THE CRITIQUE CIRCLE
BACK TO
CRITIQUE CIRCLE
INSTRUCTIONS
COMPLETE
INSTRUCTIONS HERE
CRITIQUE GUIDELINES
CRITIQUE TIPS
HELP TOUR
1) You start with one credit so post your first piece of 1,000 words or less.

2) Receive critiques over a few weeks.

3) Read guidelines and critique another writer and earn 1 credit to post another 1,000 word or less piece.


4) Build up credits now by giving more critiques to be used at another time.
YOUR CREDITS
LOGIN HERE


ATTENTION:
Effective 8-27-15 submissions are now limited to 1,000 words or less and to a maximum of four submissions per month per member. See message to left for information.

TITLE: Makeover Madness
By Missey Butler
06/08/05
  SEND A PRIVATE COMMENT
 SEND ARTICLE TO A FRIEND
Still rather new at this!
Makeover Madness

Have you done a reality check lately on “Reality” television?
The shows range from ugly ducklings to homely houses to unruly families. If you dare sport an unsightly blemish or a glaring flaw, you had better believe you will soon be considered as a prime candidate for a makeover.

Goodness, it’s enough to give you the impression that God must be sitting up in Heaven, portrayed as a larger than life “Max Factor” looking down at His creation with His head tilted and one eyebrow raised thinking: “You know, maybe they just need a letting more blush to highlight those cheekbones, or perhaps just a little tuck here and there or better yet, let’s send them all to the “Day Spa” for the latest cellophane wrap and some sliced cucumbers for those puffy eyes.”

As a young woman I used to work for a well known cosmetic company and one of the many perks of my job was performing makeovers on women. I especially enjoyed observing how ladies would transform (Cinderella-like) into glowing beauties and how even their very demeanors would change, once they caught their new image reflecting back in the mirror.

My dear old Aunt Alice, who lived in the country on a work farm and specialized in “fried green tomatoes” used to always say, “A little fresh paint on the old barn never hurt anybody!”

I no longer work for the cosmetic industry, but I still perform makeovers everyday. Not necessarily the “Revlon” kind, but rather the “Beauty for Ashes” kind. God has privileged me to be an “encourager of souls.” Those who may have lost their self-worth and somehow feel less then attractive because of a misplaced identity. You see, God has by- passed our need for plastic surgery or the newest age-defying skin care products because when we become born-again we are instantly transformed into a completely new creation! We are no longer in need of being “made over” or polished up from a tarnished image.

To Him we are made complete and absolutely perfect, lacking nothing! In His eyes we are “exquisite” just as we are, and isn’t that reassuring in what can sometimes be a very superficial world. I am so thankful for His unconditional love and that He is head over heels in love with us…just as we are!

The famous hymn says it so well, “Just as I am without one plea, but that thy love was shed for me, and that thou bids me come to thee…I come…I come.”

Come to Him today and let Him “makeover” you. He longs to whisper in your ear:

“All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you.” (Song of Solomon 4:7)
The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.