There is one thing that makes every single one of you beautiful. It’s your smile! Even if you don’t think you have a perfect smile, it really is the prettiest feature of your face because it makes you light up! It transforms you and radiates your joy and happiness from within.
I’ve met many people over the years (including many of you!) and realized that a smile makes an incredible difference in a person's face. People who don’t smile or have their face in a constant sour expression are…well….ugly. I remember watching a movie with a bitter, feministic woman as the main character. She always had a sour, proud expression on her face and I didn't think she was very pretty. But when she was interviewed in the special features of the movie, she was smiling as she talked and she looked so beautiful. What a change! She looked like a different woman!
When we smile, there is a beauty that shines out from within, for our joy comes from the Lord and we get to share it in our faces. As daughters of the King, our faces shine with His radiance and it is no more obvious than in our smiles: “Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed” (Psalm 34:5). We have no shame in Christ, but only the radiance of lives that reflect the beauty of God. As we are looking to Him and His face is shining upon us (Numbers 6:24-26) and His light is shining in us (2 Corinthians 4:6), our physical faces and smiles can radiate His light and beauty.
I think a smile is one of the most beautiful things God created! I love it when I see someone's eyes light up and crinkle in the corners, dimples or smile lines pop out of their cheeks, lips turn upward, teeth burst through, and delight spread across their face. It's a wonderful thing to be able to smile and express the joy of the Lord! And it's contagious!
Did you know that dressing modestly draws attention to our smiles? When we are dressed in a way that takes the focus off of our bodies and points upward, toward our faces, people will be drawn to our smiles. Let's draw attention to our faces by the way we dress, revealing the light which is inside of us. Then we can smile with the joy of the Lord and let Jesus’ light shine through us onto everyone we meet!
I think a smile is one of the most beautiful things God created! I love it when I see someone's eyes light up and crinkle in the corners, dimples or smile lines pop out of their cheeks, lips turn upward, teeth burst through, and delight spread across their face. It's a wonderful thing to be able to smile and express the joy of the Lord! And it's contagious!
Did you know that dressing modestly draws attention to our smiles? When we are dressed in a way that takes the focus off of our bodies and points upward, toward our faces, people will be drawn to our smiles. Let's draw attention to our faces by the way we dress, revealing the light which is inside of us. Then we can smile with the joy of the Lord and let Jesus’ light shine through us onto everyone we meet!
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16
Christina
Soli Deo Gloria ~ To God Alone Be the Glory
