God and Woman

What if we have it all wrong?What if God never intended for us to be beautiful?I mean, where did our notions of being beautiful even come from in the first place?Maybe our Creator never really intended for us as women to express our beauty and feel good about our appearances.

And what I mean by beautiful is not just inner beauty but also our outer appearance, our physical beauty. In all our efforts to make ourselves look and feel more beautiful, maybe the truth is that we just weren’t designed to be attractive!That’s when my imagination took over. And in my mind’s eye, one brave woman decided to ask God about it and learn the truth once and for all.

Here’s how I imagine that conversation going:


Woman: Ugh! Look at me. I look awful. God, will I ever be attractive?

God: No, dear, I’m sorry to tell you that you are just not designed to be attractive. Your hips are too big, you are too fat and you have numerous flaws in your physical features—which you have done a great job identifying, by the way. Oh, and one more thing: you will probably start looking old when you hit about 35!

Woman: OK, wow. I had it all wrong, God! Here I thought that someday I would actually be beautiful. But thanks for letting me know once and for all how this whole appearance thing really works.

God: You’re welcome. Glad I could help sort it out for you.

Woman: Now I can just settle in to that belief and not let it distract me anymore. I can now accept that I will always be unattractive and full of physical flaws. I was always trying to make myself look better before, but now I can really move on with my life.

God: Yup! Sorry about that. I guess you just can’t have it all!

Woman: Thanks, God.

Or, Maybe We’re the Ones Who Haven’t Been Able to See the Truth About Our Beauty

I’m pretty sure you’d agree with me just how absurd that first conversation would be!

That’s why I imagined a different scenario. And this time it wasn’t fiction.

Instead, this second conversation actually represents my own experience and any woman’s experience after discovering the truth about her true Type of beauty:

Me: Hi God, apparently I’ve made a mistake! For most of my life I believed I wasn’t beautiful.

God: Yes, I am aware of that. I’ve been trying to show you otherwise for all those years. I’m glad you can finally see it now.

Me: Sorry I wasn’t paying attention! It’s just that most women have this belief that they are flawed and I just wanted to fit in.

God: I understand. It is popular to think that. But hey, could you help me out? Could you help other women see this truth about their beauty? Could you help them understand that I only know how to create beauty?

Me: Yes! Now that I see the truth of my own beauty, I’m also able to see the beauty in other women, and I want to help more women discover this truth about themselves, too! It’s amazing! I can’t believe I couldn’t see it before. Thanks for your patience, God, and for making me—and all women—so beautiful.

God: My pleasure!

Me: Thank you so much. I’m so glad I can accept this truth about myself now and get on with my life using the wonderful gifts and talents you have blessed me with to make a difference in my life and others. It’s wonderful.

Which of these two conversations are you having?

Now, I know that first conversation is a bit dramatic. But I wanted to point out how ridiculous it is when we as women hold a belief or think that we aren’t beautiful.

Consider for a moment that God only creates beauty. And that includes you!

Because the truth is, either we were created with our beauty intact or we weren’t.

The choice is up to you.

Are you ready to discover the truth about your beauty?