Here's to a sharer in oversized dreams that should shake the soul of a single woman. But Mary is not average. Nor are any of these other girls. Nor are you. I remember unraveling my heart's desire before her & hearing a resounding YES. She is a sister source of the amen & my neighbor worshipper on Sunday mornings, of which I would have no other way.
This woman of wisdom stands behind the U.
With depth, vision, & clarity, she stands in purpose.
Open your heart to hers.
Beautiful - (n) Understanding who God is, so that we may know who we are.
Most often times, beauty is weighed by the outside appearance.
by how every strand of hair is placed,
by how every piece of clothing falls on our body,
by how our makeup pulls on our "best features" to "enhance them".
Can those things bring beauty? Sure..
Can those things aid our appearance? Quite possibly..
But, what if beauty is something that dwells inside of us? What if it is something that is awaiting its birth? What if it is an essence or "presence", if you will, that has been neglected while us ladies were distracted by the loud voice taunting us into this world of make believe?
Beloved.
May I present to you, reality? May I preset what is locked inside of you that waiting for Its voice to be heard?
It is the voice of the Creator. Close you eyes and listen….Can you hear Him?
"You are beautiful. You are wanted. You are loved."
Well, go on. Close your eyes. Can you hear His voice?
You see, I fully believe "being beautiful" is have an understanding of who God is so that we may know who we are.
Romans 1:20 (AMP)
"For ever since the creation of the world, His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks)…"
So, who is God? One of His many attributes is that He is an Artist. In the scripture above, our dearest brother Paul is explaining to us that we can see God through His creation.
..the autumn leaves
…the skies
…the flowers
Whatever you see as most beautiful in creation, you can see Gods beauty in that. You can always find an artist inside their work because they created it.
So what happens when we have a poor image of ourselves?
We are part of that beautiful creation God made. Moreover, He made us in His image!!
Genesis 1:26-27 (NKJV)
"26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them."
If we have a poor image of ourselves, we have a poor image of God because we are His reflection!!
HIS REFLECTION PEOPLE!!! WE ARE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD ALMIGHTY!!
Instead of focusing on ourselves, lets focus on the King. He is beautiful in all His splendor. He is the definition of beautiful because He created EVERYTHING.
Lets stay here…
If we understand that God is the true definition of beautiful (because He created it), and we are made in His image, what does that make us?
Beautiful. That makes us beautiful.
We are His masterpiece.
When we look into the mirror, we should see a masterpiece that the Great Artist created. We should see Him in our reflection and see His handiwork in and all over us.
Letting that understanding leave the mirror with us is sometimes the hardest part. But it is my personal favorite part. :]
Colossians 1:27 (NKJV)
"To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Christ not only dwells in us (Romans 6), but His glory dwells in us. Therefore, as we go, so does He. We are one with all that He is.
Lets walk confidently in knowing who God is in us. THAT is what makes us beautiful. Its not all the weightloss, makeup, and clothing. It is knowing that an Almighty, Righteous, Living and Breathing God lives and breathes in and through us. Once we understand that my loves, that Presence I spoke of at the beginning is able to be heard through us. It is He who makes us eloquent.
Go boldly in that!! It takes time to fully understand and comprehend in our hearts, but once we get it, we are unstoppable. Know that HE defines you. And He not only calls you beautiful, He created you beautiful.
Beautiful - (n) Understanding who God is, so that we may know who we are.
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