So you want a Miraculous Makeover?

Imagine for a moment...
​
I am in a lush tropical garden, with the sound of a gentle breeze blowing through the leaves of the trees.
The air is sweet smelling and the sun is warm on my skin. It is the most beautiful place imaginable!

​But wait… I am not alone. ​
I look to my right, and there beside me is THE most perfect guy - and he is looking at me as if I am THE most beautiful creature he has ever seen. His eyes are warm and bright and his smile tells me that he is also well pleased with what he sees also. There is a sense comfort and calm around me in this place that I feel holds abundant happiness.

---

 
​Imagine what it was like…
the very first moment that Eve opened her eyes,
looked around at that lush and beautiful place and
then fixes her gaze upon Adam.
Here they are,  two perfectly beautiful beings
placed in an unspeakably beautiful paradise.

I don't think it's even possible for us to come close to imagining just how wonderful
life was for Adam and Eve; well, at that moment.
That is before sin entered into the picture.

The perfect joy they experienced,  before Eve took her focus off of God
and sadly placed it on herself.

As women who truly desire to stay on the path that God has planned for us,
it's difficult to stay “God-centered” and
not self-centered.

WHY?

Each day the world bombards us with its own version of just how we should dress,
what physical size we should be, how what we should accept as normal. 

There is a level of perfection that the world sets and it seems
we all fall into the trap of trying to live up; otherwise we may feel inadequate.

Makes us wonder just how different life would be right now if Eve had stayed
focused on God and had not reached for that fruit.
We all would be a perfect 10" right now!

---

​… no matter what kind of outer physique we are given by genetics, as women, we are really all the same.

​We live a world that proclaims:

“What you see on the outside is more important than what is on the inside.”   

We have all seen some of those extreme makeover pictures and shows where before and after results are pretty remarkable.

It seems every woman on TV news, actress or in politics never has a frown line, eye crease or forehead lines.  They never age and actually the skin miraculously looks smoother, oh the wonders of Botox!  

Most look as if they are "poured into" their dress each morning.  Clothing is  “pulled in” for the desired slimming effect and  “filled out” in other areas while the lips are inflated and the tummy deflated.  Yes, we can laugh at it all, but yet it is all done to please a very judgmental world.

​​Model's and celebrities with perfect smiles and flawless bodies tell the world "THIS" is how you should look.  Now run home to that stationary bike, put on those yoga pants and start peddling!  Honestly?

​ Sadly,  we are missing the mark.  None of us are perfect.
Take away the tooth whiteners, spray makeup and false eye lashes, and underneath it all we are all  imperfect people.

Since the day Eve ran to cover herself with a leaf, women have been running to the stores to cover and mask their imperfections with the best things that money can buy.

Now KNOWING  that none of us are born perfect, did you know that you CAN be
made perfect?  

Perfect in the best way... in the eyes of the One who created you!
 
We can be "re-made" or born again with a beauty that emerges from within.
​
​As this world judges us from what they see on the outside, God clearly sees the genuine beauty that lies within.

Created in all shapes and sizes, we carry our own personal package of flaws, shortcomings, and imperfections.  

THE MOST attractive part of us,  to GOD, is the real beauty that lies within us.

This "genuine beauty" can be reflected when  we allow Jesus to re-make us.
"Here I am Lord,
I am not perfect, I have done some really terrible things in life,
and I know that there is nothing I can do to make myself over...
here is my life, make me over!"

He will.
Just ask for HIS make over. 
He will come to live within you and fill you with freedom from all those mistakes.
He will give you comfort to overcome the trials in life.
He will give you assurance that you are "perfect" in His eyes. 

No more living up to expectations of the world.
No more judgement from the world.
No more regrets for your past life.

YOU ARE A NEW WOMAN in you new life in Christ.

Instead of trying to please the world with physical attractiveness,
Christ desires for us to draw others to Him with our spiritual attractiveness.

Now that is a perfect "10." 
​

---

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works... 
​                                                                                                  ~ Psalm 139:14

• No matter what kind of outer physique we are given by genetics, as faith-filled women, we  need to be content and focused on what lies within - Christ.

​

• We have overwhelming demands in life along with personal trials and most of us have our own physical ailments to deal with.  But we are sustained by Christ. 

• We have times when we feel like we are running on empty and  we have reached our emotional limit - but we know we can be refreshed by His love and promises. 

​

• As we draw close to Him, we are nourished by His comfort and we can exchange our burdens for blessings. 

He does not care if our hair is a mess,
if our skin is not flawless,
or if we are struggling with that new diet. 

There is no need to be a perfect woman of the world.    
God only desires for us to be His. 
He is looking at the heart.  
When He lives within us,
​we are just perfect. 
​

Regardless of our outward appearance, talents or intelligence, Jesus sees the heart inside of us and He is waiting to perform His extreme spiritual makeover within us. With Jesus in our heart and life, we are a perfect "10."

JOIN ME ON PINTEREST