Purpose

Beauty Obsessed

There are girls who put make-up on in the middle of the day.

Really, there are.

Just like there are girls who change their hairstyles and their clothes multiple times throughout the day.

As you might imagine if you’ve read this far, I am not one of those girls.

But I’ve tried to be.

I’ve packed make-up into my purse, stored a hairbrush in my office, and try to get excited about changing into a different outfit at different times of the day, but I’m just not  motivated enough to stop whatever it is I’m working on to care about these things.

Yet I’m still obsessed with appearances.

As low-maintenance as I am, I still care about what people think of how I look, what I wear, and the manner I present myself.

When I should be obsessed with an entirely different type of beauty.

Instead of focusing on how I look, I should be focused on how I make Christ look.

Instead of being consumed with what I wear, I should be consumed with the fact that I’m covered in His blood.

Instead of caring about how I present myself, I should be concerned with how I’m presenting Him.

Because I shouldn’t be obsessed what making myself look good, I should be obsessed with displaying the beauty that already is – the beauty of Christ.

What do you think?……

How would life be different if you were more obsessed with God’s beauty?


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Growth

The Pick Up Game

We’ve all seen the kid who has played the “pick up” game. For those who need a refresher, the game comes something like this.

1) You give a baby a toy.

2) The baby drops the toy.

3) You pick up the toy.

Then you repeat the cycle until one of you gets bored.

And while the game may seem remedial and a little silly, we often do the same thing with God.

We ask God for something.

He gives us a good gift.

But instead of treasuring the gift He gave us, we thrust it to the floor.

  • We mistreat our loved ones.
  • We neglect to serve His church.
  • We use our talents for our own purposes.

When we do this, sooner or later we realize that we’re no longer holding the treasure we so desperately wanted. We’ve thrown away what’s good for empty pleasures.

And sometimes, in His grace, He picks it back up again.

  • He restores relationships.
  • He provides opportunities to serve.
  • He uses our talents for His good purposes.

And we realize that the best place to leave the treasure, is in His loving hands.

Now it’s your turn…

Practically, how do you show that you’ve placed your treasures in God’s hands?

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