I love getting dressed up, curling my hair, wearing jewelry
and dabbing on some makeup. The process
takes about one hour. It feels great to
put on outward adornment and anticipate a reaction from my husband. Every woman strives for that reaction from
time to time. But, let’s put this scenario
into reality. I cannot count the times I
completed the described process only to step outside and the wind pickup to
about 50 mph, rain to begin falling, humidity raise to hideous amounts or
clumsy me gets something on my outfit.
Beauty is fleeting. . .but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
It lasts but a moment and then is gone. Or is it?
Just because the wind flattens my hair, humidity clumps my makeup, rain
creates a wet dog look or a stain appears on my outfit; the eye of the beholder
still sees beauty. Regardless of the
circumstances affecting my outward appearance, my husband still loves to look
my way. Sometimes I question if his
Lasix surgery really worked? But then I
realize his vision is perfect, looking at the heart for beauty NOT outward
appearance. When we first met, outward
appearance was not what caught his eye.
We grew to know one another through long, late night conversations and
taking part in activities we both enjoyed.
Our love grew from the inside out.
Therefore, I feel confident that no matter how wrinkly my skin gets,
gray my hair grows or the distance I am from the fashion train. . .my beholder
will continue to see beauty.
The problem occurs when I place too much emphasis on outward
appearance and begin judging myself based upon society’s eye. Society can be cruel. Allowing them to become my beholder slowly
digs a pit with which I fall deep into.
Swimsuit season seems the hardest.
You shop and shop to find a suit to cover important areas (which is
difficult to find in stores nowadays) and also stay in fashion and be
comfortable. Once I hit the pool scene,
comparisons begin. They increase when my
husband tags along with me. I make
myself the beholder and see ugly. My
eyes veer away from the Truth I know in my heart and shift towards the lies
whispered in my ear. My husband tries to
convince me that outwardly he still sees beauty. . .but lies speak louder. Choosing him as my true beholder does not
always make me feel beautiful.
Solution: remember the true Beholder and see through His
eyes. No matter the scene, company or
clothing; He looks at the heart. He
created you wonderfully and beautifully.
Did you catch that? Read all
about it in Psalm 139. . .He created you beautifully. Your Beholder will never speak the degrading
four letter word (u-g-l-y) about you.
NO. . .He loves every ounce of you.
Nothing you do physically can make Him love you any more or any
less! He loves you (PERIOD)!
Challenge: take a look around you. Look at the beauty in all of His creation –
the sky, animals, children, etc. All of
these remain in natural form; no operation, no makeup, no
curling/straightening, no jewelry. . .Beautiful just as He created it/them to
be. Same goes for you and me. Let’s go one day without makeup, jewelry or
styling our hair just so. . .wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Let’s go into this world in natural form,
just as He created. Guess what? Our beauty remains the same regardless of
outward appearance because our true Beholder says so! Carry His Truth on your hearts, shine His
light to all you meet and walk confidently in the body He blessed you
with. Every part of your body was
created as such for a reason and purpose.
He uses your body as a vessel each day - allow the Holy Spirit to work
within. Beauty exists in the eye of our
Creator!
Keep praying harder than the devil can work.
Sheree Craig
Nature did not need an operation to be beautiful, it just
was. ~Scott Westerfeld
God, thank You for the body given to me. Help me to see through Your eyes each time I
look in the mirror. Speak Truth louder
than the enemy speaks lies. I pray for
others to find Truth within the Bible to place in their hearts each day as they
face society. Help others cling tightly
to You as their true Beholder. I know
You created me beautifully and wonderfully. . .it says so in Your Word. Thanks for loving me regardless of my outward
appearance. Help me to develop beauty in
my heart, where it truly shines. Clean
any offensive way that lay inside my heart and make it pure. Lead me, help me choose words which are
pleasing to You and deny the lies the enemy speaks to me. Guide my feet so they may avoid any pit the
enemy creates. Let’s go together, just
how You created me, and spread Truth to all we meet today. I love You!
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