Day 4 "You Are Beautiful"
Beautiful Surrender
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Good Morning Beauties!
We come back to a familiar lyric today, “You are Beautiful.” It’s the theme of the song, so we will look at it several times during our journey. There are so many aspects to the idea of Beauty and what we believe is truly Beautiful.
In my quiet time with God today, He spoke to me about the Beauty of Surrender. A woman with a surrendered heart and spirit is incredibly beautiful. Micah 6:8 tells us what the Lord requires of us, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” ~ New International Version. Do you know any women who live this way? I am blessed to say, “YES!” I know women who live surrendered to the requirements of God, and the best word I can find to describe them is BEAUTIFUL.
What do you think leads them to a life surrendered to God? I think the first step is knowing and trusting Him. Knowing God is to know absolute Perfect Love. He is Love, afterall. Knowing the loving Father and knowing that He sacrificed His own Son for me, allows me to trust Him. God wants the best for me. His plans for me are not just good, not even great, but they are PERFECT.
So here’s the question, if I know God Loves me, and His plans for me are Perfect, why would I hesitate to surrender my heart to Him? Examine your heart and determine if there are parts of your life you’re refusing to give to God. What is He speaking to you about those parts? Selah.
Beautiful Surrender - Jonathan and Melissa Helser
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”