Authentic Beauty: Chapter Ten

Here is the last and final "chapter in a nut shell" from the book....Authentic Beauty.

Chapter Ten

Preparing for Intimacy

If we were offered an amazing love story with a gorgeous man that involved everything from tenderness to trust, most of us would jump at the chance. But if we were told in advance that it would eventually crumble in divorce, most of us would rather spend life all alone with our hearts intact rather than ride off into a sunset only to see our daydreams morph into something devastating. How can we guarantee that an earthly love story goes the distance?

As women, we were made for intimacy. We were shaped to love with abandon fervor. We were designed to stand by our man until we breathe our last breath. We were created to deposit ourselves completely into One. As set-apart young women, we can both recognize and harness this reality. We happily anticipate earthy love, and we desire to be successful in this area of our lives. But as set-apart young women, we make our ambition not the winning of an earthly prince but the total deposit of ourselves completely into One-our Heavenly Prince.

The magnificence of our design as women blossoms like a flower from a seed only when we touch the ruddy cheek of our heavenly Prince. The amazing glory of womanhood awakens within us when we allow our Lord to gently caress our hearts. When we discover this divine intimacy within the depths of our female souls, we are prepared as young women to be set apart for the exquisite delight of earthly romance. We were each carefully and lovingly created to be a one man woman. Extraordinary success awaits us when we are willing to learn the secrets of earthly love from the greatest Lover of all.