Becoming myself

God accepts us. He loves us. In the words of Stasi Eldredge, he "embraces us." By that, she means trusting God and "embracing the goodness of God's creative work in us."

Elredge recently shared in a letter from Ransomed Heart a touching experience with God:

About twenty years ago, I was at church and in a very low place. I felt hideously ugly. I was telling myself that I looked like Jabba the Hutt. (Not very nice words to say to oneself.) Kneeling in prayer, I asked God, 'How do you see me?' In my sanctified imagination, I immediately 'saw' a woman kneeling. The sun was filtering through the window and streaming a golden beam of light on her head. She was wearing a lovely fitted white satin dress. Her hair was softly yet ornately done up with seed pearls in it. She was beautiful, clearly held in the gaze of her God, and a Bride.

God saw Stasi as beautiful. And He sees all of us as beautiful. Read more of Stasi's work in her new book, "Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You."