Ok, so this is a weird title. Why would I love the dark circles under my eyes? Shouldn't that annoy me? Well let me tell you a story. Ever since I can remember I have always not liked something about myself. When I was little I didn't like how I was so shy. When I was in middle school I hated my hair and glasses. Then I hated my nose, then my feet, and the list goes on and on. One thing I hated in particular were the dark circles that always seemed to form under my eyes. I get stressed very easily which results in lack of sleep which results in these awful bags. I have always loved my blue eyes, so this annoying thing that drew attention away from my brilliant blues drove me crazy. I would pull on my face to try to make them go away. I tried covering them up with concealer and many other things. I'm sure I noticed them more than other people, but it was just the fact that I hated the way they looked that made me think about it. Then one day not too long ago it was time for my senior prom. I was excited to get ready and knew that the makeup artist who would do my makeup would cover up all my flaws. I got my hair done and went to get my makeup done. When she finished with my makeup I looked at myself in the mirror and realized something. This isn't me. This girl with all the makeup this doesn't even look like me. I realized without my bags under my eyes it somehow made me look like a different person. I didn't feel like myself and almost felt self-conscious from having all this makeup on.
I say all this to tell you that you are beautiful. Just the way you are you are gorgeous. God made you the way you are for a reason, and what you think are flaws He thinks are beautiful. Whatever is different about you is what makes you, you. You don't have to try to cover up something or act a certain way. God will use you because He is perfect and you are not. I think this is so beautiful that He does want to use us. US the shy ones, the ones without perfect skin and hair, the ones without boyfriends, and the ones who doubt our worth every day. He finds worth in You just the way you are.
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed."
Psalm 139:13-16
We are here for His Glory and He knows what our days will consist of. Find your beauty, worth, value, and love in Him. He is ready to give it to you.
