GOD LOVES ME
Teri Frizzell

    "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all," is  a  famous  line  from  the  familiar  film  "Snow  White."  Everything in today's society is focused on looks and appearance.  It is so difficult for young women to feel good about themselves when they are always striving to look better to keep up with the appearance of the world.  However, the Bible teaches that God looks on the heart.  In I Samuel 16:7, ". . . for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."
    As a Christian woman, we have so many things to feel good about.  We have multiplied blessings from God, and we have hope of a heavenly home with God.  In John 3:16 we read:  "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
    In the Old Testament there are several examples that we, as women, should follow.  Esther was a prime example of what we need to be.  Although Esther was a beautiful woman, the majority of the book is spent on her inward beauty and faithfulness to God.  There are many other examples of faithful women in the Bible.  These are the women we need to look up to and pattern our lives after instead of the worldly examples.
    In Matthew 6:33 we are told to "seek ye first the kingdom of God . . . and all these things shall be added unto you."  God knows what we need!  He will take care of us if we put Him first.  The next time you look in the mirror ask "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, do you see Christ in me at all?"