In The End, That's All That Matters
Beauty....
Recently a well-known band
released a song entitled ‘What Makes You Beautiful’. This song states what they consider to be
beautiful.
But what is actually considered beautiful?
What actually makes us
beautiful?
Webster’s online dictionary gives two definitions of this word:
1)
The quality of being physically attractive
2)
The qualities in a person or a thing that give pleasure to the
senses or the mind
So yeah, I guess we could end with that. That is the “technical” definition of the
word beauty. But instead of ending
it now, let’s make things a little more personal.
Ask yourself:
What do I consider to be beauty? To be
beautiful?
Is it weight? Height? Skin color? Eye color? Hair color? Social
status? There are so many things that we could add to this list.
Now ask yourself this:
What am I willing to do to achieve this
status? This status of being beautiful
in my own eyes and in the eyes of others?
Please, answer that question genuinely.
It’d be pretty difficult to try to keep up with the new trends
every time they change. So guys and gals, DON’T KILL YOURSELF to try to fit in
with the world.
It’s not
worth it.
I can absolutely
promise to you that no matter how un-beautiful you may see yourself, I know
Somebody who sees you and knows that you are beyond beautiful.
Now, let me tell you
more about this Person who sees you as beautiful all the time, even at your
worst moments.
His name is Jesus.
And He doesn’t see
you from man’s view point. The view
point that doesn’t even matter. He sees
you from the inside. He looks at yours
heart. That’s some great news ladies and
gentlemen.
How can I be so sure
about this though?
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
people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
So, let me now leave
you with this:
The next time you are
getting ready for school, work or Wal-Mart, when you look in the mirror, don’t
think about what you look like on the outside.
But instead, examine your heart.
As long as you live your life for Him and Him alone, you will always be beautiful. And don't freak out if you mess up, because His grace is so overflowing that no matter how many times we do mess up, His grace is here to make us beautiful again. The real kind of beautiful. The kind of beautiful that we need to strive for. That kind of beauty that matters. The kind of beauty that radiates in our hearts.
Because, in the end,
that’s all that matters.
2 comments
Amen and Amen!!! He does call us beautiful one and I love that!
ReplyDeleteI love you sweet girl.
Beautifully written.
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