Becoming Beautiful Doing It

thewriterquai
May 29
2 min read

This morning, I opened my Bible to 1 Timothy 2:8-10 (MSG) and this line hit me hard:

“And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the latest fashions but doing something beautiful for God, and becoming beautiful doing it.”

And just like that—my heart softened.

Because I’ve been wrestling.

Wrestling with feelings of inadequacy.

Wrestling with not feeling like the “IT” girl.

Wrestling with comparison.

And yet, God met me in that moment to remind me:

You are already becoming beautiful through the work I’ve given you.

Yesterday, I had an emotional encounter that confirmed just that. Two women from Child Development Services Agency (CDSA) came to do an assessment for my youngest, Saint.

I had been feeling like I was failing him—like I wasn’t showing up the same way I did for my daughter Summer during her first year of life.

But here’s what happened:

Saint passed his assessment with flying colors.

He is not delayed in any area. In fact, just like Summer, he is advanced.

And then the women looked me in the eye and reminded me of something I’ll never forget:

“That’s a reflection of the mother you are.”

My eyes swelled with tears.

Because sometimes I yell.

Sometimes I break down.

Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in my own emotions.

But despite all that—my babies still love me. They model the love I give them. They reflect what I’ve poured into them. And that’s not failure. That’s fruit.

🌱 Motherhood is sacred work.

It’s holy. It’s heavy.

But it is undeniably beautiful.

These are God’s children, and He’s entrusted me with the privilege of raising them in His truth—to know their identity in Christ and to be prepared to walk boldly in this world.

What I’ve learned is this:

It doesn’t matter what the outside looks like.

Because looks change.

But what’s planted in the heart?

That takes root, and it grows.

Just the day before, I had been in 2 Thessalonians 3, reading about “lazy people.” The enemy whispered lies: “You’re lazy. You lost a job. You’ve been unmotivated. You’re failing.”

But the Spirit responded louder:

“No. You are being refined. Redirected. Repositioned.”

Yes, some scriptures convict me.

But conviction is not condemnation.

Sometimes the Word cuts—so that healing can happen.

So we can turn from old ways, and walk in the assignment we were truly created for.

So today, I write as a Writer for Christ.

As a Mother for Christ.

And I say to the woman reading this who feels unseen or unworthy:

You are doing something beautiful for God. And you are becoming beautiful doing it. 🌱🌹🤍

Let your work—whatever it looks like in this season—be done in love. It matters.

God sees you. And He’s using all of it.