Because He Made Me This Way

 The other day at a track meet a little girl, I had no idea who she was, came up to me, stared for a bit and then said, "You're pretty." Well, I sure wasn't feeling very pretty that day... all sweaty, red from the sun, exhausted, and my hair in a mess!! I just thought it was adorable, told her she was pretty, too and went on with my day. But the more I think about it, the more I relate this story to how God thinks of us. He thinks we are beautiful no matter if we "feel" like it or if we think we look beautiful or not, because He made us that way! Thinking you are pretty is more than having a good self-image about yourself. It's more than being confidant in who you are . This is about allowing God to come in and change our hearts. Today so many girls think they are ugly. Just ask a few girls and I'm sure more than one will say there is something they don't like about themselves. But let's get past the whole, "I'm not pretty," spill. Let's go further into the real root of this problem. The world tries to fix this problem, but still more and more girls are becoming miserable. I truly think this is sad. It really is sad that we, as Christian girls, can't be content how GOD made us to be. WE are the daughters of the Most High King, and yet we dare to basically say, "God, You did a horrible job making me. Why are my eyes so small, my skin so blemished, my hair so thin/thick, my hips too big...?" Do you see now what we are really saying to our Creator? We are just plainly telling Him we hate how He made us! This is more about just being beautiful. This is more about being content in our bodies. This is about saying, "God, I love the way I am because You, my Heavenly Father, made me this way." This doesn't mean we won't ever feel disappointed by how we look. But we have to get past wanting other people to like us so much. There is one thing that girls strive for when they long to be "pretty." Getting noticed. Think about it. We want guys to notice us. We want people to notice us. It's truly all about attention, attention, attention!! Every girl wants attention! But why? Usually to become friends with a certain person, or to get a certain guy or to become popular. It's true! It hurts me when I see Christian girls say they aren't pretty because they long for attention. But how much more does it hurt God to see His daughter discontent with how He especially created her?! I know that when I put on my make-up, I wonder if people will notice me more. But then I have to stop and re-evaluate myself. I have to tell myself, "So what if people think I'm pretty or not. Why should I care what they think? I don't need make-up to be the person God made me to be, despite my flaws." I need to stop worrying about myself and how I look on the outside and worry more about what they see on the inside. Besides, if people only like me when I look my best, they don't truly like me. It's really as plain and simple as that. So, how do we learn to be content with how our Father made us? We must put our identity in Him, and that starts with prayer. Ask God to help you stop worrying about what other people think. Ask God to help you stop feeling the need for attention. Ask God to help you change on the inside. Ask God to help you to stop caring so much about yourself and help you to start caring more about others.
 We are beautiful, ladies. Not because we have pretty eyes, or beautiful hair. We are beautiful because we have learned to be content; saying that God made me this way and He thinks I'm beautiful. We are princesses, daughters of the King. Therefore, we are beautiful.
Much love,
Brittany(: