What do you find beautiful? The people you love? Your house? Nature? Think of all that this world claims to be 'beautiful.' Muscular physiques. Rail thin figures. Flawless skin. How did we, as humans, come to know what beauty really is? Did our parents tell us when we came out of the womb? I don't think so. Did the media do it to us? Possibly. Did our own minds conjure up the idea of how we perceive beauty? Of course! What if we all looked at beauty with innocent eyes? Tried to see something beautiful in everyone and everything? Look around, right now. What do you see? Pick out one thing and think of how you could perceive it as beautiful. It's all in our perspective.
Do you think that Christ had some image layed in His mind of what 'beautiful' really was? Do you think He looked at people and said, "she's overweight, he's too skinny, her hair isn't straight enough, his shoes are too old"? No. Of course He didn't. He sees all as beautiful. The ugly duck, the 3-legged dog, the grasshopper with no leg. The girl who wears the glasses, the boy whose pants are too short. All are perfect and gorgeous in His eyes.
Look at all of the smiles, bright eyes, and pep in people today. Find beauty in nature. The clouds, the rain, the hot (or cold) temperature. When people are rude and mean, see the beauty, kill them with kindness if you must. If that doesn't soften their hearts, pray for them. Pray that they may come to know true beauty. See people with eyes like Jesus has. This life is a beautiful one, full of beautiful people.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
The comforter
The Comforter. No, not the big, cozy, fluffy thing that covers you and keeps you warm when you sleep at night. The Comforter. The One who is the only thing in the universe that can bring you true comfort. Not just comfort - everything. Peace, joy, love, happiness.
I know I've been slacking a little --- okay --- a lot --- when it comes to writing my blogs, but that's because I've been getting situated in a familiar and new place. Aggieland. Anyway, since I've been here, I've had a lot of time to think, pray, and be with beautiful friends. The past couple of weeks have been pretty mellow. Not a lot of school work or tests. But it's finally starting to pick up. I always get nervous when it comes to tests and quizzes. But I always find my comfort in our Lord Jesus.
It hit me yesterday after a short prayer time at church. "Cast all of your cares upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 Have you ever thought about that verse? Really thought about it? Who else in this world will tell you "cast all of your cares upon me?" No one! No one loves and cares for you as much as sweet Jesus. How beautiful it is to know that He cares for us so incredibly much that we can lay all of our burdens, worries, stress, and daily struggles on His Mighty shoulders! How comforting. If you are having a stressful day or just have a lot to think about at once, think of 1 Peter 5:7. Enjoy having the weight of the world lifted off of your shoulders and placed in the loving hands of our Magnificent Creator. He died and rose again for US --- for YOU. He created you to be a light in this dark world. He loves you more than anything. He will always protect, care, and comfort. He will always be here for YOU - even when no one else is around.
What a beautiful life this is - being able to always have our King sitting by our side, writing love songs on our hearts, and making an eternal pathway for us to walk along. Enjoy today and remember the comfort that God brings to you. Try to share the comfort that our Lord freely gives with someone else today!
"For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our suffering, so also you share in our comfort." 2 Corinthians 1:5-7
I know I've been slacking a little --- okay --- a lot --- when it comes to writing my blogs, but that's because I've been getting situated in a familiar and new place. Aggieland. Anyway, since I've been here, I've had a lot of time to think, pray, and be with beautiful friends. The past couple of weeks have been pretty mellow. Not a lot of school work or tests. But it's finally starting to pick up. I always get nervous when it comes to tests and quizzes. But I always find my comfort in our Lord Jesus.
It hit me yesterday after a short prayer time at church. "Cast all of your cares upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 Have you ever thought about that verse? Really thought about it? Who else in this world will tell you "cast all of your cares upon me?" No one! No one loves and cares for you as much as sweet Jesus. How beautiful it is to know that He cares for us so incredibly much that we can lay all of our burdens, worries, stress, and daily struggles on His Mighty shoulders! How comforting. If you are having a stressful day or just have a lot to think about at once, think of 1 Peter 5:7. Enjoy having the weight of the world lifted off of your shoulders and placed in the loving hands of our Magnificent Creator. He died and rose again for US --- for YOU. He created you to be a light in this dark world. He loves you more than anything. He will always protect, care, and comfort. He will always be here for YOU - even when no one else is around.
What a beautiful life this is - being able to always have our King sitting by our side, writing love songs on our hearts, and making an eternal pathway for us to walk along. Enjoy today and remember the comfort that God brings to you. Try to share the comfort that our Lord freely gives with someone else today!
"For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our suffering, so also you share in our comfort." 2 Corinthians 1:5-7
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