There is something about a beautiful person that is captivating. When someone (friend, lover, family, stranger in the grocery store) is able to love others with their joy, bring light to dark situations, and has a generous heart, we stop and pause. Who is this person and what makes them this way? If they follow Jesus, we get even more mystified as we know many people who follow Jesus and yet are nasty to others.
As I mentioned in my previous post, the Church and Culture are not always kind to men (and women). One arrow that is continually shot at women involves their beauty. Beauty is not just outward appearance. Beauty is when a women is secure in who she is and in turn brings her unique self to others. She is free to love just how God loves her. A beautiful person (and woman) starts with finding who they are in God.
I know someone reading they may say, “well what if she does not believe in God?” You can be a beautiful person and not believe in God; however, this is where the struggle occurs. Where is the focus for your heart and mind? This is where the comparison game can haunt women. You see the mom on social media who seems to have it all together. Maybe, you see the wife who is always spoiling her husband. Lastly, you see the successful woman who is a rock star at work and church.
Here are some ideas to help you find who God created you to be…..
Find your identity in God. This will cause you everlasting joy that will surpass all of the temporary moments of happiness. Where do you go to find beauty? What is your view of God? Your core beliefs are so important to who you are. Check your beliefs and your assumptions about God.
Break agreements. Every person has moments of struggling with self-worth. Take inventory of the agreements that you have made in your heart and mind. Agreements are things that we have accepted as true and we live them out. What agreements have you made that are unhealthy and unbiblical?
Live in joy. There is something about a person having a lovely or ugly spirit. I don’t mean their looks either! If you want to display beauty, then live from your heart. When you live in joy, ladies, you will set other women free (with God’s help) who have been held captive by what has been “expected” of them by weird societal and Church expectations. Who you are in God is what makes you beautiful–and fearfully and wonderfully made.
Java and Jesus 