So the song is somewhat similar to the song Mirror, Mirror by Barlow Girl. It's also different in that it's a lot more specific. It starts out talking about a little girl flipping through a magazine and thinking that she needs to look like the girls she sees in it, but she doesn't quite fit that image. It goes on to say that he wishes that she could see the beauty in her heart and see that she was made with love and care and she's perfect just the way she is. My favorite part of the song though is the chorus: There could never be a more beautiful you, Don't buy the lies, disguises, and hoops they make you jump through, You were made to fill a purpose that only you could do, So there could never be a more beautiful you.
The other aspect that I absolutely love about this song is that it talks about forgiveness: So turn around you're not too far, To back away be who you are, To change your path go another way, It's not too late you can be saved, If you feel depressed with past regrets, The shameful nights hope to forget, Can disappear they can all be washed away, By the one who's strong can right your wrongs, Can rid your fears dry all your tears, And change the way you look at this big world, He will take your dark distorted view, And with His light He will show you truth, And again you'll see through the eyes of a little girl.
I just love the reminder that no matter how far we think we are, God is there to forgive us. He can lead us from the dark into the light if we let Him. He can teach us to see through the eyes of a little child.
For me, this song is an important reminder that God made me just the way I am and there could never be a more beautiful me. And there are a lot of days that I find that hard to believe. There are many times that this song makes me cry. It's very powerful for me. So often I look in the mirror and see everything that's wrong, everything that doesn't fit with what the world says I should be and look like. And I struggle with that. In many ways I want to look the way the world wants me to look. I don't want the skimpy clothes or anything, but I certainly wouldn't object to having the perfect body and look and all. It's what's been drilled into my head from a young child. You look at the magazines at Walmart or some other store and they just seem to scream, "This is how you should look, these are the pretty people, the handsome people, and if you don't look this way then get to work on it!" There are so many times that I've been dragged into that, trying the diets and such, even trying some of the pills, trying not to eat, etc. Dying my hair to try to look good, trying to wear more makeup or different makeup, etc. It's like a never ending battle to keep up with stuff. And it's so pointless. It eats up your money, your time, and in the end I always ask myself, was it really worth it? And more often than not, it wasn't. So, no, I don't have the perfect model body, I don't have a bunch of popular girls for friends, I don't have guys hanging all over me, but you know what, God loves me and He thinks I'm beautiful. And that's what I need to focus on and that's all that really matters.
And then there are the times that I wonder what on earth God could do with me. What purpose can I fulfill that no one else can? Surely I'm not that special or anything. But God does have a purpose for everyone that only that one person can do. And it might not always be the biggest thing, the most notable thing, but that doesn't make it any less important. We were each made for a purpose that only we can do.
There could never be a more beautiful you. For me, when the world throws the trash at me that I should be a certain way, I try to remember that. It doesn't matter what the world thinks, it matters what God thinks. Each person was made in His image in "imago dei". And God's perfect, He doesn't make mistakes. So the next time I look in the mirror and am tempted to criticize or complain, the next time I see some new diet or a new kind of makeup that's supposed to be awesome, I'm going to think about this song and just remember that God made me exactly the way I am for a reason. God doesn't make mistakes. Ever.
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