Many of you have asked me how to look polished from head to toe. The key is, before you can look polished you need to know a few things first.

Before I go into this, I want you to know that I was not always the polished woman you see me as today. While being polished and profitable was always God's intention for me, and for every woman, there was a time where I disliked myself so much that I would change clothes in the dark.

I did not want to see my body because I was ashamed of it. I saw the shape of my body as being the reason why I was molested at a young age or why male teachers use to treat me unprofessionally. More so, this caused me to want to hide my body and dress in clothes two times my actual size.

Do you think God wanted me to treat my body, his work of art, this way? Absolutely not. He definitely did not want me to hold on to a shame that was never mine to carry.

Before you can be a polished woman on the outside, you need to know with every fiber of your being that God took his time when He made you. You are a walking masterpiece of awe and wonder. I used to think that I was hideous when in reality, every feature of my face and body, was intentional.

God did not make my nose, ears, lips or body shape in a rush. I was not made as an afterthought or as an experiment. And neither were you. I want you to believe that with so much confidence and truth. Your dark hair was intentional, your eyebrows, no matter how thick or thin, were on purpose. Own it!

Society has such high, ever-changing standards of what beauty is, but God’s definition of beauty does not change with the trends. His definition of beauty is a woman who is strong like a pillar that holds a palace up. A woman that is so sure and confident of who she is, that she does not need to compete with anyone else. Instead, she is a woman that offers love, kindness and brings peace to whoever is in contact with her.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to look beautiful on the outside! But do not conform to other people’s standards of beauty because it will surely only lead to self-hatred and low self-esteem like it did for me.

I want to make it clear that wanting to see a change in how you look is completely okay! As long as that desire is because you want to better yourself out of self-love. I know some of today’s culture has a message of femininity being related to weakness and that it allows men to objectify a woman. I believe that tapping into our femininity and womanhood allows us to access our true God-given strength!

The truth is, becoming polished does not mean I want you to be a pretty doll to look at because you are truly so much more than that. Being polished attracts opportunities that can bring breakthrough in your life and if you take cultures advice and abandon your femininity, you could be missing out on all the answered prayers you have been petitioning for!

God always intended for you. Even if no one else chose you, you were chosen by your Heavenly Father. In embracing my true beauty, I was able to be everything God had called me to be.

God wants to do the same in you!

How to Be a Polished Woman

[20:33] Be a pillar of strength. Being a woman does not mean you are just something to be enjoyable to look at. As a woman, you are called to be strong, durable and supportive to your families, friends and this world.

[28:07] Work on your inner self as much as you would on your outer self. This will attract opportunities that you have always wanted!

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