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Fuel for the Fire is written by the Teens and Twenties of Spirit & Truth Fellowship International.by Krysti WallerHello and God bless you! My name is Krysti Wallerand I am 15 years old. It was on my heart to preparean article on how God sees women in the Body ofChrist. Almost every day I see young women trying to fitinto the world’s standard of beauty and worth, and I can’thelp but wonder if they know how much they are valued byGod. To dive further into this topic, let’s first break down thelies that the Devil tells women:1.) I am ugly and unaccepted by God and/or others.Sadly, so many women today base their worth on howthey look on the outside because they want to fit into theworld’s category of beauty. The world’s standard of beauty islooking attractive on the outside and enhancing your featuresby things such as wearing clothes that attract attention toor away from a certain body part, or even cosmetic surgery.Lots of times women feel like they need such things to beaccepted. However, that is certainly not the case!2.) I need many material things to show off so I fit in witheveryone and look successful.Women sometimes feel like they need to have the mostexpensive car, nice clothes or lots of money to be successfuland admired so they will fit in. I, being a young woman,know that we strive to be admired and desired by others,and sometimes we will do anything to get that kind ofacknowledgment. Oftentimes we do not realize the truthGod says about us in His Word.Now that we know a couple of the specific lies that Satantells women, let’s see what is true about us. Here is a Scriptureverse regarding the first lie that I mentioned, that may causewomen to sometimes feel they are ugly and unaccepted.Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but awoman who fears the Lord is to be praised.Here, God is saying that outer charm is deceptive andouter beauty will come and go, but a woman that respectsHim is to be praised. Isn’t that the truth! I’ve met someabsolutely gorgeous looking women, but unfortunately theyCharm is deceptive, and beautyis fleeting; but a woman whofears the Lord is to be praised.- Proverbs 31:30weren’t so gorgeous on the inside so I didn’t really enjoybeing around them. So far, what God has said in this verse istrue. Now let’s look at the other part. I’ve met some womenwho weren’t the most beautiful women on the outside butthey had such gorgeous and precious hearts that made themso beautiful to me, because they respected God! I rememberthem more than the women who were beautiful on theoutside, because the heart is what matters, not the outwardappearance. God’s Word is totally true!I also want to point out what God sees in women. Thisis His view on us:28 STFonline.org/sower | May/June 2008
God loves us THE WAY WEARE! We don’t have to earn Hisapproval through our outerlooks and social status.TruthOrTradition.com/selftalk1 Peter 3:3 and 4(3) Your beauty should not come from outwardadornment, such as braided hair and the wearingof gold jewelry and fine clothes.(4) Instead, it should be that of your inner self,the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is of great worth in God’s sight.TruthOrTradition.com/womenGod is not impressed with outer looks, and back whenthis verse was written, braided hair and gold jewelry werethe things people wore to show good social status. Todayit’s kind of like driving a Lexus or a Mercedes; it showsgood social status. Ladies, what God is impressed with isyour inside, the UNFADING beauty of a gentle and quietspirit! That is of great worth in Gods sight! This verse alsogoes along with both lies that I mentioned in the beginningof this article.God loves us THE WAY WE ARE! We don’thave to earn His approval through our outer looks andsocial status. We are already approved by God becausewe accepted His Son! Ladies, God is in love with yourINSIDE, your heart!FURTHER STUDY• For further study on the subject of self-talk, visitTruthOrTradition.com/selftalk• For some very empowering articles onthe Role of Women in the Church, visitTruthOrTradition.com/women• To learn about the amazing characterof Mary, the mother of Jesus, visitTruthOrTradition.com/maryTruthOrTradition.com/maryMaryDefining True GreatnessTeens and 20s needed!If you would like to write a short articlefor Fuel For the Fire, please contact usat STF@STFonline.orgMay/June 2008 | STFonline.org/sower 29
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