This is the Face of Someone Jesus Loves

"Mirror mirror on the wall, whose the fairest of them all?"

It's a question that has become memorialized in our minds as girls. As our reflections stare back at us, we question our worth and value. Are we thin enough, pretty enough, tan enough...the questions go on and on. 

And then there are the magazines that inundate us as we check out at the grocery store. Lose 10 pounds this week, they claim, as we glace with shame at the ice cream in our basket. 

I spent many of my high school and college years struggling with these questions, despite the fact that I had amazing parents who told me all the time how beautiful and smart and talented I was. 

But for whatever reason, the opinions of the world seemed to influence my unhealthy choices. 

I did whatever it took to be thin, and even staring in the mirror, under 100 pounds as a sophomore in college, I didn't see myself accurately. 

I still saw myself as the chubby middle-schooler who was called names on her way home from school. I recalled being overlooked at dances and having to try on dresses in sizes bigger than my mom. 

BUT GOD!

I always knew he loved me. But, did I really believe that He called me beautiful? 

Thankfully, He got ahold of my heart and reminded me of one of my greatest desires. 

To be a mom. 

The doctor told me that if I contined in my unhealthy patterns, I would be in danger of having my greatest dream taken away. So, I sought ways to get healthy...physically, mentally, and emotionally.

And now, as a mom to 3 beautiful daughters, I am charged with making sure I continuously remind them of the TRUTH. That they are seen. That they are loved. That they were chosen for an incredible purpose. That the Lord has plans for their lives that are exceedingly and abundantly more than all they could ask or imagine. 

I am responsible to make sure there are reminders of this truth in our home. That their reflections see images like, "This is the face of someone Jesus loves."

The Lord reminds us that, "I have loved you with an everlasting love." Jeremiah 31:3 

The message matters because our children are watching. They are watching to see if we see ourselves as beautiful. They want to know if they can trust their hearts to the Father. Let's make sure our messages match our mission.

Check out the: Jesus Loves Me Mirror