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| | Description | Not feeling very beautiful? Learn what beauty is from God's perspective.
Revolve speaker Jenna Lucado has teamed up with her dad, Max Lucado, to bring girls a fresh perspective on what they need to live a life of peace, joy, and confidence. What does God see when He looks at them? And how does a girl catch that vision?
Jenna reveals life accessories that are essential, and which single accessory is a real must-have to give teens a look they love-a look that says they are comfortable with who they are and secure and confident. What's the all-important accessory? Love from a father. But what happens when there is no loving father in sight, no daddy to tell them they are beautiful? Through conversational "girl time" Jenna reveals that when we look to God as our Father, He can change our focus, our look, and our lives. With affirmation from Max, Redefining Beautiful will change the way girls look at God, themselves, and the people around them. | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Jenna Lucado Bishop | | Paperback: | 240 pages | | Publisher: | Thomas Nelson | | Publication Date: | September 15, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1400314283 | | Product Length: | 8.3 inches | | Product Width: | 5.5 inches | | Product Height: | 0.6 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.7 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.3 inches | | Package Width: | 5.4 inches | | Package Height: | 0.7 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 73 reviews |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 discussion starter book Oct 01, 2009
By Tamara Smith
"Smith Academy for Girls"
When I received the book, I expected the theme to be along the lines of, "Christians shouldn't think of beauty the way the world does, we should be modest and less concerned about appearances." While all this is true, I was pleasantly surprised that Miss Lucado went further than this. When she talks about "redefining beautiful" she really wants girls to think about what really makes a girl beautiful - what's on the inside.
She calls these things on the inside which make girls beautiful "Life Accessories," such as "Security - trusting that no matter what, we have a God who loves us" and "Peace - in believing God is in control." These life accessories are what makes us attractive to others no matter what kind of clothes we wear.
The most important theme of her book is that the foundational beauty secret is a father's love, both earthly and heavenly. A girl with an earthly father who shows his daughter love, spends time with her, and teaches her to love God will be infinitely more likely to be filled with these life accessories. But even a great earthly father isn't perfect, and ultimately we all must look to our heavenly father as the source of our inner beauty. Miss Lucado also points out that this is even more important for girls whose dads are either non-existent or are abusive.
She also touches on boys, friends, authority figures, and modesty. I appreciated her approach to the modesty issue. It's easy to make a list about what is acceptable and what isn't, but she encourages her reader to think of two things when dressing: would God approve and will it tempt boys to think about things they shouldn't. She is also quite emphatic about letting boys take the lead in the relationships - they should do the approaching, the asking out, and discourages girls from flirting.
While the book was written for teens, the tone is often a bit condescending. Though Miss Lucado is evidently in her early 20s, she just tries a little too hard to be"hip" sounding, to talk in language a teen would talk. As a result, I think it would be best for the younger end of the age range as I doubt high school kids would respond to the tone. For instance she call calls Ishmael "Ishy" and the apostles "a group of guys Jesus hung out with."
I also think this book would be best used as a discussion tool with your daughter. There are several instances where the author asks her readers to make lists and to write certain things down. I think most girls wouldn't do this unless forced to, but I think an even better idea would be to use these as discussion points with your daughter. This would also give home schooling moms like me a chance to explain what she means when she talks about throwing on clothes and rushing out the door to first period.
The biggest drawback to the book is that while the truths are simple, they aren't delved into deeply. For instance, she does a good job of pointing out that we are valuable to God, called his children, etc. However, though she is evidently writing to believers, she fails to develop this idea of our identity in Christ, that when God looks at us, He sees Christ.
If you have a daughter that is struggling with insecurities about her looks and who she is, this could be used as a starting point of some good discussions. Just be prepared to delve deeper into some areas she glosses over.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Like Talking with a Friend Jan 01, 2010
By Danielle Garcia
"The Happy Wife"
I was recently sent a copy of the book Redefining Beautiful: What God Sees When God Sees You by Jenna Lucado and her dad, renowned author Max Lucado. Jenna relates to the reader by sharing stories of her teen years and empathizes with the reader. She discusses boys, friends, and the way the media portrays young women. While the book is designed for tween and teenage girls, as an adult woman, I also found great value in it. The book speaks to the reader as a friend and even has spaces for the reader to record thoughts and feelings in response to questions asked by the author. Jenna talks about the pressures of friends, boys and even media to look a certain way. She talks about the need for a strong relationship with your father. But wait...there are lots of girls today who do not live with their fathers, or have fathers who are emotionally distant or abusive, and some who do not even know who their fathers are. Does this mean they are doomed to never feel beautiful? Absolutely not! Jenna goes on to explain that our Heavenly Father loves us as we are. She encourages the reader to focus on what He finds beautiful in each of us and to let that define how we see ourselves. We can constantly be improving our physical look through diet and make up, but even those who are deemed most beautiful by the world, are often unhappy with their looks. True beauty can only come from within and this book does a great job of helping young girls to realize this. It acknowledges a young girls desire to be viewed as popular and attractive, but it gently reminds the reader that as a daughter of God, she will always be beautiful in His eyes.
I recommend Redefining Beautiful: What God Sees When God Sees You for any young woman who has even the slightest relationship with God. The author "chats" with the reader as a friend would, speaking at the right age level. It will likely help the reader develop her relationship with both her earthly father and her Heavenly Father as well as help her to become more comfortable with who she is. The teen years are tough, especially on young girls. Developing self confidence is essential to making it through and this book will help them do just that.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 A Must Read for Young Ladies Sep 15, 2009
By S. Morrison
This one of the best books for teen girls that has come out in a long time. As a youth pastor and a father of a daughter I am always looking for books that will relate to girls. There is another author in the Lucado family?! Jenna really is able to connect with young girls. She offers great truths that really focus on God's glory. The book is very practical and easy for young ladies to read and understand. I will buy many of these books for my ministry.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Excellent book for every teen girl Dec 01, 2009
By Dawn Penguin
"dpenguin"
Have you had an easy life with a loving father? This book is for you. Have you had a hard life with a mean father? This book is for you. Have you floated along, with ups and downs? This book is for you!
Jenna discusses how our earthly father affects our lives, and especially our view of our Heavenly Father. She also shows how that can change if the view we get is negative, by spending time with our "Heavenly Dad."
This is very much a reader-participation book, and it is a good thing. She covers both good and bad aspects of every girl's life and discusses how her life is affected by these things.
The only thing I didn't like was that she uses a variety of Bible translations. I prefer to use the King James Version exclusively, and she does not. Not a deal-breaker for this book, but just a preference of mine.
I especially enjoyed Jenna's comments on adoption, where she talks about how birth can be "unplanned" but there is no way for an adoption to be unplanned, therefore it is an excellent analogy for what God does with us. We cannot "accidentally" join God's family - it is planned, and we are loved!
"Beautiful" is redefined according to how GOD sees us - not how others see us. And this is an excellent thing for all our daughters to learn.
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A Must Read for Every Teenage Girl! Mar 16, 2012
By Vicki Williamson
Being a teenage girl is hard enough but with all the pressures of today's culture, I believe it makes it harder. This book does an absolute wonderful job at helping young girls understand what God defines as beautiful. The book has some really neat little quizzes in it and it also includes Scriptures. Jenna also has a really great sense of humor. Even as a grown (but not mature- aging is inevitable, but maturing is optional... LOL) woman, I found this book to be great at reminding me what is beautiful in God's eyes. I highly recommend this book for all teenage girls and young women- regardless if they struggle with self-esteem. Just simply a great reminder of what God deems beautiful!
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