You are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no flaw in you. Song of Solomon 4:7
This is the scripture for the Beautifully Broken conference that started today in Ruidoso, NM put on by Legacy Church. I am generally willing to accept my brokenness, but the beautifulness not so much. I have at times felt beautiful but I have never seen myself through God's eyes as beautiful. I see my flaws. I know my flaws. I often highlight my flaws. But God is saying "despite the brokenness, there is no flaw in you. You are beautiful".
I immediately, think of the Japanese art, Kintsugi art, or Kintsukuroi we talked about on our drive down. They infuse gold into the glue that holds the broken pieces of pottery together. It makes the piece more valuable after it was broken than it was before it was broken. I believe God does the same with us. I understand it is in my brokenness God has used me most powerfully.
But beautiful is difficult, it's a word I don't put with myself. God does though. He says "Jackie you are altogether beautiful. Jackie you are my love; Jackie there is no flaw in you."
Lord, I pray that through this weekend You would help me to see myself as beautiful. Give me eyes to see myself as altogether beautiful, to see myself as having no flaw in me. I know that I am loved by You. I pray that my heart is open to You moving this weekend. Help me to build relationships with my new church family.
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