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I am Beautiful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you. (Sol. 4:7<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. (Prov. 31:25<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. (Is. 62:3<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. (Prov. 31:26<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. (Ps. 34:5<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb.\u00a0 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! (Ps. 139:13-16<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your workmanship is marvelous \u2013 how well I know it. (Psalm 139:13 \u2013 14<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For we are God\u2019s masterpiece… (Eph. 2:10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am Valuable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. (1 Peter 3:3-4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gracious woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth. (Prov. 11:6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. (Prov. 31:26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her! (Lu. 1:45<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. (Ps. <\/strong>46:5<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Pet. 5:10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? (Es. 4:14<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (1 Peter 2:9<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Phil. 3:20<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Lord said to Samuel, \u201cDo not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. (1 Sam 16:7<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Mt. 5:8<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 Cor. 12:27<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. (1 Cor. 6:20<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am Created as Beloved and Christ Lives in me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.” (Prov. 31:30)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is worth far more than rubies. (Prov. 31:10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But by the grace of God I am what I am. (1 Cor. 15:10<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands… (Is. 49:16<\/strong>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. (Gal. 2:20<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” (2 Cor. 6:18<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons (and daughters) of God, through faith. (Gal. 3:26<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Col. 1:27<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. (Jo. 15:15<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you.\u00a0 (1 Cor. 15:58<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. (Jo. 1:12<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Col. 3:3<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. (Eph. 4:24<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So God created mankind in his own image… (Gen. 1:27<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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