Dear Sis,
When is the last time you looked in the mirror and admired how beautiful you are? No, I'm not talking about the mirror that hangs on your wall. Neither am I referring to your hair or your hips, your curves or cute clothes, your bust or your butt. Nope!
The mirror that I speak of is GOD. Afterall, it was in His image that you were created. The reflection you see when you stand face to face with yourself should be His, not the superficial definition of beauty that's been shoved down your throat by mainstream media and pop culture. You see, the thing that makes you beautiful cannot be purchased from a shelf. It's not in the Mac makeup, but in the divine makeup in which you were created by The Man above. It's not in the clothes you wear, but in the work of the cross Jesus had to bear. It's not in the lashes you place upon your eyes, but in the lashes that were placed upon Jesus' body. It's not even in those red bottoms, but in the red blood that was shed just for you.
Now, don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being fly and fabulous. But again, that's not where your true beauty lies.
Your beauty has nothing to do with your childhood history. It's not connected to the abuse you suffered or the father that never showed you love. It's not at all contingent upon how much your mother failed to love you or the rejection you faced from your peers. It's not even about the number of men you've had sex with or any of the sexual struggles you've had.
One more thing -- your beauty is not indicative upon how many men lust after you or the number of likes connected to your social media pictures. It's not about how well you "twerk", or "werk" overtly revealing clothes.
Here's the thing...
Long before your parents ever even met, God knew you. Before you were ever a tiny little fetus growing in your mother's womb, God chose you. Before your heart ever made its first beat, God loved you. Before the foundation of the world, He gave you purpose.
He formed you - even your innermost parts - in His perfect image and to His liking. He shaped you perfectly for the purpose in which He created you. (Yes, you have purpose!) He laid out every detail of your life - even those things that you hate about yourself - and, by His hands, made you His masterpiece. You are the apple of His eye.
You are beautiful because you were created in the Spirit of a beautiful God. You are beautiful because you are a daughter of royalty. You are beautiful because God loved you SO much that He sacrificed His son just for you. You are beautiful because God has good plans for your life.
When is the last time you looked at yourself through God's eyes to see your true beauty?
All of those things that society says makes a woman beautiful can only mildly enhance the exterior of what is already perfectly made. It's what's within you - placed by God - that displays your true beauty.
You don't have to be hot, when God has created you to be holy.
You don't have to have certain clothes, when God has clothed you in righteousness.
You don't need compliments, when God gives you love without conditions.
Clothes, shoes, makeup, all of that is great. The problem is that those things can be stripped away, at with it, take your store-bought beauty. But when it comes to the beauty that was placed upon and within you by God, nothing and no one can take it away from you.
Embrace THAT beauty.
Be beautiful,
Keisha
xoxo
(Scripture References: Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13-17; Ephesians 2:10; Ephesians 1:4; Genesis 1:27;31; Isaiah 61:10).
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