A Beautiful Woman in Christ

We had a great Mom's Time Cafe at the Markle's home this past Saturday. There was time to get to know other moms, time to laugh at some Anita Renfroe DVD clips and be encouraged by a devotional shared by Pastor Steve's mom, Leslie. The devotional was so inspiring that I knew it had to be put on the blog for all to see and think about. (Leslie used the outline below from www.creativeladiesministry.com by Julia Bettencourt, but shared other scripture and examples from her own life.)

As we go through our daily "beauty routine" think of the parallels spiritually.
1. Cleanser - In order to make ourselves beautiful, we have to first cleanse ourselves of all unwanted impurities. Our cleansing agent works through our confession and God's forgiveness. I John 1:9
2. Moisturizer - Having compassion can be a good moisturizer. When we start seeing others and their need instead of our own it can really soften us up! Jude 21, 22
3. Wrinkle Cream - If we want to smooth out those wrinkles how about applying a meek and quiet spirit? I Peter 3:4
4. Foundation - We need to start with a good foundation and what is better than the Word of God? If we have the Word of God in our hearts the rest of our spiritual make-up can be easily applies. Psa 119:11
5. Eye Makeup - To keep our eyes shinning the brightest we need to guard them from seeing things that are not fitting of a beautiful woman in Christ. I Cor 6:19
6. Lipstick - To make the face complete don't forget your lips. Apply lipstick in the shade of "pleasantness" daily for best results. Prov 16:24
7. Blush - The blush we apply should be God's love radiating through us. Rom 5:5
8. Hand Lotion - We don't want our hands to become dry and brittle so we need to apply some generosity and good deeds. Prov 31:31
9. Food Therapy - Sometimes when we overlook our feet they can get callused and rough so we need to get them going in the right direction. Take your feet only to the places that Christ would approve. I Thes 5:22

I hope these words cause you to think the next time you're getting ready!