Confidence

"As You look at me

It's hard to believe

That You see past

What I can't seem to. 

I want to turn away

From the distorted mirrors

I dwell in front of - 

Yet, it's so hard. 

Please, shatter them for me?

And draw my gaze beyond

To Your face of Love

Where true confidence is found."

That was a poem I wrote called "Love's Look" about four years ago. I was struggling with receiving love -- struggling with the reality that someone could look at me and love me.

God broke through again and again and drew me many times to Himself in such a way that eventually opened the door of my heart to receive true love in many wall-breaking ways.

I remember the day when I really believed I was loved deep down. I was so overcome by it I needed to find a place to be alone and weep. 

I have grown so much from allowing myself to be loved. 

So much so, that it has even reached the outer expressions of who I am -- the way I dress!

I don't know if it was last winter, or the winter before, but it struck me at some point that I could wear any color combination I wanted to and pull it off if I had confidence. 

Confidence in being loved births a beauty that can empower a woman to wear any color combination she chooses to and to look good doing so! 




Because the truth is: beauty is confidence (in love), not (wearing) a particular color combination. 

Try wearing a wacky-to-you color combination sometime soon. It's fun to mix things up. 

See how it may challenge your heart. And see how it may challenge your confidence in the reality that you are loved. 

I've definitely found it worth it (and surprising) to be challenged in this way.  

Learning to be loved and to receive love is directly related to our confidence. And our confidence definitely affects how we dress up our exteriors.