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There are so many things in this world that are beautiful. Nature, music, and people are all beautiful in some way. Human love beauty. Beauty is well beautiful. So, what judges beauty? Also, do you see yourself as beautiful? I can say with absolute certainty that you are beauty. I know being a teenager in high school that can be hard to believe. I mean with all the TV shows and social media showing what the world thinks is pretty. It is hard for us to look at ourselves and not compare. You think that you are not beautiful enough. My hair is to straight. I'm not thin or I'm not curvy. I have pimples or I have freckles. Every time you say I am not this or that, you are basically saying that God made a mistake. Do you think that God would make a mistake? Do you think God could make a mistake making you? No! He made you this perfect way. With every curve and every pimple. The Bible talks so much about the perfection of humans and how much God loves everything about us. "We (yes you) are God's masterpiece" Ephesians 2:20. Wow, we are His masterpiece. That is amazing to think about. You are not a mistake.
"He calls me beautiful one" Song of Solomon 2:18
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So, today is Valentine’s day and all around my high school people are giving gifts and couples doing elaborate things for one another. Now since it is Valentine’s day and I thought I would be a good day to talk about God's love for us. Yes, like the title didn't give it away. There is a Bible verse that says "Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of you wings" (Psalm 17:8). I looked it up and apple of your eye is the pupil and so it signifies the most treasured things. Think about how much you are treasured by God. It’s kind of insane when you really, really think about it. The other half of the verse tells about God's everlasting love and protection. There may be times in your life when you face enemies physically and spiritually. Whatever struggles you may face you can rely on God's intimate love for you. You think He would take your sins, and nail them to the cross because he just felt like it. Heck no, Jesus loves you. It’s sad to see that people just shrug it off and don't look and see the depth of our God's love. Maybe Valentine’s day is a chance for us to say thank you and show God some love back. I think God deserves some love.
We live in a world of instant information. Now it has almost lost its meaning. The New Testament is full of wonderful promises about the future. I love the one that says that Jesus will return and establish a new heaven and a new earth. There will be no more pain and sadness. There was a boy who shattered his back falling down a flight of stairs. He spent his childhood in and out of a hospital. The boy remarked, "God is fair." A person asked how long her spent in a hospital. The boy answered "Thirteen years." The person asked if he thought that it is fair? He replied "God has got all of eternity of make it up to me." Suffering is not a part of God's original creation. There was no suffering in the Garden of Eden. There will be no suffering when God creates a new earth and heaven. So, suffering is basically an alien in God's world. We need to see the suffering of this life in the context of eternity and to always respond to suffering with compassion. A good book to read about suffering is Job. He suffered but responded by continuing to trust and worship God in his suffering. This is a great example and one I need to inforce in my life.
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Hi, I'm Mollie. I so excited that you are here! I am a ordinary girl with a passion for Christ. I am also an artist and a musician. I hope you enjoy my blog and I hope it can mollify your day. Archives
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