Thought of the Day: Excelling from the Inside Out
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. (Proverbs 31:29)
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise life up herself. And when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity (Luke 13:11-12).
God is adorning you with glory, power and majesty. He will send people into your life to appreciate your real beauty, your real essence. It is the kind of beauty that lasts in a face full of wrinkles, gray hair, falling arches, crow’s feet, and all the pitfalls that may come your way. There’s a beauty that you can see in a 90-year-old woman’s face that causes an old man to smile. God is decorating you on the inside. He is putting a glory in you that will shine through your eyes. `A man will come along and look in your eyes. He will not talk about whether they were blue or whether your eye-shadow was right or not. He will look in your eyes and see trust, peace, love and life.
Appreciate the ornaments of God. Let God give you a new attitude. Let Him wash everything out of your spirit that is against Him. Let go of anger, hate, frustration and bitterness. God wants you unleashed. He repeats today, just as He did two thousand years ago, “Woman, thou art loosed.”
Beauty comes in many ways. However, true beauty is always on the inside. A faithful wife is more precious than words can express. The inner beauty that makes you valuable to God will also make you valuable to others. Some may just take longer to notice it. Regardless of how long it takes, know the attractiveness and beauty that is within.
Perhaps you feel scarred by the past. Maybe you think you are unattractive and unworthy. Nothing could be more untrue. God painted a wonderful piece of artwork one day. That painting is you!
Day 326 from Hope for Every Moment: 365 Days to Healing, Blessings, and Freedom Devotional and Journal
Thank you so much Pastor Jakes for writing this, your book was the first word that God spoke to me on this journey I call Love. I pray abundant, overflowing blessings to you and your ministry. God’s love heals!
Love that Bishop
bishop u sound like u were sitting next to me all day.thank you for the word.
wow…
Bishop,
This piece of writing is a literary Picasso.
God Is So Good.
He gave The Body of Christ a man who is so tenderhearted.
You speak to God’s Daughters with such affection and love.
There’s no one like you, “No Where!”
A loosed Woman,
Louise
God bless u pastor, yes we as women think sometimes we not worth it but we most certainly are.
Amen! Im that painting…
Dear Bishop, There are no words that can adequately express how thankful I am that God brought you into my life. I have spent the last 2 hours in prayer. Gut wrenching prayer because the Holy Spririt keeps dropping hints that God is doing a great thing in my life that will impact the world. There was no way you could have known that I put mountains under my feet and named them today and spoke the desires of my heart to the Lord and I know I already have them. This is according to Mark 11:24. I declared today as my birthday. I have moved to a new level in Christ. The old Carla is dead and the new one lives. Just like Moses, at the funeral no one was present but God. God buried Moses just as he buried the old Carla. There is no sepulchre I just have to reckon her to be dead. You also would not have known that I claimed Psalm 31:29 over my life. Thank you for how you stay faithful to God and the example are setting for me and my family. Til we meet in person.
To God Be All of The Glory!
Thanks Bishop…I shall treasure this! I hope this blesses every woman who reads this as much as it is blessing me! Just what I needed today. When we go through storms or are rejected by those we love and treasure the most, we forget our value…….but for God and His word and His faithful servants, we see again through the eyes of love and wholeness! We live again!
I shall meditate on this until the words are etched in my mind and spirit! Be blessed mighty man of God!
Bishop I must thank you for this, for I know God has his own way about things. He sends messages to us from his angels, as I know you are , and I have observd for along time to others. So this was not sent by accident and intercepted by me here on fb. Please keep me in prayer.
Sincerely D. Williams
Thank YOu Bishop for opening my eyes to notice that my beauty is coming from within and no matter what has happen to me in my past, God is still bringing beauty out of me. Thank you for this. Reading this is healing the wounds that are trying to keep me in my past. Thanks again…..
Yes, TD Jakes. Everything I do I do for Him….At His request every “chore” is my Father asking me to dance before Him….It’s a mutual admiration because of my Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Christ….Be Blessed my Brother. I look forward to watching, reading, or hearing you again. Kim
This is where I am at. I have been a Christian for many, many years and lately have felt like I’m starting to wrinkle. Am I losing my beauty? I have felt like I am not recognized for career advancement at my job. That others who are less qualified are chosen or offered those positions. Thanks for helping me to realize that I won’t go unnoticed. That my beauty will remain…from the inside out. I believe that The Joy of The Lord will be restored in my life. I have so much to be thankful for…a husband who loves me and loves God. Three beautiful healthy children that were promised from The Lord. A beautiful home that God has provided for, even when others have lost homes.
