Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Children of God
1 Peter 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!...
Hello My Name Is by Matthew West
Children of God by Third Day
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!...
Hello My Name Is by Matthew West
Children of God by Third Day
True Beauty
I could write my own opinion, but I decided a story, a song, and a few Bible verses would be the perfect combination.
I wrote this story for a Language project last month:
These are a few Bible verses that I found and really liked:
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, 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 -1 Peter 3:3-4
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, -Proverbs 6:25
This is an awesome song by Britt Nicole:\
I have come to learn that my beauty only comes from Christ. And that He made me beautiful just the way I am and I shouldn't try to change that.
I wrote this story for a Language project last month:
Do I Look OK?
“Oh, what am I going to do?” Cynthia cried from the upstairs bedroom.
“Do about what?” her mother asked as she climbed up the stairs.
“My hair! It’s a mess!” Cynthia wailed, as if her mother should just
know.
“Don’t worry about it. You look beautiful just the way you are,” Mrs.
Brooks said reassuringly.
“Oh, if you say so, Mom. I give up!”
“You shouldn’t worry about how you
look. You better hurry or you’ll be late
for school. Don’t forget, no sleepovers this weekend. We can’t miss church.
There is supposed to be a very good sermon this week.
“OK, if you say so,” Cynthia replied
as she ran down the stairs and out the door so she wouldn’t miss the bus.
“Good morning, students!” Mrs. Anderson said cheerfully as the students
sat down at their desks. “We have a new student here today. This is Penny,” she
said as she pointed to a girl wearing a
cheerful yellow dress and pigtails, “she is from Nebraska. Say ‘hi’ everyone.”
“Hello Penny!” The class said together.
How can she be so confident with just wearing
pigtails? Cynthia thought to
herself.
During recess, Cynthia and Penny played
together on the wooden play set. “How are you so happy with just wearing
pigtails?” Cynthia asked.
“Well,” Penny began, “I know that Jesus loves me no matter what I look
like.”
Hump! Cynthia thought I don’t think I would ever be happy just
wearing pigtails. And I know that Jesus loves me no matter what, but I still
want to look my best all the time and I still want people to notice me.
Then the bell rang and interrupted her thoughts.
“Are you ready for church?” Mrs. Anderson called from the kitchen.
“Almost, does my hair and outfit look okay?” Cynthia asked as she ran
into the kitchen.
“It looks just fine, honey. Now you better go get in the car or we will
be late for church.” Mr. Anderson advised.
When they got to Cornerstone Covenant Church they could already hear Cornerstone being sung by the praise
team and the congregation, “…Christ alone
Christ alone; Cornerstone. Weak made strong; in the Savior's love.
Through the storm, He is Lord. Lord of all.”
“This week we are starting a series on true beauty,” Pastor Scott began,
“If you will, please turn with me to 1 Peter 3: 3-4. These verses say, ‘Your
beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the
wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Instead, 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.’ This week we
will start talking about where we find our beauty.”
I wonder if this is what God
wanted me to hear today? Cynthia wondered, Well, I better pay attention so I don’t miss what He wants me to hear.
“…Our true beauty is not determined by our outsides but by our insides.
Not the color of out guts…” Pastor Scott says and then pauses because of
laughter, “But by our love and compassion for people and what we believe about
Christ. Our Creator made us in His image. We are beautiful just the way we are.
We shouldn’t try to change the way we are; for God made us to be this way on
purpose.”
Cynthia tuned out the sermon to think about all of this new information.
Maybe I am
beautiful the way I am. I should accept the way my hair is every day.
Because God made me this way for a reason.
“…Now, let
us finish with something the wisest man that ever lived wrote, Proverbs 6:25
says: Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with
her eyes.’ Let us pray: Our Creator, thank You for creating us just as we are,
for we know that you made us this way for a reason. Please forgive us for
wanting to look different because we know we shouldn’t change who we are. In
Your Name we pray. Amen.”
When the Brooks family got home, Cynthia told her parents everything she
had thought about during the sermon, “We are very proud of you!” Mr. Anderson
exclaimed.
“I realized I shouldn’t worry about what I look like because someone
already notices me,” Cynthia stated.
“Who?” Her parents asked.
“Jesus, of course,” Cynthia laughed.
These are a few Bible verses that I found and really liked:
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, 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 -1 Peter 3:3-4
Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, -Proverbs 6:25
This is an awesome song by Britt Nicole:\
I have come to learn that my beauty only comes from Christ. And that He made me beautiful just the way I am and I shouldn't try to change that.
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