Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Am I beautiful?

 I think the age old question is: "Am I beautiful? really beautiful?"

The answer is: yes. 

I don't care what you think, God has made you BEAUTIFUL because He made you the way He wanted. 
Lately I've been really struggling with this concept, I haven't believed that I'm beautiful.  But I know that's just self-pity and I need to stop.  It's not healthy to be constantly criticizing yourself about your looks!  

I took the "No Mirror for a Week" Challenge, and it CHANGED MY LIFE!!   Go check it out using the link at the bottom of the page.
(and while you're there, check out her website. She's a great role-model)

Ever since that challenge, I haven't worn eye-liner, and I've used a lot less mascara. I don't look in the mirror as much, and when I do I don't stand there starting at myself like I used to. I've started caring about things that matter a lot more than what I look like...I've started caring about what my inside looks like. 

I think true beauty comes from within, from the heart. In Proverbs 31 it states "beauty is vain"  (hence my twitter name, and the whole motto for Take Up Your Cross). Outside prettiness with fade away, but inside beauty will be remembered. It will be admired.  

Which leads me to the next topic.  Guys. 

I could spend all day on guys! But for now, here's the bottom line. True God loving, christian guys aren't going to love you for your outward appearance. They will love you for how much you love God, for how much you love people. For how gorgeous you are on the inside.  Crazy right?! 


So, you might ask yourself,  "how do I get beautiful on the inside then?"  Let me tell you.  You get JOY. 

J - Jesus
O- Others
Y - You

You put Jesus first in your life, and stop caring about what other people think of you!! 
Then, you put Others second, and learn to serve the way Jesus served people. And NOT for recognition. Do it because you know it's right.  and lastly, and I do mean lastly, put yourself.  Yes, you need to take care of yourself and your body, but you shouldn't be so concerned with how you look that you aren't putting J and O first!!   You JOY should not look like YOJ.  Just saying. 


Learn to think of yourself as beautiful, but don't get wrapped up in it. There's a lot more important things in life to be thinking about.  I hope this helped you. Remember, true beauty comes from the inside, and THEN it shows on your face!  If you have it inside first, your face will start to glow with happiness, and love, and people are going to notice that more than what your eyes, lips, or nose look like. Trust me. 
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