*Meet my friend Brooke. She has one of the biggest hearts I know and her passion for missions is contagious. I recently found out she has a blog so of course I had to share some of her inspiring words on my own! If you're a girl who has ever doubted the beauty that you possess (aka every girl) this post is for you. Enjoy!
"I’m not beautiful” A reoccurring thought in almost every adolescent girl’s mind.
How can a generation that is constantly being told that they are not accepted, that they are not adequate, and that they are not sufficient, ever believe that they are beautiful?
How can young people who are under constant attack by the enemy ever truly believe that they are loved, when the media’s twisted definition of love is being hurled at them from every direction?
The love that the world displays is not love at all. It is far from love.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
We’ve all heard this verse more times than we can be count, but have you ever truly looked at it? Have you ever thought about what it truly means to love with patience and with kindness?
Love displays selflessness.
This is something that is so absent from the world’s version of love. The world presents love as being beneficial to the giver and not the receiver. But the love that the Lord shows to us is a beautiful example of what it means to love out of selfless ambition.
It’s so easy to feel unloved by the world. It’s so easy to feel like we are not beautiful. But this couldn’t be farther from the truth.
God’s love for us surpasses the love that any member of the world could ever show to us. It is so much greater and so much vaster than that of the world.
But the greatest thing about His love and the thing that separates God’s love from the love of the world is that we don’t have to work to earn this love. It is given to us freely as a gift. All that we have to do is open our hearts to receive it.
So stop worrying about what the world’s vision of you is and start reveling in the love the Lord has for you. Because His love is more than sufficient.
Ps. Make sure you go check out her website!