Beautiful Girl

I've met a lot of pretty girls. None of them compare to the beauty of the one with "heart". Have you ever seen someone who was so striking to you? They caught you off guard with their beauty? And I don't just mean physical form, either. There is such a brightness that comes with their smile, or the way they speak, or even just the way they carry themselves. Beauty becomes something greater when a girl realizes how much she is valued. She becomes a woman when she knows she is loved.

I have a dear friend who I have been more than honored to watch grow over the last 2 years. She has become something wonderful, or rather, has seen that she has been something wonderful all along. You can tell that there is a change in her. She's just - beautiful. Special. Inviting. Encouraging. Loved. She's one of a kind, and it takes my breath away. I've been gone from her for so long that I am beginning to realize that beauty is much more absent in my life. She brings out the best. This kind of woman brings out the smile and laugh in you, the intellectual discussion, and creative expression. She's got a heart.

The woman with heart is the best woman you will ever meet. She spends so much time with her Papa that she not only knows who she is, but she knows who He is. Their hearts beat together. She is bright and with every word she speaks, she speaks from His heartbeat. This is the kind of woman we all need to know. She makes the world a better place by simply existing. I long for more of these beautiful women. I long to be one of those beautiful women. I know it's a process, and one day, hopefully, it will be achieved. Don't short circuit the process, though. Let Papa work in you - in us.