what to do?

What do I do when one of my best friends doesn't see how beautiful she is? There is only so much I can say and do...and it just never feels like enough. I want her to know that she is a stunning creature...on the inside and out...she has a passion for life and a desire to spread the Love of Christ, and I know so many people who agree with me on that. God has blessed her with gifts and talents and has very wonderful plans in store for her life.

I know it is hard for us as girls to get down on ourselves for our looks. It is a constant battle with me too. Especially when our society splashes pictures of all these models and actresses that all seem to posses the worlds idea of "beauty"...[ps you do know they are airbrushed right...haha]

Let me tell you this right here and now...True beauty is this: God looking down on us from His throne and NOT seeing our imperfections, sin, filthiness, etc...but instead seeing the blood of His Son Jesus Christ...True beauty is knowing that we were ALL created in the image of Christ, and He didn't make mistakes when creating us...true beauty is accepting all of the love, mercy and grace that God so freely bestows on us every day...true beauty is in brokenness for this lost and dying world we live in...and brokenness for the sin in our lives that we all too often look over b/c we are so concerned with the sin in other people's lives....true beauty is in caring more about someone else than yourself....true beauty is in total surrender of ourselves to the Lord...and in return watching the glorious things He will do in your life. True beauty is found in Christ Alone.

See friends, this world is sadly mistaken when it tries to tell us what looks good, and what is beautiful. Don't give Satan the victory again for our low self-esteem.

In my opinion, if you have accepted Christ into your heart and the Lord and Savior of your life...you have found the ultimate beauty that will NEVER fade away.