During some time of R&R the thing that refreshes my soul the most... sunsets! I love them! The colors, the reflections, the clouds, the beauty that graces the Earth everyday. I just can't get enough of it! I am just awestruck at the amazing artwork God does every day!

God often uses nature to speak to me about beauty. The flowers and trees are all beautiful and unique. The landscape is different in each country but it is always beautiful. And these are things the Lord created. But these are not the things He calls His masterpiece. We (mankind) are His masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10). I find all the flowers and trees and landscapes beautiful, but to God nothing compares to the beauty He sees in us! Wow! How do we not recognize the beauty in ourselves but see it in things?

The sunset is a reminder of beauty. I find the sunset unbelievably beautiful! I stand in awe of such beauty. Something that looks different every night, but every night is just as beautiful as the last. Just as the sunset is different each person is different. We all have different eye colors, hair colors, body types, etc but everyone is beautiful. There isn't one feature that is better than another, every feature is unique and beautiful and reflects the image of God (Genesis 1:27).

Every chance I get I watch the sunset. I want to see the artwork in the sky. I stand mesmerized by such beauty and I am reminded that the God of creation finds me even more beautiful. Wow! What amazing beauty I possess, and you possess. I am also reminded that the sunset is created every evening, I was created once. God doesn't need to make corrections on us. We are beautiful and handsome (for the guys out there ;)) and the Lord wouldn't change a hair on your head (He knows how many there are! Matthew 10:30).

You are beautiful, don't forget it. And if you need a reminder just watch the sunset or sunrise or look at your favorite flower. Your beauty comes from above. Don't let earthly standard judge your beauty. You are a masterpiece!

I had to take pictures of the beautiful sunsets and see how they are different! Everyone is different. Everyone is BEAUTIFUL!