Beauty

As a young female, I am prone to looking at my own appearance and thinking, "Wow what a potato." Although I'm not nearly as self-conscious about my looks as I used to be, the little voice in my head still whispers insecurities. 

"Your eyebrows are really dark,"
"What's up with the muffin top?"
"You should stop smiling, because you always get a double-chin." 

Sometimes, that voice even says things like: "You will never have a chance with any guy.  There are millions of prettier girls; a man will never choose you over them."

My first instinct is to sigh sadly.  Then I'm just like "HOLD UP. I AM A STRONG INDEPENDENT WOMAN OF CHRIST WHO DON'T NEED NO MAN TO DIGNIFY MY BEAUTY BECAUSE MY WORTH IS VESTED IN CHRIST." *snaps fingers in Z-formation* 

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised." 

- Proverbs 31:19-20

Frankly, it doesn't matter if you're tall or short, dark-haired or blond, whether your dress size is 4 or 24, whether you like to dress up or prefer t-shirts and jeans, or whether you wear make-up or not. 

I'm sure all God-fearing men would assure you that they prefer a woman who is confident in herself and, most importantly, loves God. 

Your body has been given to you to house your beautiful, unique, immortal soul.  In the words of Meghan Trainor, every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top.  

Ultimately, since there are still women out there who believe this, there are still men out there who respect it; there are men who know that "when one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls." 

When the little voice in your head whispers to remind you of your imperfections, remind yourself that those words bear no weight in comparison with the words of Christ, who would say: "You are my beautiful Creation." 

Remember it.

Even if you have to write it on your mirror in Expo marker (that's what I did!) 

Pax Vobis,

Becca

When one finds a worthy wife,
her value is far beyond pearls.
Her husband, entrusting his heart to her,
has an unfailing prize.
She brings him good, and not evil,
all the days of her life.
She obtains wool and flax
and works with loving hands.
She puts her hands to the distaff,
and her fingers ply the spindle.
She reaches out her hands to the poor,
and extends her arms to the needy.
Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting;
the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Give her a reward for her labors,
and let her works praise her at the city gates.

(Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31)