Restoring the Beauty

American girls are some of the most beautiful women in the world, and yet at the same time, they seem to be the most broken and unsatisfied -with their image -women in the whole world. Why? The image I attached represents what most, if not every girl in America goes through. Beautiful on the outside and yet so broken and crying on the inside. The pressure to date, to be a sex object, to look nice, to put make-up on everyday, to be nice and polite, to serve men, to be hospitable, to go along with the crowd and many more things, make the young woman scream and be broken inside. Only few can hear the cry, and for sure God can. Think about how broken His heart must be, to see His creation being beaten up by culture and refusing the natural beauty that He’s given it. American girl: smile that warms you up, hair expressing creativity, freedom and passions; heart full of desires to make a difference; dreams of reaching out with love to others; words that bring peace to your mind; beautiful (sometimes long) legs that will follow the calling; hands always stretched out to hug someone; body- the holy temple of the Holy God; energy that never leaves you bored, and a longing for life-time love relationships. All made in one, by God. All good, all full of potential, all filled with His personal touch and purpose. All sacred, designed for more than any of us can imagine; designed to be holy and to honor Him- the Greatest Lover that any woman, can ever long for or experience. I wonder, if the beautiful women truly are unable to see their beauty- the reflection of the Creator in themselves- when they look in the mirror or on their pictures, as if they are blinded by Him for some mysterious purpose or if they choose to live in denial? I think that they don’t see it, because the only one blinding them is Satan, the creator of lies that get stuck in their minds and hearts, every time someone disgraces the temple of God. The only mystery the Bible speaks of is the mystery of God’s power, goodness and all of His creation. The mystery of His love, which He obviously revealed to a woman by making her a woman, a beautiful woman. I struggle when I see my beautiful girlfriends, beating themselves up for some fake idea of what beauty is; I struggle when they think I joke when I say they are beautiful; and I struggle when they can’t see their true identity in Christ Jesus. How much more does the Father struggle with this? It is like telling Him: “God, it was great, but this nose- you made it too big, this tooth- too crooked, these eyes- sorry, wrong color, these legs- yea, cool for you, but I don’t like this spot of fat formation, my stomach- lets not even go there, and my eyebrows- oh God, why eyebrows?” So they turn and go to another creator- the world, mtv, Hollywood… and their doctor says: “oh yea, you are right, this is a little off, but I am better… let me fix it for you!” And even after ten operations, they still cry and break on the inside…they do it silently in their own rooms, when nobody is watching, because now, they appear beautiful to themselves, but they are still not satisfied…it goes deeper than one’s appearance. God spent so much time on creating each one of us, both women and men. Read psalm 139 it will blow your mind away, on hearing about the precision of God’s own hands making you! And you were made marvelously! Sculpted from nothing into SOMEthing! Something beautiful, a matsterpeace. The image I gave you of American women above, is for all girls in this world. It is true image of what God has revealed to me through my friendships with those girls. I encourage you to encourage your girlfriends, and even guy-friends by giving them complements NOT on their clothes, shoes or make-up, but on their natural beauty that reflects the image and love of God, our Creator. Tell them that they are beautiful- look in their eyes and say that you mean it. And pray that you and your friends will also be able to see it. In times of dishonor for God’s temple and impurity, only prayer will allow us to see God’s original intend and creation at perfection; creation of which you are a part of- an important part.

Oh My beautiful and precious God, I pray that you will enable my friends to hear this message- this cry of my heart- for justice and restoration of the image of purity and woman which you created to shine your light through. May, not the make-up and clothes, cover up your light, but allow your light to become even stronger in us, so that it can breakthrough and shine through the things, that we daily put on, in order to cover up our true nature. The victory is yours and we need to see its physical reflection in this corrupted world; it starts with a prayer- the spiritual weapon, so God teach us how to pray, so we can hear and see you around us, so your beauty may be reflected to us and through us. You make all things new, please make us new Lord. In Jesus Holy and Precious name, I pray. Amen.