Authentic Beauty: The Shaping of a Set-Apart Woman

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	• Authentic Beauty: The Shaping of a Set-Apart Young Woman Leslie Ludy Multnomah Books, 2007 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

What You Were Looking For

This book was exactly what I was looking for. Leslie Ludy lets tells you like it is...she doesn't hold back and thats what I like. A lot of young girls can relate to this book because this author is not just writing it...she's lived it. I think that's what makes a difference. I'm in my early twenties and this book has helped me. So I would recommend it to anyone who just wants to stay pure for Jesus and who wants a closer relationship with Him.

Authentic Beauty: The Shaping of a Set-Apart Woman

I used this book with it's study guide, which ws helpful, but not mandatory, for a book study club at our church. We thoroughly enjoyed it. It is great for all ages.

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Life changing!

The first time I read this book, I was a bit overwhelmed. I was not ready to fully surrender every area of my life to the Lord and this book was just too challenging and convicting for me. Now I have reread it and and I'm learning so much. I have a deep passion for the Lord and a desire to be set apart for Him. This book has helped me learn how to practically do that in a world that tries to distract us from the Lord so very often. Leslie Ludy and her husband Eric have been such a huge influence in my life. I read the very first book they wrote and have read all their books since then. I just recently went to their Authentic Girl and Discipleship Training conferences in Colorado and my life hasn't been the same since. I have such an excitement about life now. The Lord has been doing amazing things and been convicting me in many areas. I am doing a girls study right now with the study guide that goes with this book. It is a wonderful study guide that helps you dig deeper and ask yourself some tough questions. It's great because it's more practical and has real life testimonies from the girls on the Authentic Girl team. Some people have said that the book is promoting that your life can be like a fairytale, but that's only partially true. Of course your life will never be perfect, but if you are living a life fully surrendered to Christ, you will be filled with a contagious joy that never goes away. Read this book if you desire to be closer to Jesus. Your life will never be the same!

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A book that ALL young woman need to read!!!

I would like to get my one complaint about this book out of the way, and that complain is Leslie Ludy's overuse of the phrase "Lily-white"; Other than that there is nothing wrong with this book. In fact I would say that as usual the Ludy wrote a timely and much needed portrait of what Godly purity is. Non-Christian women see no need for purity, and even Christian women begin to shake their heads after a while because no one ever explained why God requires us to be pure.

As I said before Ludy does use the phrase "Lily-white" a lot, and probably could've been a little more creative in that respect, and felt that in trying to reitterate her point she was making me feel like a third-grader. At the same time, because many women(especially young women) are not accustom to what purity means, she uses that phrase to make her point of what purity means.

Ludy uses a lot of personal testimonies about how she lived a not so pure life growing up. She explains that even though she grew up in the church, she was just always taught not to "go all the way". Now, I know that growing up I was told the same thing by my parents, and they never told me what true puroty was. Leslie uses her personal experience and other woman's experiences to explain what true purity is. It is purity in your mind and heart, it is about being wholly blameless before the Lord. She explains that it is not something we can achieve on our own, and involves a lot of one on one time with Jesus Christ who purifies us as we draw closer to him.

I felt the most important message in this book for Christian women to get is that we will never be fulfilled by a man. It is only we we come to our savior just as we are and seek fulfillment in him, then we will feel whole and satisfied. A husband is nice, but the only thing a husband is for, is to help draw us into the presence of the Lord, not to fulfill and meet all of our needs (although they can meet many of them).
Marriage will not solve all your problems, in fact it will create many new ones that you never knew existed. This is why Paul states that it is "better" to be singlke than married; although that as he said, is his opinion, and not necassarily God's view. It is up to God whether or not you get married, but if you are married or unmarried no matter your age, this is a great book to read to discover the true meaning of purity. :D

God Bless ~Amy

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Wow!

I read this book when it first came out and I was completely blown away by the message! It is a powerful book on becoming a girl that is beautiful in the ways that truly matter! Not the way this world sees it. It shows how true beauty dosn't come from the outside, but what is in your heart, a heart dedicated 100% to God and his will for your life! It might be hard to accept some of the issues she address, but in the end it is a beautiful way of life that makes complete sense! Totally surrenderd to God and His will for your life!

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Inside Every Young Woman is a Princess?In Search of her Prince

In a culture that mocks our longing for tender romance, in a world where fairy tales never seem to come true ? do we dare hope for more? For every young woman asking that question, this book is an invitation. With refreshing candor and vulnerability, bestselling author Leslie Ludy reveals how, starting today, you can experience the passion and intimacy you long for. You can begin a never-ending love story with your true Prince. Discover the authentic beauty of a life fully set-apart for Him. Experience a romance that will transform every part of your existence and fulfill the deepest longings of your feminine heart.

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