Speaking from personal experience for a moment- I never thought that I was beautiful. I would see other girls and wish I had their hair, their eyes, or their smile. I would see people praying in church and I wonder if I looked as Holy as they did when they prayed, when they sang, or when they read scripture.
I am always questioning my beauty and wondering if I could be defined as beautiful.
Growing up, I constantly sought out compliments from other people. If I was successful at getting them- I would feel good for a moment and then later cry myself to sleep because I still didn't feel beautiful. They were honest compliments, but they weren't enough to fill the hole that I had in my heart. If I was not successful at getting compliments from other people, I would promise myself that I would try harder the next day. I would wear a cuter outfit, put on more makeup, or lose weight.
I lived in a world where what everyone else said determined my entire identity. I was broken.
Not until recently did I overcome this thought process. The only way for me to become "more beautiful" would to become more like Christ. I realized that when those lies about not being beautiful were penetrating my heart that those lies become truer than the truth and that I became desperate and broken.
However, love and beauty are NEVER something that you have to earn. God made us beautiful and we ARE very loved! The devil is trying to block God's love for us by trying to get us to believe the lies and making us feel as if we have to earn beauty and love. By feeling unworthy, we are blocking God's love for us. It's like stomping on a crucifix; telling God that we are unworthy and that the cross just wasn't good enough to show His love for us.
Real beauty isn't determined by the number on the scale, the type of clothes you wear, or the amount of makeup you wear. Real beauty is the belief that you ARE beautiful because you were made in God's image. God is truth, love, and beauty. REAL BEAUTY is fragile though,and it takes courage to be beautiful. Plus, it takes a God that loves you more than life itself to protect that beauty. I challenge you to place your beauty and your heart in the hands of God someday because God is not afraid to pay the price to protect your beauty.
You are the daughter of a King, it's time that you start believing it. When earthly men don't affirm that you are beautiful or don't pursue you as much as you need- ask God to affirm and pursue you.
GOD WANTS TO PURSUE YOU, HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
So then let Him...
"I am my Beloveds and His desire is for me."
Wear your crown today, because you are the daughter of a King.
XoXo, Coco
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