Held up to God's light

3 He wants me to help those in Zion who are filled with sorrow. I will put beautiful crowns on their heads in place of ashes. I will anoint them with oil to give them gladness instead of sorrow.
I will give them a spirit of praise in place of a spirit of sadness. They will be like oak trees that are strong and straight. The Lord himself will plant them in the land. That will show how glorious he is.

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I want to spend my time here on earth allowing God's light to shine through my life. In Isaiah's prophecy in 61:3 God says he wants to use us to display his splendor. God says we're like priceless jewels. He wants us to reflect his own light and beauty. God sees us as special jewels, sure we all have imperfections. We live in an imperfect world. God doesn't intend us to be flawless in this life.

We are not to misuse our time on this earth, focusing on every little flaw within us. We are created to shine with the light of God's creative genius. Everything about you could be appreciated as a unique part of God's masterpiece of creation.

When you appreciate yourself in all your uniqueness, you will dare to hold your life up to the light. You will dare to live out the beauty you were created to express. You will keep your life cleaned and polished with the foregiveness of God