Reviewed by Lynette Fowlston for Readers' Favorite

"Fierce Beauty: Choosing To Stand For What Matters Most" by Kim Meeker is a book all women should read and ponder on. Who or what do we worship? God or our designer clothes?. Are we more enthused about our body on the outside or the part God sees-our inner beauty? It seems like in today’s lifestyle we start on this beauty trip early. From the time little ones are big enough for mothers to carry them on stage in beauty pageants, our world has revolved around where beauty can get us in life. And then they grow up living their life as a little beauty princess. It’s time to start looking the other way and become the beautiful person you really are in God's eyes. As the author takes the reader through this book you will soon learn to turn aside the things that matter to you right now, the designer shoes and clothes, the makeup, and your selfish ambitions. Now I am not saying there is anything wrong with having nice clothes and wearing makeup. It's when we get things out of order instead of in the proper perspective that it all matter. It’s how you live, not how you look, that brings out the true beauty in a woman.

I thought of myself as I read this book and knew I would never had made it far in the world of beauty. I do dress up occasionally but all my life I have been the tomboy sort and still am today. A pair of jeans, a sweatshirt and cowboy boots and I feel beautiful. But the book made me stop and think. Do I put what I wear over God? Do I feel this makes me look beautiful on the outside while the inside remains ugly? There is a very strong message presented throughout this book and by using examples of her own life she encourages the women to lay down that tiara and pick up the sword. There is a part in the book that I have heard many times in different books and situations and I believe it is a beautiful illustration to this book. It’s about an eagle who was in a beautiful cage even though he had outgrown it. When the bars were finally opened so he could go free he couldn't fly away; you see he was so attached to the beauty of that cage that he stayed. Are we like that? We have become so obsessed over our beauty that we stay locked in its prison and cannot let go to become a soldier for Christ.

I recommend this book for all women to read. It's encouraging, humorous at times, a story of faith, hope, love and joy, and sometimes it may induce a tear to fall. I was very well pleased with this book and will more than likely read it again.