Finding Beauty in Ugliness

Have you ever had a moment in your day or week where you look in the mirror and you just don't like what is being reflected?

Maybe you hate the fat on your stomach or it's not defined enough. Maybe you have liver spots on your hands. Maybe you're losing your hair or your eyesight is going. Whatever it is, you've made a mental note about some physical attribute that you consider ugly or undesirable.

I have heard friends, family and clients all say, "I just need to be ok with how I look" or "I just need to love my body"

Those are nice sayings, and well intentioned, but in my opinion they are just that and nothing more. Asking, "How do I love the body I was given?" may be a better question to start with. Loving your body starts with an understanding that it, your body, was created by a God that tremendously loves you.

Another question that you can ask, "How do I find beauty in my physical features I find ugly?" Can beauty be found in what you can consider ugly?

By asking these questions, you begin to take steps forward to actually loving the body God gave you, instead of being disgusted by parts of it.