A Rare Beauty

Today is one of those rare days where I did everything right.

            -My hair went the way I wanted it to go.

            -My makeup went on nicely in a fun way I decided to wear it today. (Bonus   

Points as it covered up my blemishes and spots on my face.)

-I wore the right outfit that is both modest and complements my looks and   personality.

This is a rare day where everything I wanted to go right with my appearance did. But when it came down to it, I remembered my verse I sign next to my name, 1 Peter 3:3-4:

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”

I am quite happy with my appearance today; but at the end of the day when I’m sitting in my big comfy chair in my sweats and an over-sized T-shirt with my hair in a messy ponytail on top of my head and my makeup washed off, I want to be beautiful. I’m not talking about the outer beauty that is here today, gone tomorrow, and ever-changing by the world’s standards. I am talking about the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit – a young woman who is humble, loving and compassionate to others. And whose outer character is a reflection of her inner character. I want my beauty to be genuine, and a reflection of who I really am.

In our world, people constantly are saying how you have to look and dress and act. They are constantly pressuring us to conform to what they say is beautiful. Tell me, who are they to say what is beautiful? Who are they to say what is worth more? God’s creation is beautiful, and He doesn’t make mistakes. When you start thinking along the lines of what the world says about beauty and putting your appearance down, you are saying that God did a bad job. That is a lie. God knit you together in your mother’s womb ever so perfectly. From your eye color, to your hair color to your personality, your genes, God purposely created you this way, and you know what? He is enthralled by your beauty. (Psalm 45:11) [Emphasis mine].

Do not believe the lie that your worth is based on your looks. But know the truth that when you realize just how beautiful you are and see who you are in Christ - that is true beauty.

What is the kind of beauty you want to exhibit in your life?              

My Cause Today

Every day in the United States of America over 4,000 American

citizens are silenced against their wills. They have their voices

permanently silenced and they never get the opportunity to speak on behalf

of themselves. Today we stand in silent solidarity with those who have been

silenced. Today we are silent, but by doing this we are being a voice for the

one-third of our generation that will never have a voice. These victims are

not only being silenced; they are being killed. The victims we stand on

behalf of are not going to be mentioned on the news. The victims we stand

on behalf of will not have a funeral. The victims we stand on behalf of were

ripped from the safety and warmth of their mothers’ wombs. The victims we

stand on behalf of were not blobs of tissue, but beautiful human persons,

with hearts that beat, brains that gave out brain waves, and a soul. These

are the victims of the abortion holocaust. Every day over 4,000 babies

have their lives ended in the name of choice. Since January 22, 1973, over

46 million babies have died. The time is now to stand on behalf of

these innocent victims. Visit www.standtrue.com to find out

how to be a voice.

^{Psalm 139:13-16}

¹³ For you created my inmost being;
       you knit me together in my mother's womb.

 ¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
       your works are wonderful,
       I know that full well.

 ¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
       when I was made in the secret place.
       When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,

 ¹⁶ your eyes saw my unformed body.
       All the days ordained for me
       were written in your book
       before one of them came to be.