Psalm 139:14
New International Version (NIV)
14 "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well."
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well."
Maybe it's because I'm a lady who has had my fair share of "I feel ugly" days in my life, but I think that just about everyone can relate this at one point or another:
In fact, I don't even think you need to have hair to have a "bad hair day." Sometimes, even if not often, I think that people can just feel insecure. When we take a good, hard look at our self-worth, we don't always see how we could ever measure up. But maybe, just maybe, this is simply because we sometimes forget the standard by which we should measure said worth. On my way home from class today, I heard the song "Beautiful" by MercyMe play on the radio. It went like this:
"The days will come when you don't have the strength
When all you hear is you're not worth anything
Wondering if you ever could be loved
And if they truly saw your heart they'd see too much
[chorus:]
When all you hear is you're not worth anything
Wondering if you ever could be loved
And if they truly saw your heart they'd see too much
[chorus:]
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are made so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are treasured, you are sacred, you are His
You're beautiful
And praying that you have the heart to find
Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight
For all the lies you've held inside so long
And they are nothing in the shadow of the cross
[chorus]
Before you ever took a breath
Long before the world began
Of all the wonders He possessed
There was one more precious
Of all the earth and skies above
You're the one He madly loves
Enough to death
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
In His eyes."
You're beautiful
You are made so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are treasured, you are sacred, you are His
You're beautiful
And praying that you have the heart to find
Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight
For all the lies you've held inside so long
And they are nothing in the shadow of the cross
[chorus]
Before you ever took a breath
Long before the world began
Of all the wonders He possessed
There was one more precious
Of all the earth and skies above
You're the one He madly loves
Enough to death
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
In His eyes."
Although I have heard this song a million times, this was the first time it really stuck with me. God doesn't see our "bad hair days." Even when we are feeling small, ugly, or insignificant, God looks at us and thinks, "These are my children. They are worth my life, and I created them to be beautiful." Over and over again, the Bible reminds us that God did not create us to feel insecure. He calls us "fearfully and wonderfully made," refers to us as his "masterpiece" (Ephesians 2:10), and tells us not to worry about our bodies or what we wear on them (Matthew 6:25). We are sons and daughters of the King of Kings! There is no need to feel like we are anything less than that!
No, we're not always perfect, and God knows that. But God sees past our outer appearance and sees us for who we are. And even when that's not perfect, He still thinks that we are to die for. Romans 5:8 states, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." God loves us so much. The most beautiful and majestic Being in all of history (and beyond) thinks that we. are. beautiful.
SO hey, the next time you have a "bad hair day," don't sweat it. You are God's masterpiece; you are beautiful; you are loved. Once we fully understand and embrace that, our insecurities become trivial, and we are able to look past them. When we see how beautiful the creation is, we can begin to better comprehend how beautiful the creator is, and worship Him for His true wonder.
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