Roses are Red August 20, 2009

Roses are red, violets are blue, flowers are pretty, and you are too!!!

It’s true.

Ever since middle school or elementary, nearly every girl in this society has become obsessed with a desire for acceptance and have obtained this desire to be truly beautiful. It’s true, don’t deny it. If you are a female, you know that this is true. Something else is true, too. You are beautiful.

That is truth.

Very few of you actually believe it.

If you are like me, you probably just rolled your eyes. And you may be thinking that I’m really overrated right now.

Now please excuse me while I get atop my soapbox and prepare to preach.

 

You, yes you. Sitting there reading this. You are a beautiful creation made by the God of the whole entire universe. Here’s how it first got started. God created you. In His image.

In His image.

 

What are some words that come to mind when you think of God?

Majestic.

Holy.

Strong.

Accepting.

Gentle.

Handsome.

Beautiful.

Perfect.

There are bajillions more, but that’s just a small list to help you out.

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female He created them.

So you and I were created in His image. Which means that you are created to be all of the things listed above. AND it gets even better.

Genesis 1:31

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.

You were created by God, and you are also a very good creation. You were created beautiful. Don’t think any different. When you look in the mirror, do you focus on the good or the bad? When you see yourself and point out the bad things, its like a slap in God’s face.

I hate my zits.

I hate my hair.

I should be thinner.

I’m too pale.

Each of those thoughts, and any others that you may have that degrade yourself is like a slap in the face to God. You’re pretty much telling God that what he created isn’t good enough. That he messed up.

It’s not like you were conceived and God went all like “oops! Didn’t see that one coming…I guess I’ll just fix her up real fast. Man, I hope she turns out all right…”.

 

Um. No.

 

God doesn’t make mistakes.

 

Everything He created was created for a purpose.

 

That means you.

 

You have a purpose. Before you were born, or even thought of, God knew you. Before you took your first breath, God set you apart for a specific purpose. Check this out: no one else can fulfill the purpose that God has set for you.

 

You are necessary.

 

You have a purpose.

 

You are unique.

 

My friend, do you love yourself? I hope and pray that you do, because if God loves us, we must learn to love ourselves. Otherwise we cannot love others, and thus cannot obey the most important commandment, to love others and to love God.

When you look at yourself in the morning, stand up straight, look yourself in the eye, and say to yourself “Dang girl, you look good today!” Do it. Right now. Get your butt out of that chair, stand up, get in front of a mirror. Do it. Believe it.

Did you know that David did that? I doubt that he actually stood in front of a mirror and told himself that he was a good lookin fellow. However, in Psalm 139:14 (you knew that verse was coming, didn’t you?) David was letting God know that he did a good job. He was celebrating himself. “I thank God because I am fearfully and wonderfully made”. That’s David’s way of saying “God, you did good with me!”

Another thing: don’t just know that you are beautiful. Don’t just know that God created good when He created you. Don’t just know that you have worth. Don’t just know that God loves and adores you.

You need to believe it.

I know that I have flaws. Heck, I could look in the mirror right now and point out a zillion things that are “wrong” with me. But I believe that God created me to be beautiful. And I try not to focus on the bad. You are your own worst critic. I know that I am. Your friend may look at you and see all this greatness, but when you look at yourself, you see all the ugly, awful stuff that no one else notices.

 

Focus on the good.

 

Even if there’s only one thing about your appearance that you think is alright, focus on that one thing. Your eyes, your hair, your skin, your height, your shoe size, whatever. But you need to find that one thing.

Focus on it.

Dwell on it.

Think positive.

Then you’ll be alright.

You are a gorgeous, wonderful person, we’ve established that. But now its time for the inside. Time to see what’s on the inside, beneath the skin, where few ever go. (You knew that this part was coming too, didn’t you?)

The inside of your spirit, your soul, your attitude, your thoughts, who you really are, that is the most important part.

Honestly, I didn’t always believe this. I still don’t sometimes. But bear with me.

1Peter 3:3-5

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful.

If you don’t have a beautiful heart and a beautiful spirit, what do you have when you are older and your outward beauty has faded?

 

Okay, now picture two girls in your head for me.

The first:

Pretty, possibly gorgeous. Nice clothes, bod, and skin. Amazing hair. Everything you could ever want. Popular, too.

But she’s the biggest jerk you ever met. A mean, rude, and crude girl.

Attractive? I think not.

The second girl:

Plain, nothing special about her appearance. Average in every way, with imperfections and flaws like the rest of us.

But she has the sweetest, kindest spirit, with a good attitude, and she’s genuine.

The second girl, she is beautiful.

 

Check this out:

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

 

The world looks at someone and says that they are useless.

God looks at the same person and uses them to do something great.

 

One last thought:

Zephaniah 3:17

The LORD your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, and he will quiet you with his love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

The LORD rejoices for you. It’s not like God is just up there in heaven, looking down on us and sitting in this big throne: “Wow, I’m glad Sally is alive down there.”

Nope.

God’s up there with a big grin on his face, dancing in circles and laughing because he is so in love with you.

 

Psalm 45:11

The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.

Rewind. What?

Yeah, you heard that right.

The King is enthralled with your beauty.

God, creator of the universe, all powerful, all knowing, and all mighty. That same God is enthralled with YOUR beauty, my friend.

 

You are beautiful.

May God bless you and keep you safe in the days, months, and years to come.

Your sister in Christ,

Lydia

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