That's What Makes You Beautiful

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of. -Charles Spurgeon

We have been talking a lot about trials lately, and how we need to draw close to God during the trials. When we draw close to him, he will give us the strength to get to the other side and become the beautiful rose we are meant to be, but that doesn't mean that you will never experience a trial again. Trails are a part of life, but this shouldn't discourage you. It should encourage you. It should give you hope that in the future you will be a better person than you are now; that God isn't finished with you yet. If you feel like you've messed up, God offers you forgiveness and a way to become better if you only draw close to him and be willing to do what he says. Trials, yes they can hurt, yes they can seem to last forever, but that's what makes you beautiful. That's how God forms your blossom into a beautiful rose!

"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast" (1 Peter 5:10).