Entry Twelve: His Masterpiece

There was a time in her life when she would look in the mirror and see nothing of beauty, a time when her love for life and herself did not exist. She was an average girl with an average face, average brown hair, and average brown eyes. To the world she was a no one, to herself she was useless, but to God she was beautiful.
God tried to convince her everyday, with no success. She wanted to be prettier, she wanted to be thinner. She was unaware of God's love for her. The world fed her lies with the help of the enemy. "You must be a size zero if you ever want anyone to love you." "Coat your face in makeup otherwise you resemble an animal." "All the cool girls wear this or that." She walked through the jungle of lies. She hated her reflection, the constant reminder that she wasn't perfect made her cringe every morning.
The contributions her family made to tell her she was "less than" discombobulated her self-esteem. At this point she fear every social interaction due to constant harassment. She wanted to be like everyone else, but to fit in was to be the flower growing through the snow- impossible. She fought everyday with the devil's lies.
Until she heard God whisper in her ear, "You, daughter, are my beautiful masterpiece, I made you in my image. I love you."
She responded, "But God, how am I a masterpiece? I resemble nothing of those girls on TV. I am a sinner because I hate myself. LORD! How could you love me! How am I beautiful?!"
God touched her face gently, raising her eyes to meet his. "Look at me daughter, you need not resemble women who steer so far from Me. Look, daughter, your heart is full of hate but I have forgiven you. Look, daughter, the words you are hearing are lies from the pit of hell. I made you, daughter, more beautiful than the sun, you are my proudest creation. Look, daughter, my love for you never ends and therefore you can live in love eternally. Daughter, YOU are MY masterpiece."