Extreme Makeover

 






by Belinda Blevins

Verse For Thought:
Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel, Rather let it be the hidden person of the heart. 1 Peter 3:3-4a (NKJV)

Early in my marriage, I loved to move my furniture in our apartment.  I would do it every month. It was something I looked forward to. I just liked to seeing it in a different place. However, before the end of the year, everything would always end up back in its same place.

Thinking of that leads me to the things people do today such as changing their looks, adding body parts, face lifts, a tuck and nip, plastic surgery, liposuction, sex changes, and whatever else they want to change.  No one seems to be satisfied with their looks. God's word reminds us that we all are fearfully and wonderfully made by our creator (Psalm 139:14). In our mother's womb we were on his mind. However, for some people that does not seem to be enough. They try different diet plans and surgeries, only to find out it is not working for them. Honestly, I am afraid of any surgery that is not absolutely necessary.

I know someone who had surgery to change their looks, only to become more depressed after the surgery than before.  The outward appearance changed but inside there were still mixed feeling. I know we can make a change in our life, but it must be a matter of the heart. It begins inside not outside our bodies. For me it was a matter of my heart. Looking in the mirror daily I love to see me . I expect others to be glad to see me. The creator's creation that is fearfully and wonderfully made. Nothing can be better. I heard a joke about a woman who went into the hospital. They could not find anything wrong with her. After many test were done, she prayed for God to help her. While there she had several surgeries making lots of changes. The day she left the hospital she got run over by an automobile. No one recognized her after she changed his creation. Imagine that..

No matter how I change my outward looks, my heart can still be broken, I can cover up with make up, a hat, or sunglasses. The bottom line is God sees my heart and knows all my desires. Since I have given him my heart my life has changed. I am no longer the same!  There has been a true extreme makeover in my life.

Let's Pray:
Father, thank you for creating me in your image. Help me to love me as you do. When I look in the mirror help me to see that I am beautifully and wonderfully made.   In Jesus' name Amen

Take the next Step:
Encourage someone today to see the beauty within themselves. Remind them that God does see our heart and that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder