You're Beautiful

What is it with women wanting to be beautiful? Why is it something I worry about and desire so much - that people would think I'm beautiful... and then I compare myself. I used to fight against doing this - I have become lax in my fighting and have given in more to thinking "I wish I had her hair" or "I'm sure I'd look much uglier that her in that t-shirt" or "If only I could lose a few more kg, I'd feel so different and pretty and be worth so much more" I don't actually think that last one in those exact words, but in the end, that is the jist of my thoughts - if I take them to their logical end, that is the intent behind my thoughts.

"Do not let your adorning be external - the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewellery, or the clothing you wear -  but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious."
- 1 Peter 3:3-4

Lord, may the beauty I seek and work towards and put effort into be this kind of beauty - the lasting kind, the kind that matters.

The days will come when you don't have the strength
When all you hear is you're not worth anything
Wondering if you ever could be loved
And if they truly saw your heart they'd see too much

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are made so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
You're beautiful

I'm praying that you have the heart to find
Cause you are more than what is hurting you tonight
For all the lies you've held inside so long
And they are nothing in the shadow of the cross

You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are made so much more than all of this
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His
You're beautiful 

-Beautiful, MercyMe.