So today i was sitting in English when the phrase Beauty in the eyes of the Beholder came to mind.
We are reading a very "interesting" book where Uncle Camp, Aunt Loma's husband, felt so inadequate that he took his own life. Camp got hassled at the store for being lazy, he constantly got grief at home for not being able to fix things. Camp's view of himself was so clouded with the views of the towns people and his family he failed to remember the worth that God had given his life. Camp forgot that God had a purpose for his life and that He had put time into creating him as His own.
Earlier this morning we had HSAP testing so once i was done i picked up a magazine and started reading. I came upon an article that was about a fifteen year old girl killing herself because of taunts from other students. She too forgot the worth that God had given her life.
I think that as humans we take the opinions of others and give their opinions all too much worth. Lots more worth than they ought to have. We go to others for advice, we ask for their help in times of trouble, we often rely on other people to get by.
We are reading a very "interesting" book where Uncle Camp, Aunt Loma's husband, felt so inadequate that he took his own life. Camp got hassled at the store for being lazy, he constantly got grief at home for not being able to fix things. Camp's view of himself was so clouded with the views of the towns people and his family he failed to remember the worth that God had given his life. Camp forgot that God had a purpose for his life and that He had put time into creating him as His own.
Earlier this morning we had HSAP testing so once i was done i picked up a magazine and started reading. I came upon an article that was about a fifteen year old girl killing herself because of taunts from other students. She too forgot the worth that God had given her life.
I think that as humans we take the opinions of others and give their opinions all too much worth. Lots more worth than they ought to have. We go to others for advice, we ask for their help in times of trouble, we often rely on other people to get by.
We take societies definition of beauty and accept it. We forget that society is not always right. You do not have to be blond, tall, and tan to be considered beautiful. If you have freckles you have to remember that God wanted you to have freckles.
I struggled with this concept of beauty when i was younger. I have red hair. When i was little i always thought that blond hair was the beautiful because that is what i heard everyone say. I wanted so badly to dye my hair. At one point in time i even cut my hair during class because i thought that it was so ugly. A few years later i realized that we do not have to be blond tall and beautiful to be considered beautiful God made us in His image.
Beauty does not only include our physical image of ourselves but our overall image of ourselves including our trials and tribulations, our successes and achievements. We must always go to God for our image our selves. Because if we are a follower of God we will realize when we look for our image we will see His.
We forget that God yearns to be your best friend he wants us to take our troubles to him, he wants us to ask for His advice, He wants us to rely on Him.
The scripture says that if you’ve been born-again, God no longer sees you as a mess, but a masterpiece. [Ephesians 2:10] God sees you in Christ.
Even when life throws us these curve balls we have to go to scripture and God will help us through our trials.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
[1 Corinthians 10:13]
To you they cried and were rescued;in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
[Psalm 22:4-5]
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
[Psalm 32:10]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
[Proverbs 3:5-6]
We forget that God yearns to be your best friend he wants us to take our troubles to him, he wants us to ask for His advice, He wants us to rely on Him.
The scripture says that if you’ve been born-again, God no longer sees you as a mess, but a masterpiece. [Ephesians 2:10] God sees you in Christ.
Even when life throws us these curve balls we have to go to scripture and God will help us through our trials.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
[1 Corinthians 10:13]
To you they cried and were rescued;in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
[Psalm 22:4-5]
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
[Psalm 32:10]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not lean on your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.
[Proverbs 3:5-6]
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