Saturday, February 26, 2011

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Continuing on what seems to be a theme lately, as I meditate on what it means to be a woman, to be a wife, to be a mother... Beauty is such an issue with us as women. Society sends us a crazy message. But we must be reminded that man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. And the beauty that is found in the heart far surpasses the beauty found on the outside, both in magnitude and in duration. Youth is fleeting, but character usually grows in its strength and beauty. I am fearfully and wonderfully made, both inside and out. I am created in the image of the Creator. Mercy Me's "Beautiful" hits on the struggle of feeling worthless in the eyes of this world and needing the reminder that God sees things differently.

The days will come when you don't have the strength
When all you hear is you're not worth anything
Wondering if you ever could be loved
And if they truly saw your heart they'd see too much

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are made so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
You're beautiful

I'm praying that you have the heart to find
Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight
For all the lies you've held inside so long
And they are nothing in the shadow of the cross

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are made so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
You're beautiful

Before you ever took a breath
Long before the world began
Of all the wonders He possessed
There was one more precious
Of all the earth and skies above
You're the one He madly loves
Enough to die

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
In His eyes

You're beautiful
You were meant for so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
You're beautiful.

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