True Beauty

Holly Starr, an inspiring and amazing Christian singer just released her new music video for her song, "Through My Father's Eyes" and I just love it! It has a great message and she did a really great job. I thought it would be wonderful to do a little devotional inspired by her song, so I hope that this post and her video really encourage you. :)

In this world, it seems like one of the most important things is beauty. But there are few people who actually have true beauty. Most people think of makeup, clothes, hair, natural beauty, being the perfect weight, and other things when they think of beauty, but none of those things will last. They will all come to an end and go out of style. And none of them are as important as true beauty.

True beauty isn't on the outside. It is in your heart, your mind, and your soul. It is your attitude, decisions, thoughts, actions, and many other things that are far more important than the material things that people use to define beauty.

In 1 Samuel 16:7, God says,  

"The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

You can be beautiful on the inside by being kind to others, spending time with God, witnessing to and serving other people, loving your enemies, and as well as many other things, following God's Word. And smiling couldn't hurt. ;)

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." - C.S. Lewis

And I am by no means saying that it is wrong to try to look beautiful on the outside, as long as you don't become obsessive over doing just that and make outer beauty into some sort of idol.

I hope that you found this encouraging!
xoxo
Rachelle