13/06/2019
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.
I read a book gifted to me by a dear friend about how to shift our views from what the world teaches us about being “Single” to what God “our Creator” defines it. I caught myself smiling with what Ptr. Dave Cutar, the author, said about loving yourself first before being able to love others.
He wrote,
“Maaring hindi ikaw ang pinakamaganda o pinaka guwapong tao sa mundo, pero merong darating sa buhay mo na para sa kanila, ikaw ang mundo. Maaring matagalan ka sa paghahanap pero meron ‘yan! Wag ka lang mainip.”
Like me and other single ladies who are waiting for Mr. Right, or even men searching for their future wife, that “Meron yan! statement is like message from an angel.” That’s just good news! You, mean Pastor, there’s really one for me? Someone who’ll fall for me head over heels? I can’t wait!
What makes me feel so elated about it? Why would men and women feel hopeful about waiting for that One? Truth is, everyone wants to have someone, just one is enough, to overlook our flaws and make us feel beautiful or handsome like no other.
We all want to have someone telling us that, “You are altogether beautiful my (Babe, Baby, Honey, Sweetheart, Sweetie Pie); there is no flaw in you.”
Ehhhhh…Will that ever be possible?
Many times, our sense of beauty is dependent on how others view us. We want affirmation from others about how we look and dress. We want our impression to always be pleasing to everybody. That’s why we exercise, we choose our outfit well, and we would try different diets, body enhancers, skin regimens and even try the latest technology on becoming more attractive.
We also have to consider what other’s think about how we look. Their comments are valid, as long as he/she is a really good and concerned friend. But, being so conscious of what others may think may not be beneficial because we could fall into the trap of pleasing people.
“You are more than your color, looks, weight, or height!” wrote Ptr. Cutar. Is there a “Beauty Regulatory Commission?” he added.
Right, in this scenario, beauty is really in the eyes of the beholder. Nevertheless, what matters is he who beholds should have the right view of beauty.
Let me bring you back to the Garden of Eden when the first Man and Woman were not aware that they were naked. They were perfect, flawless, stunning, and beautiful until they disobeyed God. They started to look at each other and saw their nakedness. They felt shame. They needed to cover themselves and they made use of leaves.
Similar to what we are today, we feel ugly, insufficient and shame, therefore we cover ourselves with cosmetics, surgeries and we chase the latest technologies to enhance our beauty. We crave for compliments over our posts on social media.
When we pose on social media who do we really want to convince that we are beautiful, others or ourselves? (paraphrased from the book)
Not until we gaze our look to the One who can really say that we are altogether beautiful and flawless. To the only One who have woven us in our mother’s womb, who knows us by name and can count every hair we have all over our body. He alone proved that we are worth it because He’s given His life so we can have a total transformation. To the One who can cover our nakedness and shame because He himself made us.
Oh how marvelous it is to think that someone can accept our flaws not because we are lovable, but because He is love. He can never love us more or less.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The One I am referring to is Jesus. In Him we are complete. Col. 2:9-10
Credits to:
Ptr. Dave Cutar
About the author/model: Melyn Sacueza
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