Beautiful, Mercy Me

If you ask me what my favorite song is, it might never be the same answer. With every new chapter of my life (and there are many!), there comes new songs. Sometimes one will come on the radio that I haven't heard in 20 years and I think, "I remember when that was my favorite song!" A lot of times, it's just what seems to hit me at the time. Maybe it's something I'm going through, or maybe it's something that just lifts my soul and makes me want to dance. With Beautiful, by Mercy Me, it's a whole flood of thoughts and feelings. Beautiful is my current favorite, and something about it just calms my heart each time I hear it.

A few years back, one of my daughters was going through her first break-up with a boyfriend who she dated for about a year and a half. In the big picture of life, it was a bump in the road. But at that moment, to her, it was the most painful thing ever. As a parent, it broke my heart to see her hurt. He had broken up with her, and she took it so hard. I heard this song on the radio and it was EXACTLY what I wanted her to know. I wanted her to know that she is BEAUTIFUL! I wanted her to know that she was created by God and loved so very unconditionally.

It's so easy to get in the rut of life and feel worthless or undeserving. Truth is - YOU were no mistake and YOU are beautiful in God's eyes. In that big picture of life, isn't that all that matters?

"Before you ever took a breath
Long before the world began
Of all the wonders He possessed
There was one more precious
Of all the earth and skies above
You're the one He madly loves
Enough to die"

You know how much you love your kids? Well, God loves you more! How crazy is that? As a mom, I can't imagine that even being possible. "You are treasured, You are sacred, You are His." Take faith in that my friend! Enjoy Mercy Me and Beautiful...