The Secret to Beauty

I discovered one of the mysteries of God last night. It was quite by accident, as many of the truly astounding revelations are. I had just taken out my contacts and was putting on my PJs while near our full length mirror. I glanced up, and could only see dimly, as without my contacts, my far vision is not very good. It looked like I had lost 20 pounds since my eyes could not quite discern my outer edges. Additionally, all my wrinkles, sags, and brown spots were gone. It was as though I had been airbrushed fresh off a photo shoot.

While admiring my svelte and instantly youthful appearance, with shattering clarity the truth of God that I had never understood before came crashing into consciousness. Loss of visual acuity as one ages is not a curse! It is a blessing!

Face it, while some of us age more gracefully than others, all in all, the corrosive effects of gravity, sunlight, and dark chocolate truffles do not add up to a pretty sight over time. It is a kindness that God robs us of our ability to see clearly as we age. No wonder spouses of fifty years and more keep talking about how their mate is as "lovely as the day I met her." Don't you just want to shout, "Yeh, right!" every time you hear that sentimental garbage? But, now I see!! In his eyes, she is indeed as lovely as the day he met her because he is increasingly growing as blind as a bat!

How many other apparent curses have really been blessings? How many times have I begged God, crying, "Why, why, why??" All along, He is perhaps giving me something that in my limited perspective I simply cannot comprehend as benevolent when indeed it was! I have had massive clues to this epiphany. One only has to think of Jesus on the cross as Satan cackles in the background and then fast forward to the empty tomb, the rock rolled away, and the 500 witnesses of the Risen Lord. Now who's laughing, Satan?

I admired my image which I could not quite make out and then went to bed thinking how fortunate I was to be growing old while remaining so lovely.

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PS- for those of you who don't know me, this is tongue in cheek. I don't want a hundred emails talking about the sin of pride and vanity.

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For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.” (Jeremiah 29:11, 13, 14 NIV)




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