You're Beautiful

I was reading my Bible today and came across these two verses that really stuck out to me:

"What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, "Stop, you're doing it wrong!" Does the pot exclaim, "How clumsy can you be?" How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, "Why was I born?" or if it said to its mother, "Why did you make me this way?""~Isaiah 45:9-10

As a woman, society is constantly telling us to look and act a certain way or we will not be liked/accepted by others. I struggled just as much as any other girl when I was in middle school and high school with my appearance. I was the lanky, awkward, tall girl...or so I thought in my mind. Finally, in college, I have come to accept the fact that I am who I am, but a lot of women still struggle. It hurts me to see my friends look down on themselves when I see them as beautiful young women. This doesn't even have to only apply to women, either. I know a lot of guys that struggle with the stereotypical strong man, as well. When I read this verse, it really struck me. God created each of us unique...He didn't want us to be like anyone else.

When we complain about who we are, our personalities, our looks, that is like telling God we are not happy with His creation. Of course that is not our intent, but everyone does it, including myself. Sometimes I wish I was better at having conversations with people or that I wasn't so tall so jeans would fit easier...but God did not make me that way. I have been learning, this semester especially, that I love listening to people, so maybe that's why God made me more of an introvert sometimes. He made me tall just because He could =)

Like all my other blogs, my thoughts seem all over the place, but I really thought this verse could relate to a lot of people because everyone struggles with it. I guess, as an application, try and look at yourself as God's beautiful son or daughter. Once you see yourself through His eyes, your view/perception of yourself will slowly begin to change. When you don't feel good about your looks or personality, that is not God giving you those thoughts....it is Satan and only Satan. God doesn't make mistakes. He only creates beautiful things. To me, when I look in the mirror and like what I see....that's like slapping Satan in the face. I like that image. It makes me smile =) So metaphorically, try and "slap Satan" in the face more often! You are all so incredibly beautiful and wonderful and made in God's own image. Think about that one =)