The first chapter of Captivating talked a lot about beauty and how women are always seeking to be beautiful. It also talks about how we are always looking for our prince charming. But that's okay! Because that's how God made us! God purposely made a woman's heart the center of her being. He purposely made it the most important part of her body. Proverbs 4:23 tells us "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Our heart is the center of our creativity, our happiness, our self assurance, our love, our passion. It is the "center of our being". That is why God made us so that we want a prince and so that we want to be beautiful. He wants us to have the best that we can have. And at the same time, He wants us to find the beauty within ourselves. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest at least looking at the stories on page 15 and realizing that even though they are both at very different ages, both girls still admire the thought of beauty. It challenges us and it sometimes even engulfs us. As the times change, the views of women change and the ways they are portrayed, but I believe that we should take a step back and realize that God really has a plan for all of this already set in stone in all of our hearts just waiting for us to find. On top of all that our hearts already are, I believe that our hearts are a mystery, even to the one that it resides in. We are on a mission to "unveil" it.
"But the desires set deep into our hearts seem like a luxury, granted only to those women who get their acts together. The message to the rest of us- whether from a driven culture or a driven church- is try harder."
-Captivating (7)
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