Beautiful

"Days will come when you don't have the strength
And 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

You're beautiful, You're beautiful
You are made for 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

Praying that you have the heart to fight
Cuz you are more than what is hurting you tonight
For all the lies you've held inside so long
But they are nothing in the shadow of the cross

You're beautiful, You're beautiful
You are made for 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

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 die!

You're beautiful, You're beautiful
In His eyes

You're beautiful!
You are made for so much more than all of this
You're beautiful!
You are treasured, you are sacred, you are His
You're beautiful!
You are made for so much more than all of this
You're beautiful!
You are treasured
You are sacred
You are His"

This is my new favorite song. it is by MercyMe. THe first time I heard this song I was almost in tears. Alot of what they sing about hits the nail on the head with how I feel.
Sure, people tell girls that they are beautiful, but truthfully, we don't believe it. Most of us don't anyways. I don't think I am alone in feeling ugly most days. (Please let me know if I am.)
this song helped me realize that I am beautiful in God's eyes. inside and Out. sure every thing/every one has their flaws. But God is willing to help us through those if we are willing to try.
God truly made all of us beautiful. Despite what our outside appearance appears to be in this world. everyone I know thinks they have to be Skinny... I sometimes believe that. I wonder what I can do to loose weight. but then I realize... being the skinniest person on the planet would not fix anything. I would still feel flawed. But, my looks have nothing to do with it. It is my view on the world. If I go around believing I am not pretty enough I will and have become very depressed. bt If I learn to believe that I am beautiful in my makers eyes this sensation of happiness will come over you. Believe it.
but, even though that can and will happen, there is also still a little bit of sadness... I am not going to lie to you. I still have those days/weeks where I still want to hideaway. sadly it is because I believe that I will never know the loving of a man... I still don't believe i am pretty enough. I will think to myself,
"He is too good for me"
God has been showing me in different ways, ways I can't even explain... that I am beautiful... and as my Dad of this world says "no man is worthy of you"
How do we truly believe it???? it is EXTREMELY HARD! I have been tryinf this past week and a half to believe this... sad to say, I am failing MISERABLY!
I hate to say it... pretending won't work either, tried that route... what does work??
Read the Bible. find those verses that talk about true Beauty and love. or find a Christian song that speaks to you... Go on a hunt. I am serious! read the Bible verse that really hits you on the head, and listen to that song everyday for a month!
(eventually the song will be stuck in your head and you find yourself singing it in the car, at school, at work, wherever your day takes you. )
My favorite verse right now is Hebrews 13:5.
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you"

I know I am not writing exactly what I am thinking down... I never can, the words always get all cabobbled. but girls, try this with me! Please!