Sunsets

This post goes out there to all of the women. (But applies to men too!)

Why don’t we love ourselves? Why do we look in the mirror and not like what we see? Why do we try desperately to be like other people or wish for something about ourselves to be different?

We are created by God. He hand-selected every personality trait and physical characteristic. He knows what our strengths are and where we have weaknesses. He designed us for a purpose and He loves us!

WE ARE SO LOVED!

I know that there are moments where it’s easy to lose sight of our value. I imagine that’s part of human nature (and probably even societal conditioning). But we don’t have to live in that head space. We need to check ourselves and remember that God didn’t make a mistake when He created us.

The best illustration I have heard that really hit this point home was shared with me when I was in college. One of the RA’s did a girl’s night and shared something God had revealed to her when she was having one of those moments, feeling less that great about herself.

God reminded her of a sunset and the various forms they take. They can have clouds or no clouds. The colors can be any variety of shades. But the point was every sunset is different, each one hand-created by God. And God continued to reveal to her, that if He took the time and effort to create a one of a kind sunset every night, didn’t she think He took more care into designing her? And if that’s the case, shouldn’t she be in awe of herself like she is by each sunset?

The same goes for each one of us. We were created with so much precision and care. We deserve to love ourselves and value ourselves. Don’t continue to look poorly upon yourself. Take the time and effort to truly learn to value and appreciate all you have to offer.

And remember, you are so loved!