To Be Enchanting

Every girl longs to be enchanting. From the way she dresses up in her mom's old clothes as a young girl to the way she fixes her make up just right as a teenager to be lovely to somebody. I have a whole lot of women in my life who are great role models on how to succeed in this world. But when I look to my inner little girl I see a different kind of hero. Let me show you.

Meet the DREAM team. Laugh all you want, but these young women shaped my idea of who an enchanting woman should be as I grew up. First of all, they are just lovely. They are alluring and inviting. Secondly, they all long to be cherished. There is not a single one of them who has a full, happy heart. They all seek to fill their void with a prince charming. This is where I insert God as my prince charming. Growing up I could never find the answer to my questions... am I lovely? Does someone delight in me? To me, actions spoke louder than words and there didn't seem to be a father man enough to step in and say "yes, you are enchanting." This hole in me cried out every day, seemingly growing bigger and bigger in my heart as I searched to fill it up, make it stop hurting. But then I learned a few things about our all wonderful Lord.

1. He is my daddy.
2. "So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27
3. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb" (Psalm 1309:13)

How can we even doubt that we are cherished? Can we really doubt whether or not we are lovely? The God of the universe hand picked you and I. Before we were to even walk on this earth he put us together, every detail down to the strokes of color that make our eyes unique and the tones in our laughter that set us apart. The same God that created mountains covered with snow, valleys flourishing with wild flowers, and volcanoes bubbling with lava created each of us uniquely in his image. Will your heart believe that? We are delighted in.

So I leave you with something to ponder. If the God of this universe created us perfectly in his image, did he not also create a holy and good purpose for us? We can either continue to search for things to fill the hole in our heart, only giving us temporary satisfaction, or we can let him in and experience his pure love and purpose for our lives.