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How does God see me?
Posted on Monday, Feb 15, 2010 by radical christian
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I want to know how God sees me. I am a teen and I feel so unbeautiful and I know that God doesn't want me to have a low or negative self-esteem. Are there any scriptures that show how ladies are seen under His eyes? Or can you name some scriptures that can boost my confidence in Him rather than in my physical appearance?
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It is such a pressuring desire, isn't it, for teens? We want to be loved. We want to be appreciated. We want to be told that we are beautiful.
My dear friend, I may tell you that outer beauty doesn't matter. I may even tell you that inner beauty is what really matters. I can tell you many things but I don't think that's really what you're looking for.
What I want to shift your focus to is a verse in the Bible which we sometimes take for granted. In Genesis 1:26 God decided to make man, and woman, in His own image. What that means is that God had a plan and a design for us. He had an image in His mind of what He wanted us to look like and He created us. David, in Psalm 139, says that God knits us together in our mother's womb, and then says "I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made". David isn't praising God because he looked good but simply that God took the time to design him and knit him together in the image the He, God, had designed and planned.
You may look at yourself in the mirror and think you're not as beautiful as that girl who sits next to you in class. You may look down at your body and wish you had the body of that girl on TV or the one in that magazine you saw. My dear friend, God saw it fit, no He so it perfect, that you be the person you are now. Everything that God created, He saw to be "good". When He created you, my wonderful friend, my kind and sweet friend, you know what He said about you and me? "God saw that it was VERY good". You and I, in God's eyes, are very good. We are in His image. Do you think you're not beautiful? God thinks you look grand! You're His handiwork. One day, a man will see you and treat you as his queen. You are a treasure. You know what the Bible says about a prudent and excellent woman? Proverbs 31 says that her worth is "far beyond jewels". Wow. Have you seen jewels before they are cut and shaped? They look crooked and rough but yet they shine and glitter so wonderfully. People then shape them in diamond-like shapes, why? They think the beauty's in the shape. No. The beauty isn't in the shape. The beauty is in the glitter and shine. Your life, as a Christian, glitters and shines with the glory of Christ. My friend, you are beautiful. You are wonderful. From the way you spoke, you seem so gentle and sweet, may God bless your wonderful kind heart.
I like Fubbz's response, so I just want to add what else might help you:
Although in today's world physical attraction usually plays a certain role, true beauty will come form the inside and this is what is important to God: 1 Peter 3:3-5 says, "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. 4 Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful."
God bless you my friend. Thank you for adding that comment. It's perfect!