You're beautiful.
This morning I was spending time journaling and just spending time with God. The lyrics of a song that had come on hit me hard.
I see your face. You're beautiful.
Now, the writer of this song, Beautiful by Phil Wickham was singing this straight to God. He was expressing how it felt to be looking at our Creator.
But as I was listening, and praying, I felt like God was saying, I SEE YOU Brittany Cavanaugh. I SEE every single girl in this world. I see their face. They are BEAUTIFUL.
Isn't that just an incredible thought?
God SEES YOU! He SEES ME!
He sees our faces. He knows US. And he SMILES.
He says that WE ARE BEAUTIFUL.
No amount of exercise or dieting can change that.
Nothing can change that.
No matter what size we are, no matter what we look like. We are BEAUTIFUL the way we are today.
I felt such joy when reading this knowing that no matter what, I am beautiful. So even on the days where I didn't get ready, God still sees me and says, "YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL BRIT". Even on the days that I do feel like dressing up and being girly, GOD SAYS I AM BEAUTIFUL.
Beautiful.
YOU
Beautiful.
ME
Soak in that truth today.
Britt
Nov 8, 2010
Nov 4, 2010
Defining Beauty
What is your definition of beauty?
Is it the way you look?
Is it the size of jeans you wear?
Is it the number on the scale?
Is it the color or style of hair you have?
Are you beautiful only if you are lean..thin?
Are you beautiful if you are completely toned and "in shape" according to what we read in the mags?
Do you define whether or not you are beautiful if you go to the gym six days a week?
Or if you eat under 1000 calories a day, or maybe even less?
Is it how you see yourself in the mirror?
Does it depend on if you are in a relationship with a guy?
Or does it depend on how much attention you gain from them?
Really, think about it.
What is it that defines your beauty in your mind?
For me it was the way I looked in the mirror. It was how "toned" my stomach was.
It was how many times I worked out, or how "well" I could eat.
It depended on the complements I received.
Honestly, I could go on, and to be honest, all the questions I asked earlier must somewhat have to do with my old definition of beauty because I'm the one that came up with them....
And then there was a day where I realized these things were all a lie. They were not the true definitions of beauty.
Don't get me wrong here. I believe we have a responsibility to take care of our bodies, to eat well, get exercise.
I love getting my hair done, getting mani's or pedi's once in a while.
I love to dress according to seasons, and have fun with fashion.
These things are not bad.
They just cannot define whether or not we are beautiful.
We can't compare ourselves to others in order to see whether we are beautiful or not.
GOD created us BEAUTIFULLY. WONDERFULLY. Just as my favorite verse in Psalm 139 says,
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; you works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14
Do we believe this?
I do.
After reading this verse every single day for 3 weeks, I began to seriously see a change in the way I saw myself.
Do it, I challenge you to put this somewhere that you will see it everyday, and READ IT.
BELIEVE IT.
Britt
Is it the way you look?
Is it the size of jeans you wear?
Is it the number on the scale?
Is it the color or style of hair you have?
Are you beautiful only if you are lean..thin?
Are you beautiful if you are completely toned and "in shape" according to what we read in the mags?
Do you define whether or not you are beautiful if you go to the gym six days a week?
Or if you eat under 1000 calories a day, or maybe even less?
Is it how you see yourself in the mirror?
Does it depend on if you are in a relationship with a guy?
Or does it depend on how much attention you gain from them?
Really, think about it.
What is it that defines your beauty in your mind?
For me it was the way I looked in the mirror. It was how "toned" my stomach was.
It was how many times I worked out, or how "well" I could eat.
It depended on the complements I received.
Honestly, I could go on, and to be honest, all the questions I asked earlier must somewhat have to do with my old definition of beauty because I'm the one that came up with them....
And then there was a day where I realized these things were all a lie. They were not the true definitions of beauty.
Don't get me wrong here. I believe we have a responsibility to take care of our bodies, to eat well, get exercise.
I love getting my hair done, getting mani's or pedi's once in a while.
I love to dress according to seasons, and have fun with fashion.
These things are not bad.
They just cannot define whether or not we are beautiful.
We can't compare ourselves to others in order to see whether we are beautiful or not.
GOD created us BEAUTIFULLY. WONDERFULLY. Just as my favorite verse in Psalm 139 says,
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; you works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14
Do we believe this?
I do.
After reading this verse every single day for 3 weeks, I began to seriously see a change in the way I saw myself.
Do it, I challenge you to put this somewhere that you will see it everyday, and READ IT.
BELIEVE IT.
Britt
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