True Beauty: More detail from Part 1. Don't hide!

First of all, thank you so much for all of the feedback from my first blog! It meant a lot to hear from you!

Shorter entry today, but it came to me during my prayer time this morning.

Last Friday I was in a very introverted mood. I am a major extrovert so times when I need to be alone are few and far between. I watched my favorite movie these days, "10 Things I Hate about You" and fell asleep but I woke up just as the movie was fixin to end and the most romantic part takes place. I cried, I laughed, and then the thoughts of "I want one" were flooding my mind..but that's beside the point. I didn't have much time to think about it because my awesome roomie came and sat on my bed and read me some of the book Captivating. (We interupt this blog briefly for a public service announcement. Every woman, please must read Captivating. It will change your life) She came to a section that talked about hiding. I touched on this last time, but I want to go more into detail on it. As I listened to what she was reading my eyes watered, and then the tears came rolling gently down my face. It hit me. I have spent most of my life hiding. I sat on my bed crying as my friend put her arm around me and prayed. I came to terms with the fact that this was a stronghold and I needed to let it go.
 Women spend most of their lives hiding. I can name of at least a dozen amazing girls off the top of my head that hide. Why do we do it? The crazy thing is, it's not always hiding from something bad. The majority of the time we are hiding from the women we are called to be. We have gifts, talents, and beauty but often lack the confidence to show it.We don't even realize it about ourselves so we resort to hiding. The biggest things we hide behind is words. I can't,  I am too busy, That's not for me, You get the picture. We also hide from physical things. Movies, books, work, food, sleep, make-up, clothes, men, etc. We are afraid to show our true selves because of what the world is telling us. It's time to stop. God has a plan for you. I can't stress this enough, we are made in His image. As women we have a job that only we can do, and we can't spend time hiding behind our insecurities. It's not hide and seek. If we keep hiding, there's not a gaurentee that someone is going to find you. Jesus has already found you, and he's waiting for you to come out. Use your gifts, grow your talents, and show your beauty confidently. Be secure in who you are. It breaks my heart to see people hiding from the beautiful person they are.