashes to Beauty Program (value: 597 dollars).

This month we want to share with you about the beauty we find in Christ through Psalm 45:11 (verse 12 for the Dutch Bibles). "Let the Kind be enthralled by ur beauty; honor Him, for He is ur Lord..".

Here is the list of the beautiful and bold woman sharing their stories and talents:

Nana

Wendy <--- you are here now

Nicole

Dolores

Marjolaine

Tammy

I was wondering what I should do with this verse. Because when I read the first part of the scripture, I thought:  'my beauty?'   I know I'm not ugly, but I don't think I'm that beautiful too. So I didn't know what to do with that at first. But then I realized that God made everybody in His image. And He made everything so beautiful. So who am I to put myself down, when God things I'm beautiful? 

I think, we woman, are often so harsh on ourselves. We don't think we are good enough, or not pretty enough, that we can do things a lot better and we don't give enough of ourselves. We tend to look at others, or believe the things we see in soap series on tv and compare ourselves to woman we think  have it all. But those tv series.... well..... it's all just make believe. And when we look at others, where we think that they are so great and don't have flaws..... Well, just know, beautiful lady, they have their doubts, flaws and insecurities too, you know.  

Maybe this verse isn't about our beauty on the outside. Maybe this scripture means the beauty on our insides. God knows our hearts. And he knows us better then we do ourselves. Just honor God with all you have. And ask Him to use you for His Kingdom. " Well, I don't have enough strength, or courage", you might say or think. But God gives us the strength we need. He provides us what we need most. Because in our weakness, God shows His strength. 

I know it's easy for me to say, but let me tell you a secret.... I also struggle with those things. I'm not superwoman (I've realized that a while ago, and ouch... that really hurt). But by putting your life in Gods hands, and praising Him through all circumstances.... He will work through you. And blessing you there where you need it the most. Just remember He is our God. He holds our future in His hands. He knows what's best for you. Although we might have our own plans. But God has so much bigger plans for us, we don't even dream to imagine.

Sweet, sweet beautiful woman.... keep the faith, keep praying and giving your life to God, each day. He will do a great job in your life. Just trust and see. 

God loves you, and so do I.

Well, that's enough for the talk, I guess. Here is the layout I've made for this months Hop.