Beauty??

Beauty??

Beauty

Have you ever woken up in the morning, looked in the mirror, and felt embarrassed or discontented?

Well I can tell you that I have, multiple times at that. Why do we feel that way sometimes? I'm sure many people have different answers to this question, but here's a question that I struggle with sometimes: Am I good enough? This question plays in the back of my mind as I get ready for school, doing my hair and sometimes makeup, when I get ready for, or am at a party, and even when I'm at church. I think that as a girl, ways that I should look are thrown at me from left, right and centre by the world. Advertisements on buses, billboards and tv's constantly place an idea in our minds as to how we should look. It's not that I'm jealous of those girls, it's just that sometimes I feel like I'm not accepted because I'm not 6 feet tall, with long hair and an hour glass figure.

 It is at these times in my life that I rethink my behaviour. The way I'm thinking, "not good enough," isn't helpful for anyone. When I try and compare myself to other people, I'm actually telling God that the way he made me isn't beautiful. 1 Peter 3:3-4 says: "Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God." After reading this, I am left feeling comforted. My God made me special and beautiful. Regardless of what the world says beauty is, I am found beautiful through Jesus. This bible verse is a comfort as I am told not to put my trust in things that make me appear beautiful and desirable, but that beauty comes from within. I truly believe that we all Christian or not) should strive to be loving and humble, because true beauty can't be physically seen. It is how we act that defines our beauty. This is not to say that dressing up, braiding your hair and wearing makeup are bad things. I think they are actually great things that are to be enjoyed! I just want to stress the fact that you shouldn't find your identity in them. I love doing my hair in new ways, trying different makeup styles and wearing nice clothes. It is how we value these things that matters!

xx Humbly Beautiful (ps. I don't consider myself as the Humble and Beautiful person in the world. I just think that beauty comes from humility!)