God makes you BEAUTIFUL! :)

My mom recently got an anniversary ring at the jewelry district in L.A. And when you walk into the building it is overwhelming how much jewelry there is. I can't imagine how my mom chose a ring. All the rings were so unique and different!

But when my mom held out her hand and showed me the ring she chose, I thought it looked beautiful because she was wearing it. :) She made the ring even more beautiful!

This is a great example of how we are. There are so many people in this world trying to figure out if they are "pretty." Just like there were so many rings. And just like when my mom put the ring on and made it beautiful, when we are in God's hand we know we are beautiful! So, we don't need to keep searching for something to make us beautiful. We can stop comparing ourselves, because God makes us unique and beautiful!! :)

God Gives You Confidence

At church summer camp this year, which was out of this world amazing, the girls had a session about confidence.

And wow, it was really eye opening! The lady speaker talked about how when we know God and have him in our life it is no longer our self confidence. It is God's confidence.

God makes us feel beautiful, we don't put our confidence in ourselves any more, we put it in God. She also said that God is like our security blanket. We need to put our confidence in God, not in clothes, money, friends, etc...

What do you put your confidence in?

Who Inspires You?

What's beautiful to me is a happy heart full of joy! I'm inspired by people who want to praise God in all they do and say! This joy only comes from knowing God! :)

Kristin has really inspired me to care and love people as God loves people. She spent time with me before she moved, to talk and love on me when she could be packing. She has really shown me a glimpse of God's love for us.

And my life group leaders, Hannah and Chelsea, have really inspired me to be more on fire for God and live a life to glorify God! They both do EVERYTHING to glorify God from smiling at people to leading worship in our church youth group.

I really want to be more like these people by caring for people like God does. I will do this when I help in the 2 year old class at my church by showing them how much God loves them when I talk to them and teach them. I will glorify God in all I do by doing everything for God, not for men.

Who inspires you?