"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.'" 1 Samuel 16:7
Today was a pretty good day! I woke up late, but was so thankful that God woke me up and I made it on time for class. Gotta love those 8 o'clock classes, right?
The biggest and most memorable event today was the photography project that I got to be apart of. My friend Stephen Majors needed a model and I offered to help him out. The requirements of this project were to pick one word out of 4 different words and take a picture that described that desired word. The four words were: hot, wet, loud, and fragile. We chose the words wet and loud to play around with. I had been given the opportunity to do a couple different photoshoots in the past 6 months or so and I was excited for yet another one. But this time, after it was completed, some interesting thoughts came into my mind.
I think all of us have been told that we need to love ourselves and be comfortable in our own skin. This is something that I've struggled with for a long time. Loving myself and thinking I'm beautiful? It just doesn't come easy for me. As Majors was shooting these pictures, I realized that it doesn't matter how others see me. It only matters how GOD sees me. Psalm 45:11 tells me that the King is enthralled by my beauty. He created me and thinks I am beautiful. In Angela Thomas's book "Do you Think I'm Beautiful?", she says this:
"The God who slung the stars across the heavens...the same One who shaped the mountains and valleys with the palm of His hand...the God whose breath gives life...that God, the King, has always been taken with you. You have been noticed, He thinks you are beautiful, the glass slipper fits, the music is playing, and He is asking you to dance."
I think that is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. God thinks I'm beautiful JUST the way I am. Man looks at the outward appearance, like those pictures that were taken. But My God looks at my heart and thinks I am beautiful inside and out. I'm learning to love myself just the way God made me. I am thanking God for showing me that illustration today and helping me to realize that I can only learn to love another after I have learned to love myself.
Day 3 is right around the corner. Stay tuned :)
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