On Fridays I link up with Lisa-Jo Baker. She gives her readers a prompt and we write without trepidation. Below are her instructions:
1. Write for 5 minutes flat with no editing, tweaking or self critiquing.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in {you can grab the button code in my blog’s footer}.
3. Go and tell the person who linked up before you what their words meant to you. Every writer longs to feel heard.
OK, are you ready? Give us your best five minutes for the prompt:
- See more at: http://lisajobaker.com/#sthash.x8hFaMrQ.dpufThe Prompt: Beautiful
I use this word to describe my children, my girlfriends, the purple and orange sunset, models who walk the runways, God's amazing grace, babies with ringlets, and so much more.
My husband does a little sweet banter with me most days and I almost always fall for it. Guess what?, he says. What?, I say. You are beautiful!
My usual response is a slight smile with my eyes rolling. I love when he does this with me but I usually don't believe him.
Somewhere along the way I doubted my beauty. I saw the battle scars on the inside, the freckles on my cheeks, the higher number on the scale, and decided I wasn't worthy of that word.
My Creator, my husband, my children, and my friends see me much differently than how I see myself.
God heals our wounds and can change the way we view life if we let Him.
So today I choose to embrace the word beautiful and let it wash over my insecurities, the impossible standards I set for myself, and the reflection in the mirror.
Stop.
Please hop on over to Lisa-Jo's blog and read how others see beautiful today!
Oh gosh, I feel the same way when my husband tells me that.
ReplyDeleteAmy, why do we do that?? He sees me as this amazing woman and I see all the flaws. Trying to work on it!
DeleteI always think it's interesting that we're quick to see beauty around us, but reluctant to see that beauty in ourselves. And yet Jesus sees us with "beauty glasses." He always thinks we're beautiful. Why do we believe lies?
ReplyDeleteNice job!
I'm here from Five Minute Friday. My entry is at: http://wp.me/pBKyJ-pI
Thank you Cynthia! I'm so grateful for Jesus' vision of us!
DeleteVisiting from FMF - So glad for the reminder that though we see ourselves through that warped mirror, He sees us as He made us!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, thank you for visiting today!
DeleteAmen. My husband will throw it out there when I'm just reading or writing or something. "You're so pretty." I'm the same way, though - I smile but I don't really believe him.
ReplyDeleteLove this post. I'm going to try to let it apply to me today too.
It's so hard for me to accept my husband's love sometimes. So glad you enjoyed the post, I'm glad it encouraged you!
DeleteHi Sarah! I am visiting from FMF. Can I borrow your husband?? He sounds wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so much more than what you see. I know it's so hard for any of us to feel beautiful, because life keeps telling us what we need to be beautiful (so..pretty much telling us that we aren't). Great post!
Happy Friday!
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Deletemy husband it pretty great, I am truly blessed!! Thank you for the wonderful compliments!!
From one freckled girl to another...I am so thankful that He sees the heart, and that is where true beauty lies, his spirit living in us! But all of us are made beautiful in his image...freckles and all :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so right! He does create each of us in His own beautiful way. Thank you for stopping by!
DeleteYes, this! "God heals our wounds and can change the way we view life if we let Him..." And I join you in believing with all my heart that our stories are to share so others don't feel alone. I live to shout that out! Blessings to you!
ReplyDeleteJacque, thank you for your kind words! Life has a way of helping us feel isolated and writing this blog has allowed me to connect with people sharing the same struggles, the same fears, and the same hopes. Thank you for stopping by!
Delete"So today I choose to embrace the word beautiful and let it wash over my insecurities, the impossible standards I set for myself, and the reflection in the mirror." Me too! thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Barbie! Looking at myself in a positive way has be a conscious decision some days. Blessings to you!
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