My disappointments and losses of relationships is another area that I need to get peace about. I don’t want to just please people so that I can have their friendship or acceptance. I want relationships that are whole and healthy (genuine).
Thank you, Bishop! As I write to you, tears are covering my face. How wonderful to open this attachment and find these words that are penetrating so deeply within my soul and spirit. I so needed to hear these words today. Thank you. I heard them in your wonderful voice, so peace is flooding my soul. What a great thought for MY day!
Wow! How beautiful I am!!!! At 81, a widow, fading physical health, and a daughter without address somewhere in germany, etc. etc. and yet….I am special: I have peace, I have His presence, I have access to His supplies in glory, I am rich in knowing Him and getting to know Him more and more, I can exalt Him and know that I please Him, I can communicate with Him and do not speak to deaf ears, I can share with others about the reality of His Kingdom, I am a very happy and a smiling woman ,because I am RICH!!!!!!
In Him, Evangeline.
I pray for that kind of beauty ! I Pray to let go of past hurts and to refresh my mind and spirit,my emotions and everything that could hold me back.
I pray for a Beautiful future!
The Lord can do all things.
Thank you Bishop Jakes A.Encouraging words helps us me and thousands others get Through each day. Thank you for your blog.
God Bless
Colleen
Bischop Jakes, thank you oh so very much for this. I felt like it was meant for me specifically, and I know it was not by chance or some coincidence that I read your blog today. I thank the Lord God Almighty for blessing the world with people like you who deliver such beautiful, inspiring messages.
Stay blessed always
Thank you for the word so clear. You know that it is a struggle to allow the word to drown out the screams of the past or to release the world’s conditioning especially when all around pushes the issues of inperfection and attacks body and mind at every turn. This is a fight and that will come will come will come is old.
I love this one, I know it will sustain me for the rest of the day. Thanks a lot Bishop
Hi, I know that I am a day late with this comment but your words spoke directly to my spirit, I am at a point where I am questioning whether or not I should be here having given up a relationship with who was supposed to be my future husband to follow God and not hearing from Him. But I will continue to wait on God to send me that person, my soul mate who God has prepared for me… Thank you…
Maxine from Trinidad and Tobago
Bishop, this is an awesome Word today. Especially, since our culture is innundated with the “outward appearance” and what they define as TRUE BEAUTY. Thanks again for such an encouraging word for both Young, Old, Black, White, Thin, Fat, etc. May God continue to bless you, your wife, your family and your ministry as you continue to avail yourself to His Service.
You go Bishop Jakes I love this so much.Because I was feeling that I have to have things in order to be worth having.But you just brought all the beauty out of me.Thank you I feel so brand new.I am worth having and to be cherish and love.Thank you so much.I am very loosed Bishop.
MY BIG BROTHER IM DUMB FOUNDED BOUT THE THNGS DAT DA HOLY GHOST DAS GOING WITHIN U. I AM JUS SEEING THE THINGS DAT U TALK BOUT TRUELLY REFLECT THAT U LIVE THESE THINGS N DAT U PRACTISE WAT U PREACH.
U KNW PASTOR WAT IM LEARNING IS DAT TO MKE PPLE HEAR U, UR WORDS TRUELLY REFLECY UR ACTIONS. SO WEN PPLE GO INFRNT OF PPLE N THEIR LIFE STYLES RNT IN TUNE WIT WAT THEY R 2 SHARE,IT SHOWS I DONT KNW IF U GET ME,BUT DA HOLY SPIRIT MAKES IT EVIDENT WHEATHER U R WAT U SAY OR NOT!
THNK GOD DAT U R,N THNK GOD U ALLOWED HIM 2 GROOM U IN ALL WAYS POSS.SO DAT U BCUM A TRUE APOSTLE OF CHRIST N SHARE DA SECRET THNGS OF GOD(1COR.4)
Bishop Jakes, Oh how the Lord is using you to speak to His children. I pray that the Lord continue to watch over you and your family. I really needed to read this today, seeing I am seperated from my husband. Although, I am believing God saves my husband and fill him with his precious holy spirit. And save my marriage. I really needed to hear those words. I am beautiful inside and out. Because the holy spirit dwells inside of me. Thanks. Again.
I have been going through a very tough time recently,i lost hope,threw in the towel,and really didnt knw which way to turn.A single mum of two amazin kids,i now believe that god has a purpose and plan for my life,I’ve Let it Go…thank u God and Bishop T.D Jakes,the word has saved me.