What's Beautiful?

Beautiful is knowing that your body is made out of little cells that work together. Beautiful is knowing how much of a miracle to take a breath and to move your fingers and to blink your eyes is. Beautiful is loving the skin you’re in, whatever colour it may be, Beautiful is loving the size of your feet, because that’s how big God made them because He looks at you and sees an absolute masterpiece. Beautiful is not wishing your chest size was bigger or smaller or non-existent. Beautiful is wanting to be healthy and not skinny. Beautiful is having long hair or short hair or no hair. Beautiful is smiling with all your teeth, straight or crooked, when you think about the return of Jesus.

And beautiful is knowing that you don’t have to show off your legs, or your midriff, or your cleavage in order to become the object of lust. True beauty doesn’t need the applause of men or women and true body confidence doesn’t need wolf whistles or people hitting on you on the street or letting yourself be objectified in order to feel beautiful. Beautiful is knowing that you can cover those parts of your body and still be beautiful, because your God knows what your body looks like and adores it, and if you’re married or going to get married, because your spouse knows or will know what your body looks like and adores or will adore it. Beautiful is knowing that your body is a precious mystery and secret, and beautiful is deciding to keep it that way. Beautiful is knowing that whatever past you come from, it’s not too late to let His beauty transcend into your life and to purify your heart. Beautiful is knowing that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Beautiful is knowing that the Spirit dwells within you, and that you are not your own because you were bought at a price. Beautiful is the tiny bit of understanding of just how much a cost you were bought at, and so beautiful is when you honour God with your body.

Beautiful is knowing that because of what He’s done, there is no need to try to find the feeling of beautiful anywhere but Jesus, the Author of beauty.
That’s beautiful.

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