I have to admit, I spent a lot of years behind a camera as a photographer. I have always been more comfortable there than in front of the camera. Most of the people I know feel the same way; very uncomfortable with any picture that is made.
It’s not the end of the world when unflattering pictures are posted for
all to see. My husband use to say " Photographs don't lie; at that
moment, you looked exactly like that." Of course, those were the days
before photoshop. We have to face the fact that we are not perfect. We
are not always made up and ready to be in front of a camera. And, we
have to realize; at least a lot of us do, that we are old; we are
wrinkled and we are not photogenic.
What really should matter is how God sees us. God doesn’t see just our physical bodies but He sees what’s in our heart.
“Men judge by outward appearance, but I look at a man’s thoughts and intentions.”1 Samuel 16:7B TLB
God loves us no matter the color of our skin or our hair; no matter now short or tall we are; no matter where we live; whether we are rich or poor. God loves us because He made us in His image.
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 NIV
If we are created in the image of God, then how can we be ashamed of the way we look? God made us all unique. No two people are exactly alike yet, we are created in the image of our Heavenly Father.
“Long ago, even before he made the world, God chose us to be his very own through what Christ would do for us; he decided then to make us holy in his eyes, without a single fault—we who stand before him covered with his love.” Ephesians 1:4 TLB
Would God choose us to be His very own; to make us holy in His eyes without a single fault if He didn’t love us the way we are?
“In this act we see what real love is: it is not our love for God but his love for us when he sent his Son to satisfy God’s anger against our sins.” 1 John 4:10 TLB
So, I hope when I look in the mirror or at my image in a photograph, I will remind myself that no matter how I look, in God’s eyes I am perfect. I am His child and He has plans for me that I cannot know but I trust.
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 TLB
What really should matter is how God sees us. God doesn’t see just our physical bodies but He sees what’s in our heart.
“Men judge by outward appearance, but I look at a man’s thoughts and intentions.”1 Samuel 16:7B TLB
God loves us no matter the color of our skin or our hair; no matter now short or tall we are; no matter where we live; whether we are rich or poor. God loves us because He made us in His image.
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 NIV
If we are created in the image of God, then how can we be ashamed of the way we look? God made us all unique. No two people are exactly alike yet, we are created in the image of our Heavenly Father.
“Long ago, even before he made the world, God chose us to be his very own through what Christ would do for us; he decided then to make us holy in his eyes, without a single fault—we who stand before him covered with his love.” Ephesians 1:4 TLB
Would God choose us to be His very own; to make us holy in His eyes without a single fault if He didn’t love us the way we are?
“In this act we see what real love is: it is not our love for God but his love for us when he sent his Son to satisfy God’s anger against our sins.” 1 John 4:10 TLB
So, I hope when I look in the mirror or at my image in a photograph, I will remind myself that no matter how I look, in God’s eyes I am perfect. I am His child and He has plans for me that I cannot know but I trust.
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 TLB
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