All Beautiful You Are
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March 26, 2009 • written by Rebecca Urrutia
Filed under Spirituality, Student Life, featured
After fixing my hair and makeup, I stepped back to evaluate the job. My reflection stared back at me from behind the glass mirror on the wall. Sighing heavily, I turned my head away and thought . . . “I wish I was beautiful. I wish I was breathtakingly gorgeous, a mouth-opener and a head-turner. ” I looked back with disappointment at the girl in the mirror. How I hated her. Unruly hair, thin lips, ugly hands . . . the list could go on and on.
What is it about a girl that causes her to compare herself with everyone she meets? Nobody teaches us how to . . . it is like we are born with an instinct, a program that measures and weighs every bit of our bodies in comparison to the girl sitting next to us. We have all struggled with that irritating insecurity that makes us secretly jealous of Maria’s hair or Rachel’s nose. Yeah, we’ve heard many times that “God thinks you are beautiful” or that “He likes you just the way you are,” but do we actually believe it? If we truly understood what that meant . . . boy, I bet we would never see our physical bodies the same way.
The book Songs of Songs is a perfect depiction of what Christ’s love truly is. The “Lover” represents Christ, and we, the Church and Bride, are “the Beloved.” Scattered all throughout the book are verses that speak of how He is captivated by our beauty. “How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful!” He calls us beautiful more than ten times! He is truly captivated and enchanted by our beauty, whether we believe it or not. He sees every imperfection and He loves us even more. “ALL beautiful you are, my darling; there is NO flaw in you.” You may be doubting, but this is the way He really feels about you. Even when you’re sick or your frizzy hair is in desperate need of hairspray, He thinks you are drop-dead-gorgeous. Even when you forgot to put on makeup or your sunburned skin is peeling—don’t worry. Your beauty doesn’t depend on what you are wearing or what your hair looks like. He sees all that and more, and He still thinks, “All beautiful you are, my darling; there is NO flaw in you.”
It is so easy to forget the truth when you still believe in a lie. The only way you can conquer the lies that tell you you’re not beautiful is to engrave the truth upon your heart. Write these verses on memory cards and stick them on your locker, bathroom mirror or in your folders. The more verses you know, the easier it will be to extinguish the lie when it pops into your head.
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This article is great! ( i love the pic. lol) I think this applies to every high school girl and i think even if it doesn’t seem like it we all struggle with this. This really helped me realize how often i am beliving the lies of the enemy, (complaining about my hair or apperance) and not beliving Gods truth, thanks so much for this article!
Lots of truth here. Take that, enemy!
Bravo Becca!! What an amazing piece and cute photo too Susy!!
This is a precious article. I know that I need to share it with my nieces. I also think that it is an important message for boys, because although their vanity is less shown, they do care how they look and how they’re seen by others. Thank you, Becca. I know you are sharing from your heart.
Thank you, Rebecca, for those words of truth. The beauty of our Lord reflects on you as you speak His heart for all to read.