You Were Made For Beauty

If GOD Himself came to you and gave you a beautiful, ornate vase; JUST for you. But maybe it was not shaped the way you really like or decorated exactly how you'd like it.  Maybe it was too curvy, or too tall, too short, too round, too skinny, there was just SOMETHING you could find 'wrong' with it...... would you hide it away in a box in the closet somewhere? . . . NO- you would proudly and gratefully have it on a shelf or mantle to be displayed beautifully. You would keep it clean, and make sure it stayed beautiful, because it came from the hands of your Creator- someone special!

If we would treat a gift from God like that so wonderfully, then why don't we treat our bodies the same way? The Bible says we are fearfully and WONDERFULLY made.... made with great reverence and perfection. We are His workmanship, His CROWN of creation- we were MADE for BEAUTY . . . Why do we ALLOW other people, or the enemy to dictate our thoughts about the beautiful "vase" God has given us?

'Oh, that vase doesn't go well in your home'

' You'll never keep that vase clean'

'That vase is ODDLY shaped!'

'My vase is MUCH prettier than yours'

'WHY did He give you THAT vase?'

'Your vase isn't fancy enough for that mantle'

It goes on and on with comparison. "My legs are too short", "My feet are too big", "My shape isn't feminine enough" HOLD ON!

COMPARED TO WHAT???

God DIDN'T make you HER.

HE MADE YOU, YOU! BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL YOU! EMBRACE AND BE GRATEFUL FOR THE FRAME YOU HAVE. EMBRACE THE BEAUTY AND UNIQUE QUALITIES THAT ONLY YOU POSSESS. BECAUSE GOD CELEBRATES YOUR BEAUTY AND SO SHOULD YOU.

If you've agreed with the enemy or another person who isn't in line with God's Word, then you are LYING to yourself. Whatever insecurities we face as women with our body or beauty- I can tell you this:

IT IS REALLY A SPIRITUAL PROBLEM. . .

Most of us are overfed physically (not with food only), and underfed spiritually.

When we struggle with our image, or our confidence, it is because we are NOT clinging to THE TRUTH of who GOD SAYS WE REALLY ARE!

FORGIVE YOURSELF, let go of past mistakes or failures. Christ forgave you.

Before we can truly physically lose weight, we must SPIRITUALLY and MENTALLY lose weight! What I mean is God must come in and BREAK off the chains that have bound you since you were a young child. You've got to break your thought patterns, break your habits. If you are an emotional eater... wait... maybe I should say, WHEN you emotionally eat (haha) you are trying to fill God sized void with FOOD! It will NEVER work!

A full surrender will give you the success you are desiring. When we ask God to be our running partner and surrender those desires or emotions, those labels that have been arbitrarily forced upon us, He WILL set us free!

Begin speaking God's TRUTH of WHO YOU ARE over yourself- change your thinking, and begin to see the transformation to be the beautiful vase you have been created to be!

MY CHALLENGE TO YOU: CHOOSE ONE THING ABOUT YOUR FRAME THAT YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR! -- leave me comments if you'd like :)


God's Truth for you!
* Dont you realize your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price, so you must honor God with your body (1 Cor. 6:19-20)

*YOU (God) satisfy me more than the richest of foods. (Ps. 63:5)

*So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31)

*... If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone away, behold, the new has come! (2 Cor 5:17)

Skid Marks or Beauty Marks?

What kind of mark have you left? ... As I was driving in the car by myself the other day I was thinking of a terribly sad story I had read on the internet. I'm unsure if it's true, but it was about a man who wanted a divorce from his wife because he was in love with another woman... to sum the story up as quickly as I can, basically the wife made a condition for the son's sake (so he could finish school without their marriage as a burden). The condition was that each morning her husband would carry her out of their bedroom down to the car to start each day-- as he did on their wedding day, for one month. He did... at first it was awkward, and gradually intimacy grew. He began to remember who she really was to him, the things she did, how she gave 10 years of her life to their family and marriage and all that she put into it. By the end of the month, he realized he did not want the divorce, but that he still loved his wife after all; he had just lost sight of who she was... after running to tell his mistress goodbye, he ran to pick up flowers, on the card he wrote: "I'll carry you until death do us part"... when he arrived home, she was laying on their bed, she had passed away from cancer. This is why she made the condition. She didn't want to have any guilt on her husband or leave things badly before she was gone... Like I said, I'm not sure if its a true story, but all I know is this... while I was driving all I could think about is how valuable our time is here on this earth. And God has given us the people that are closes to us. The people in our lives in our circle of influence. It is our duty, responsibility, and privilege to serve these people and be the best we can be for their betterment. And the people closest to us are highest priority. Our spouses, children parents, siblings, family, our best friends... so I put myself in her shoes... What would make my husband stay? What would he remember? Would he find things to remember to love about me? What would I want him to love about me? What would I want him to remember about me? From here sprung my new inspiration. My new mission.... is to leave a lasting impression- a legacy- on my husband's heart. I think each of us should be committed to this (married or not) to be the kind of person that will be remembered for her honorable qualities. If I were gone tomorrow- what would I want my husband to remember and cherish about me for the rest of his life? ... Beyond that, what about my children, my siblings, my cousins, my parents, my best friends?... I want to leave a legacy.