Hi I'm Leslie Ludi host of the Set Apart Podcast, biblical encouragement for women of all ages.

Today we're going to dive into some biblical answers to questions that women often ask

about physical beauty.

Before we dive in, I wanted to remind you about our upcoming marriage and motherhood retreat that's happening in Colorado, November 7th through 9th, 2019.

I'd love to see you there, whether you're a wife, a mom, or a single woman

who just desires God's vision for marriage and family. This is a small intimate retreat.

We're limiting space so that we can just really keep the atmosphere personal and where I would

have time to answer your questions and get to know you so I'd love to see you in Colorado for

that event. Go to set apartgirl.com and click on retreats if you'd like to learn

more about that. So let's dive into the questions about physical beauty. One of the

questions that came in to me about a year ago says this. In Psalm 34-5 it states that those who look to him

are radiant and their faces are not covered in shame. How does one appropriate this

promise in real life? That's really a great question. Where does that

heavenly radiance come from? And I've talked a lot before on this podcast about

physical beauty

really is.

really is.

There's this kind of false message of self-esteem,

thinking that if we just look inside ourselves and

appreciate all of our own unique qualities and learn to love ourselves and be good

to ourselves and really build up our self-esteem that will somehow make us beautiful and radiant.

But if you look at scripture, the pattern that God has for us is not one of self-esteem, but one of

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