What does God see when He looks at you? I’m speaking to you moms out there. What does God see when He looks at you?
Having had a chance to get to know God over the past 57 years since my conversion, I think I have a pretty good idea. But, lest you think I’m just making things up, let me go to the Bible. 1 Peter. Chapter 3:
“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
What does that mean? God isn’t saying that you can’t wear nice clothes, fix your hair, wear makeup and jewelry. That’s not the message. He’s saying something much deeper than that. He’s saying: That’s not where your beauty comes from.
Do you know that when God sees you, He sees beauty? And did you know that your beauty—which cannot be taken away by messy hair, added pounds, advancing age—your beauty is of great worth—great value—to God?
He treasures it. He treasures the beauty He has given you.
What is that beauty? Where does it come from?
Your beauty comes from what you do with what God trusts with you. Did you know that God trusts His most precious possessions to you?
I’m talking about the children who are in your care. There is nothing more fragile and more valuable to God than a child. Look at the priority Jesus placed on children. In the first five or six years of life, almost everything lasting about a person’s self image, their confidence, their values, their personality, the messages they carry around in their heart for the rest of their lives—it’s all formed there.
And God trusts you. You! He trusts you to oversee that.
Why?
It’s because of your beauty. Your gentle and quiet spirit.
Let’s look at those two words.
Gentle. That means the most fragile person is safe with you. That’s why. That’s why God trusts His most precious possessions with you. Because He knows they will be safe with you.
Quiet. It is a quiet answer that turns away wrath. Our world is filled with unrighteous anger. But you—you are speaking quiet words of common sense to bring us all back to our senses, to get off our testosterone-fueled anger and aggression, and calm way down and talk things out.
It’s of great worth to God. Your beauty. What you bring to our world.
Thank you, Moms, for being you.
And thank you to my wife and to my mom for being amazing moms to your children.
Much love!
Dwight
