When I would look in the mirror, I would see a girl with a stomach that looked like a road map with scars on top of scars from surgeries. I would see stretch marks from babies. I would see a nose that was much too big from being broken time after time. I would see skin that is discolored. I could go on and on naming every single flaw I had.
Have you been there? I think we all have.
I knew that God loved me. I knew I was created in His image. So what in the world is my problem? He quickly revealed it. I was listening to the worlds version of beauty instead of His. I was allowing the voice of the world to drown out His truth. As I allowed Him to wipe away the shame, embarrassment and unworthiness He soon replaced them with beauty, self-worth and pride.
He replaced every lie the world had whispered to me and replaced it with His truth.
We are all made in Gods image. Every single one of us. Do you know what that means? I am beautiful, so are YOU, because we are daughters of the King and we were made in His image. Take a moment and let that sink in. Embrace it. Tuck it away securely in your heart. You are perfectly perfect and what He wants you to be.
Our Father, the one who loves us the absolute most, holds us in His hands. We are His and He is ours. We can walk through this world with heads and hearts held high as daughters of the King. Daughters who are messy and broken. With Him, we are transformed into beautiful simply because we are His. True beauty is found on the inside. When we allow Him to guide us, mold us, to cleanse our hearts of anything that doesn’t please Him…when we do all that, it’s reflected on the outside. He loves me in spite of my scars, booty, nose, bags under my eyes and droopy eyelids. His love is always, always forever there…accepting us exactly for who we are.
passagethroughgrace
Perfectly perfect! Impactful and true! Love how you expressed yourself today! Blessings, Mary!
Fiona Knight
What beautiful words! Thank you for sharing your heart with us. Blessings, Fiona (group 50)
Beverly Gerres
I too have looked in that same Mirror!!! What a blessing to be reminded that we are in God's Hands. Sounds like just the place we need to be. Thanks for sharing
Beverly Gerres
Wonderful to be reminded that we are in God's hands. What a great place to be.
Anonymous
Hi there! My name is Sara Dillman and I am the small group leader of group #43. I absolutely loved your blog. Too often we fall into the 'pity party' mind frame of why our body isn't beautiful. Thank you so much for the reminder that we were created beautiful and perfect to God. 🙂
Cindy
Your post is beautiful. So perfectly said and something we all need to hear and believe.
Cindy
http://www.welltrainedmama.com
Miriam Lind
Dead on! If you've seen my own posts, you KNOW I've felt EXACTLY what you've shared…certainly less than perfect. May he continue to refresh our eyes and our mind with his #truths. God bless, ~ Miriam of http://cravingsconfidential.blogspot.com