Valentine's Day Love

A dozen, long-stemmed red roses; heart-shaped chocolates; sweet “I love you” gestures like breaking out of jail to see your valentine: a normal Valentine’s Day, right?

Ha!

For most of us, Valentine’s Day consists of a night curled up on the couch watching the latest Nicholas Sparks movie while enjoying the box of chocolates we bought for ourselves earlier that day.

But why?

Because we are wallowing in our non-existent love life?

Because we’re afraid of heartbreak again?

Because we think we’re not beautiful enough for someone to love us?

But the reality is we have the best love story of all time! Jesus loves us and He is our perfect valentine! He thinks you are beautiful, no matter what society says. He loves each of us so much that he took on all our sins and, despite His absolute perfection, died so that we could have eternal life with Him in Heaven-the perfect gift.

1 John 4:19 says, “We love because He first loved us.” God’s love is the source of all human love. Once we understand His love, we will understand that Jesus Christ is our perfect valentine. And there’s beauty in that.

Beauty in Photoshop?

Arched eyebrows. Long lashes. Small nose. Plump lips. Rosy cheeks. Long, wavy locks. Cleavage. Flat stomach. Thin Waist. Big Hips. Long legs. Tan.

Perfection.

And even when we are not wired to look like this, we turn to eating disorders, fake tans, Photoshop. That’s what society demands. This is what is required to be beautiful, to be seen, to be worth it.

But it's all a lie. Below is a post with the truth: Beauty in Jesus Christ.

Beauty in Jesus Christ!

We are each uniquely beautiful because The Lord Jesus Christ made each of us who we are, because the Holy Spirit runs through us, and because the peace and grace of Jesus Christ is our foundation.

Our beauty is not seen in our appearance; it is not seen in what we accomplish; it is not seen in financial circumstances; and it is not seen in comparison to those around us.

Our beauty cannot be defined by the make-up we don or the designer fashion statements we make; it is not defined by what others think and it most certainly not defined by the contents of Vogue.

Our beauty is defined by Jesus Christ. He came to Earth, and despite His absolute perfection, he took all of our wrongdoings to the cross. He forgives us for everything, if we but ask for it. And in return, we have eternal life in Heaven with Him.

There is beauty in the knowledge that, despite our background, despite our past, despite our sin, we can live a beautiful life with Jesus Christ. There is beauty in His redemption.