From Insecurity to Inner Glow: The True Beauty That Comes From Identity |Ep 49

What if the most beautiful thing about you is not your face, your body shape, or that wonderful makeup you've got on? What if it actually comes from the confidence and peace that is found in truly knowing who you are? Because honestly, there is a kind of radiant makeup cannot even attempt to create. Hey sis, welcome to reframe her worth tired of fear, inconsistencies and striving. Prave in peace and confidence, you're in the right place. I'm tame, wife, mom and founder of this space. I went from Dalton to walk in a journey of clarity with fate, mindset shifts and identity grounding. Ready to use your God-given gifts with intention and freedom? Hold on tight. Let's ride! Hello and welcome to reframe her worth. So glad you've joined me today. We'll be talking about identity beyond looks. You know, a very makeup as women makes us people of marvel and wonder. The first thing Adam said after God made the woman and brought her to him was, "This is now born of my bones, flesh of my flesh." You know, the newly-ventrallation puts its earth, "At last the man is claimed, this one is born from my bone and flesh from my flesh. She shall be called woman because she was taken from man." Is it in that statement I saw, excitesment? It was like him saying, "Wow, wow, God, you really did it this time." There was so much delight in wonder and awe in what he was saying. And honestly, I think because of that design, we are naturally prone to wanting to look good, to glamour and just feel beautiful, to feel fine, fly, radiant or whatever you choose to call it. And honestly, there is nothing wrong with that. Looking good like this say is good business. See, even God when describing the garments, Aaron and his sons would wear, "There was intentionality in their appearance." See, the scripture says, "Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron, to give him dignity and honor, that's the new international version." But I would like to own down on the New Living Translation, it says, "Make sacred garments for Aaron that are glorious and beautiful." Some versions would say, "For glory and splendor, some use glory and beauty, but the idea behind it is the same." And I think this is so important. It doesn't just beauty, it was glory and beauty, splendor and beauty. So you see, beauty is valid, but there is a glory attached to the beauty and it is that glory that sustains it. It is the beauty that is rooted in identity, not just mere beauty. And you see, these were priestly garments. They were being made for people that served the living God, people that carried the responsibility of bringing to pass His purposes, this people were people of vision, living with a mission. And it is the identity that gave meaning to this beauty. And I honestly think this applies here and now. Because there is a kind of beauty that radiates differently when a woman becomes secure in who she is. Not arrogant, not performative, just settled and no end for sure. There is a different glow that comes from peace. There is a different confidence that comes from identity. I know this because I have experienced it growing up and honestly Africans, especially women from my pack of the world are so curvy. Interestingly, I got the puberty and you see what I didn't inherit any of the covenants. Everybody else apart from me and my family were blessed with being curvy. And because of that people were often pointed out, I was encouraged to wear extra shots underneath clothes so that I would look more curvy. And there were different little suggestions so that I could look fuller. And I think the heart behind it was good. But unintentionally, seeds of insecurity were being so soon about the way I looked. I was also conscious about my nose because I felt it was way too big in proportion to my face. So this was some of the insecurities I grew up with. I'm still not curvy. But I've realized over time that there is a beauty and there is a glory that radiates when you come into the fullness of your identity. When you come into the knowledge of who you are and who you are, my goodness, there's a different kind of radius that comes from that pace. Honestly, I was looking at pictures from years ago compared to now and it's interesting because technically I've grown older. But genuinely, I think I look more beautiful now than I did back then. And it's not because my futures changed dramatically. But because I became more comfortable in my skin, confident to add the layer of beauty that makeup honestly cannot buy. There was a season in my university days where I experimented with makeup and tried to learn how to use it properly. And honestly, makeup is not bad. I see how people use it and are like, wow, this is wonderful. The one thing that discouraged me from making full makeup, the regal thing for me was I noticed some people looked dependent on it so much that when they were wearing it, they almost looked like something was missing from my face. And I remember thinking, I don't really want to be that one that feels incomplete without makeup. I still use lip gloss. But I rarely ever use full makeup. And one of the reasons behind that decision was I wanted to really, really put my confidence to point where even without makeup, I still felt beautiful. I didn't want the confidence to disappear the moment my face was bare. And I think that decision helps me become more comfortable in my natural self. Even the podcast art for reframe her worth. It's me without makeup and honestly, I still look good because there's a glory called Brings. There's truly an inner glow that comes from confidence, peace, identity and knowing who you are in Christ. And honestly, when a woman becomes secure in herself, you can feel it, you can sense it. It is palpable. Not because she's trying to prove anything, but because she's no longer fighting for herself, it's no longer she's not fighting herself anymore. She's no longer shrinking. There's no hiding. There's no dependence on external things to feel okay. And that confidence, it radiates differently. So yes, look good. Dress well. Glam up if you want to. That is not the enemy, but beyond all that, let's pursue the inner glow that comes from the glory. That confidence that comes from identity, that peace that comes from knowing who you are, that security that comes from knowing you are loved by the Father. Hey sis, if this is blessed you, this is the point of pause, center, sister and leave me a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. So more women can find it too. I'll leave you with these reflection questions. What does beauty rooted in identity personally mean to you? What areas of your identity in Christ do you need to become more secure in? What does pursuing the inner glow that comes from the glory look like in your everyday life? Remember, your appearance was always meant to compliment your glory, which is the main event, pursue the glow that comes from the glory. I'm saying, reminding you to keep walking, keep leaving and keep becoming the amazing woman God already sees, until I come me away next Monday. Thank you for sharing your time with me sis. If this is blessed to you, I'd really love for you to share it with your friend or two and leave a written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so more women find this space. Want to join the journey? A link to my email list is in the show notes. Nostrum just heartfelt notes from me to you. Until our next ride next week, stay rooted in shoots and wrapped in peace.