People are beautiful. All of us are. Look into their eyes and begin to know another human being and you find pure beauty. Simply beautiful. I love to watch someone I don't know at the mall or across the room and see them interact with life and consider the Lord's love for them. How deep and wide the Father's love is for them. How He would do anything to ensure they understood how much He loves. It moves me.
Our hearts get broken sometimes, and we sure don't feel beautiful. We get hurt. We are betrayed. The sting of life and even death grabs a hold of us and we wonder if we will have the fight to get back up one more time. Holding on to the truth that "Greater is He living inside of me than he that is living in the world." helps us to moan and groan and turn from on our backs to up on our knees. Truth like "I've been made more than a conqueror" makes the strength in our legs and arms strong enough to push up off the floor and lift our heads to see a glimmer of hope. Praising Jesus in the hard times is when true beauty happens .... When I am overwhelmed and wonder if God can see me through, He often calls on me to worship. To worship out loud... before His ears AND especially mine... so I can be reminded of who HE is as I rise to my feet once again.
Lysa TerKeurst wrote " Bitterness, resentment, and anger have no place in a heart as beautiful as yours." and "There is an abundant need in this world for your exact brand of beautiful."
May I encourage you this morning..... the world needs to experience a heart as beautiful as yours! Don't tuck it away, bring it forward and trust love, even if it hurts sometimes. God will confirm your heart towards Him and will protect you and keep you.
You are so beautiful.

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