True Beauty

It's been beautiful here in Chicagoland. Yesterday we had 90 degree weather and sunshine, and today looks like it's going to keep up the new trend. Maybe God is blessing us for the extended cold and wet season we've endured.

Moving on to today's topic... Beauty is a relative term. When you ask a person what makes them feel beautiful, you'll get answers ranging from getting their hair done, a certain outfit, being their perfect weight, or the love they receive from another. We all hold different views on beauty and act along those standards.

God, however, holds the true definition of beauty. He looks past all of the superficial things and gets to what really makes humanity beautiful: their reflection of His glory. How we display God's love in the earth is what establishes our beauty to Him.

God told Samuel that He doesn't look at man's outward shell, but instead looks at His heart. (1 Samuel 16:7) Your heart is part of what God originally created before He placed you in your physical shell. How much does your heart reflect God's original pure creation? Have you allowed the cares of this world to mar God's handiwork? Have the trials of life caused you to pen up your heart with barriers and blockades?

God can see through all of your exterior facades. He knows the intimacies of your being. He can see directly into your heart. When God sees a love for Him beating deep within, He sees your true beauty.

So, as much as you may be styling in your new 'do and outfit, no matter who is staring you down as you do your model walk, trust that your true beauty is only shown as you showcase your Father's love. Have you shown anyone your True Beauty lately? Let's make today a True Beauty Day!

Verse of the Day: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Isaiah 52:7