weeds.

i took this photo near the end of the summer and i've been using it to be a background on my computer. i have come to realize that, quite frankly, i like this picture. i like the shade of green, i like the contrast of dark vs. light.
i just like it.

this isn't just some cute flower; it's a weed.
i like a photo of a weed. great.
so... i am clearly not botanist.

but the fact is... weed or not: i still like this picture.

there is a part of me that resonates with being this weed. now, don't go crazy. i am not demeaning myself, here. but what i am saying is that at one point or another i have felt like a 'weed.' i have been perceived by others to be worthless, useless, annoying, ugly, or anything else that people associate with weeds.

it would be foolish of me to not admit that there have been times when i felt just like a weed and have felt that i am worthless, useless, annoying, ugly, etc.

however, i am being refinished.
to the outsider, i may appear to be a weed. but when God looks at me he sees beauty. o, sure, i have flaws. i definitely make mistakes. i have bad habits. i am the definition of imperfect. i have gone through struggles. i get stressed out.

but i can rest with the knowledge that God sees my beauty.
he continues to cover me with mercy and grace.
he tends to me.
cares for me when i am broken.
gives me nourishment.


god sees me in a more supernatural way than i see my picture.
he can zoom in and see my heart.
while i can only zoom in and see the beauty of a weed.



"your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry of fine clothes. rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight." 1 peter 3:3-4.