TRUE BEAUTY

[Brenda Pike]

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True Beauty

"But the Lord said to Samuel, 'Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.'"1

On a lighter note, I believe it was Charles Colson who expressed a simple but profound tongue-in-cheek truth when he shared, "Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There's too much fraternizing with the enemy."

In Western culture (at least) tremendous emphasis is placed on physical beauty. There's nothing wrong with being beautiful and keeping ourselves attractive, but if that's what controls our life and is a cover-up for insecurity, we will be left very empty inside—and even more so as the years take their toll on our body.

Sophia Loren says that "beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical." Sure that was easy for Sophia to say with her incredible physical beauty, but what she said was true. Better said, it would be, "True beauty is what you are inside." If we are only loved for our physical beauty, we will never feel truly loved because that is not the real person.

As Saint Exupery said, "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

Ralph Waldo Emerson put it this way, "Though we search the world over for the beautiful, we find it within or we find it not."

Furthermore we can only ever be loved to the degree that we are known—and that has nothing to do with our external appearance, but all to do with our inner being.

According to God's Word, "Charm can be deceptive and beauty doesn't last, but a woman [or man] who fears and reverences God shall be greatly praised."2

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to be a beautiful person on the inside and so live that the beauty and love of Jesus will show and shine through me. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus' name, amen."

1. 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV).
2. Proverbs 31:30 (TLB)(NLT).

DAILY ENCOUNTER-FOOD FOR THOUGHT
SUBMITTED BY:
BRENDA CLARK PIKE
2012

[Pokey's Heart]

Great share, Brenda! I'm so glad to see you're feeling better.

[Happy Holmes1]

Very nice Brenda! Thank you for sharing this. I love good quotes as well as good reminders of where our focus should be. -Dawn

[Brenda Pike]

THANKS POKEY, I WASN'T READY FOR THIS BIG FLAIR UP, SLOW GOING TO HEAL TO. HUFFING AND PUFFING WITH LOTS OF PRAYERS. GOD BLESS YOU. LOVE BRENDA

[Brenda Pike]

DAWN, THANKS GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE ARTICLE. SOME THINGS ARE JUST WORTH SHARING AND REMINDING OURSELVES WHAT REALITY IS ABOUT. LOVE YOU, BRENDA

[Hope]

Brenda,
This is so good and so true! I am Praying for you I hope you are back to yourself feeling really good soon!
God Bless You Love You Eva

[Brenda Pike]

THANKS EVA, THIS HAS BEEN AN ORDEAL. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL BE READY FOR A BIG SHOCK. THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND NOT FOR THE BETTER. THE GREAT HEALTH CARE PLAN IS WORTHLESS. AND MANY DOCTORS ARE NOT USING THE HOSPITALS TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO AND NOT DO. WE ARE IN DEEP POOP. GOD BLESS YOU. LOVE BRENDA

[ajones426]

That is so true Brenda. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Brenda Pike]

THANKS AJONES FOR YOUR COMMENT. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD BEAUTY IS, BEAUTY DOES. TRUELY BEAUTY COMES FROM THE INSIDE, PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THEM BUT THEY REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. AMEN. SINCERELY BRENDA

[B.J.Morbitzer]

Dear Brenda,
So very nice of you sharing this with us, I pray you are feeling better my friend.
I would be glad to send you some of my music I do on my Korg M3 Quest Keyboard.
I have done several for openmyeyeslord.net If you get to email Steven, or Chee Chee, Let them know I need your email,to put you on my mailing list and in my contacts.
I wrote you a note about this on another page you asked me about, burning to CD,which I don't, And I keep most in several folders, they are in MP3 format for me to send..
I CHARGE NOTHING.:>) This is another blessing from God.
My work is for the good Lord,I am in His service for the rest of my lifetime.
God's blessings to you dear friend Brenda.
Hugs Love Blessings
B.J.Morbitzer<><

[Brenda Pike]

DEAR B.J. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COMMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME OF YOUR RECORDING. YOU ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL GIFTED PERSON WITH GOD IN YOUR HEART. I LOVE YOU'RE POEMS AND STORIES, YOUR MUSIC IS AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDING ME TO YOUR LIST. CHEE CHEE WILL SEND YOU MY ADDRESS AND INFORMATION. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. LOVE BRENDA

[B.J.Morbitzer]

Thank You Brenda,
I've sent one last night to you,hopefully you received that one dear friend.
I don't send everyday but when I can .
I also pray all is well with you and yours.
Thank you for your kindness and comment too.
Hugs Love Blessings
B.J.Morbitzer

[Brenda Pike]

B.J. YES, I RECIEVED YOUR MUSIC AND IT IS DEVINE. YOUR MUSIC ROOM IS A GREAT LAY OUT FOR YOUR MUSIC. GOD HAS SURELY BLESSED YOU IN SO MANY WAYS B.J. LIFE IS A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE WHEN YOU MEET A MAN OF YOUR HONOR AND INTERGITY. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS.
LOVE BRENDA

[B.J.Morbitzer]

The Dawning Of A New Day~



Sometimes when I'm weary
And feel I can't go on,
I sneak off to my "special place "
In the light of early dawn.

My place is deep in woodlands;
" God's Country " it's called by some.
When my burden gets too heavy,
I hear my place call, " Come ".

I go there when I'm saddened,
And my heart is aching so;
The beauty and serenity
Help to ease my pain, I know.

It's there that I find comfort;
Sometimes I need solitude.
I feel so much closer to God,
And He gently lifts my mood.

I don't know if it's my special place,
Or the Lord above, Himself;
But somehow when I leave there,
I feel that I have wealth.

Perhaps it's just my being there;
Or maybe it's God's own way,
Of telling me to try again;
It's the dawning of a new day.



~Author B.J. Morbitzer~

[Brenda Pike]

B.J. I LOVE YOUR PEOM (THE DAWNING OF A NEW DAY) I CAN UNDERSTAND AND RELATE TO YOUR POEM. I HAVE THOSE SAME THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ALSO. AND LIKE YOU I FIND A PLACE THAT IS QUIET AND TALK WITH MY LORD. YES, WE ARE WEALTHIER WHEN WE HAVE THE LORD IN OUR HEARTS AND KNOW ITS A NEW DAWNING OF THE DAY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR HEART FELT EMOTIONS. GOD BE WITH YOU AND BLESS YOU DEAR FRIEND, LOVE BRENDA