“Your outer beauty will capture the eyes, your inner beauty will capture the heart.” Steven Aitchison

Meaning of beautiful- pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically:

There are 40 instances where the Bible speaks of beauty. 

When this word landed in my mind, my mind drifted to what society has deemed as beautiful.  How many of us are lured into those television commercials that seem to dictate what beauty should be ??? I do feel they give us false information and make many beautiful souls feel inadequate. These set goals have been driven by what man has outlined as beautiful.  We have been guided by unrealistic expectations and opinions of other judgmental minds... 

However,  I do feel beauty goes much, much deeper. It is documented in scripture that God has made us in His image. 

“Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us." NLT 

How do we not see this beauty in all people, places, and things?  How do we not see? Have we lost the ability to truly see beauty? Have we lost this gift?

I do believe we must understand and truly see His beauty before we can recognize it in others. His beauty radiates from within. It comes from His Love, His Kindness, His compassion for all His beautiful creations ... 

It’s when that ugly word judgment comes into play that we miss out on the beauty before us.

Close your eyes and see Him with your soulful eyes... you will see and feel the essence of His beauty... It’s is beyond what our physical mind can even begin to understand. Just think if we could do this exercise with others... The outer appearance is not where the beauty lies... It’s how they make you feel within your soul... Feel the beautiful essence that radiates from within the one before you... Because that is where our true beauty lies... it’s in the love, in the kindness, in the compassion that you radiate from within your heart and soul.

He made each one of us uniquely beautiful in His image... He is a master at His trade... turn your eyes away from the judgment of man and look to our Creator for the validation we seek... 

Shine the beauty that lies within you... 

It’s Him. It’s always Him 

Proverbs 27:19 “Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.”Andes

Solomon 4:7 “You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you.”

“The Master is here and He is calling for you.  She quickly rose to find Him and fell at His feet.”  John 11. 

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