do you ever look at yourself in the mirror and are displeased with yourself? have a distaste of the face in the reflection? of the body? if you say no, you’re lying. not many people know this about me, but i struggled with seeing myself how the Lord sees me on both the outside and the inside.
beneath the paint, the freckles, the black heads, the blemishes, the unplucked eyebrows, my skin, is a princess of the One True King. a daughter of the Father who, in fact, created me in His image. behind the imperfections i have, those being my personality, my character, etc., is someone who is far from perfect created by perfection Himself.
i know i’m bouncing around, but there’s a point to this. i promise.
it wasn’t until my sister showed me the song, you say by lauren daigle (a literal queen wow) did i see that my imperfections are perfections in His eyes. the paint, the freckles, the black heads, the blemishes, the unplucked eyebrows, my skin, my body, my hair, my wonky toes, uneven arms, ALL OF IT! my loud voice, my honking laugh, my personality, ALL OF IT!
He looks at me and says that i am LOVED when i can’t feel a thing, that i am STRONG when i think i am, weak, that i am HELD when i am falling short, and that when i think i don’t belong, He says i am HIS.
it’s not about what i see in the mirror or how i feel about how i think i look because i know i am perfect in His eyes. i mean He created me from dust, how is that not beautiful in itself already?
not long after the world race started, i began looking and nagging at myself again. and being in a new place and new surroundings with new people, i was struggling. then we did a team activity where we picked a song and spoke a little on what is means to us, and you say popped into my head almost instantly. i ran up to the roof and wrote out how i was feeling and what it means to me and in that moment, God’s presence was immense and i just knew He was looking at me with perfection in His eyes. i’m a literal masterpiece. made of clay to fit His purpose. i’m beautiful on the inside and out to Him and that’s what matters.
