'God make me beautiful within

God make me beautiful within

The ideal Christian life is one that is beautiful both within and without . In the description of the King's daughter, the Bible says that she is "all glorious within; her clothing is woven with gold." The splendor of her heart within, is matched by her outer clothing.

One day a thoughtful girl was reading in an old Christian book. It was time-worn — but on its pages were golden words which enshrined the wisdom of an ancient age. As the girl read, her eyes lingered on one rare sentence, which seemed to have a special message for her that day.

As she pondered it, it took fast hold of her thought until she began to breathe it as her own. It was a prayer, " God make me beautiful within ."

It was the beginning of a new life for the sincere girl. God had found her and touched her heart. She was hearing a voice which called her to an experience that she had not known before.

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