And suddenly I saw myself before the Lord's throne, big and majestic; I was so small. The wind was blowing, a mighty rushing wind. I couldn't open my eyes much, the wind was so strong, my hair blowing, and the Lord parts me. Top to bottom. It resembled taking almost all color out of a photo when editing. From top to bottom, he started at my head, the synthetic color of my hair was stripped away back to my natural color. My face, all makeup gone. My jewelry gone. My clothes turned pale. Shoes were gone. And He spoke to my heart, "THIS is who you are. THIS is who I love."
Let's not put our identity in what makeup, hair styles, jewelry, and trendy clothing do for us. There is something extremely valuable underneath all of that, in fact, a masterpiece crafted by the hand of God. We need to be comfortable in our own skin. I made it a point today to wear no make up (see pic.) I just wanted to make sure that I was okay with plain 'ol me!
Anyone looks better with blemishes covered and shiny hair, but don't be afraid of who is under all of that. She is work of art. She is needed and wanted. She is enough just the way she is. And if you ever doubt your value and your worth to the Father, take a look at the cross. Compare yourself NOT to paint brushed magazine models and computerized digital images, compare yourself to God's view of what is valuable. Who was so valuable to the Lord that He would be willing sacrifice His only Son for? YOU.
It's a mental choice. When we are tempted to compare ourselves to others, real or unreal, and then begin to think negatively about ourselves, we begin to lose self-worth--we don't see as much value in ourselves anymore. In that moment, remember the cross; align your thoughts with Him and say, "No, I am worth a whole lot to God, because He chose to give up His Son and that sacrifice was enough."
Let's read Ephesians 2:10, Romans 8:32.
Bless you!
Amy
