Spiritual Makeup Bag: Discovering Beauty from the Inside Out

By Kim A. Thomas

Start your day with Thomas’ amazing Christian Living book for women: Spiritual Makeup Bag!

Women struggle to find time with God in the mornings before engaging with the world. Spiritual Makeup Bag helps women connect with God while getting ready and putting on their makeup. The reader will reflect on why they wear makeup and learn about two Old Testament women who wore makeup. These two women used this ordinary task for two very different purposes. One was motivated to honor God and the other was motivated to promote herself.

Don’t try to make yourselves beautiful on the outside, with stylish hair or by wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes. Instead, make yourselves beautiful on the inside, in your hearts, with the enduring quality of a gentle, peaceful spirit. This type of beauty is very precious in God’s eyes. 1 Peter 3:3-4 CEB

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jul 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781973695141

Kim A. Thomas

As an author, poet, and disciple-maker, Kim’s passion is to serve women and help them grow in their relationship with God. She realized her call to serve women when God revealed to her that women need a relationship with Jesus beyond traditional Sunday morning worship.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-9515-8 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020911737

WestBow Press rev. date: 06/24/2020

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To Jordan, Brittany, Emily, and Jessica, who inspired me

to finish this book. I’m praying this will be a resource

and reminder of the beauty inside each one of you.

Contents

Chapter 1 I Say a Little Prayer

Chapter 2 Jezebel and Influence

Chapter 3 Esther and Great Faith

Chapter 4 Eye of the Beholder

Chapter 5 Jars of Clay

Chapter 6 Tools for Your Spiritual Makeup Bag

Chapter 7 Love the Skin You’re In

Chapter 8 Beauty from the Inside Out

Spiritual Makeup Bag is an encouraging and inspiring reminder that true beauty begins on the inside. Kim Thomas is transparent as she shares personal stories from her own journey of discovering true beauty. You, too, can become the beautiful woman God has called you to be.

Lisa Collins, Co-founding Pastor, Church Eleven32 Allen, TX

What a beautiful reminder of God’s love. Amongst all the distractions that come with being a busy mom, wife, friend, and female entrepreneur, it’s easy to get caught up our to-do list rather than chasing our true purpose according to Him. Spiritual Makeup Bag is an essential asset to any woman who seeks to recognize true meaning in our efforts as a strong female presence in this world. It serves as a reminder we can’t do it all, but God can move mountains in our lives ... IF we seek Him first.

Charla Corn Barrett, CEO of Blessings Breakthrough

"Spiritual Makeup Bag is a rare and wonderfully written book that provides a practical application for women of all ages. Men can use it too! The author’s unique use