Daily Delight
I’m never quite prepared for the first glance in the mirror each morning. I look at the face staring back at me and begin to notice the flaws instead of the beauty. Some mornings, the aging process seems to have worked overtime during the night. And time after time, I can’t help but think, “Look how far I’ve come.” But these words are hollow in the context of “Oh my goodness, I look old.”
What does your first morning glance reveal? Do you see a deer in the headlights staring back at you or the gentle look of acceptance?
When I see myself, it is often through a lens of what is wrong rather than what is right. The beautiful me that God created is somehow lost in the morning light. I forget God created me in His image and He makes all things beautiful. (Gen. 1:27, NIV)
I wonder how I would change if I were to look at myself through God’s eyes. God calls me beautiful, beloved, and blessed. He tenderly whispers, “Look how far you’ve come” with all the love He possesses. God doesn’t see any flaws. He sees beauty marks, laugh lines from happiness, and aging spots from a life well lived. God looks at me with adoring eyes.
Today, I am taking a chance on myself. I will start each new day looking in the mirror seeing myself for how God sees me. I will whisper, “Look how far you’ve come,” knowing God is whispering those same words back to me. The wrinkles and laugh lines will still adorn my face, but along with those will be the sweet smile of acceptance.
On the days I struggle, God reminds me that “He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Ecclesiastes 3:11, NIV). And even when I can’t comprehend this precious gift of beauty, God can. He takes my hand and fills it with all of His grace and love.
You, dear daughter, are God’s beautiful gift. He deems you beloved and loves everything about you. Everything.
