God's Image versus the Ugly Duckling is a book that I not only feel but I also know, without a shadow of a doubt, God placed on my heart to write for you. This is a book that is intended for women, but this can really minister to anyone who battles with feelings of self-worth. I believe that this book was ordained by God, and I was only used as an instrument for him to speak through me to women of all ages out there, who are struggling with self-image issues. This book relates to all women and is full of many wonderful scriptures, regarding the true meaning of beauty and just where it stands with God. It covers some great territory that comes straight from the Word of God. There are times in everyone's life, at some point, when they have been made to feel like an ugly duckling. There are many women in life that are battling with these feelings at this very moment and are struggling with this on a daily basis. If you are one of these women, then this book is for you. Believe me, I was one of these women that I'm referring to. This book is not meant to cast judgment on anyone but is only meant to help the ones that are willing to read this book. This book will offer you hope through Jesus Christ. When reading the title, it pretty much spells it out for you. This book will encourage you as well as teach you that this is not pleasing to God, nor his will for you to feel like this. You will learn ways of how to overcome while being enlightened by lots of wonderful scripture straight from God's Word. But this cannot be done on your own. This will happen only through Christ as well as some challenges on your end. Also, please know that this is not something will not happen overnight. In this book, I share of a lot of my own experiences in life as well as some struggles that I too was challenged with over the years. I really feel that you will be ministered to in this book. By the end of this book, I hope that your eyes will be opened and you will have a whole new perspective on what true beauty really is in the eyes of our God and your creator. My sincere hope is that by the end this book, you will know this--that you were truly created in God's image, as his Word says, and that you will know just where God stands as far as the ugly duckling is concerned! "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Gen. 1:27, NIV).