Welcome back to our Self-Image Series and 5 Truths About How God Sees You. This is part 3 of 5.

So-called beauty standards change every decade. In the 1920s, thin was in. In the 1950s, curves were in. In the 1990s, “anything goes” included dressing sloppily.

In the 2000s, it was one thing. In the 2010s, another. And today it’s yet another. Ten years from now, it will shift again. If the standard never stops moving, it was never a real one to begin with. It’s just a result of the mood of those in charge of Hollywood and the world’s propaganda machine. And propaganda is lies.

But God’s Word has not changed in thousands of years. So, which one are you going to build your identity on?

Psalm 139:13-16 describes God knitting you together in your mother’s womb. The word “knit” matters. That’s not factory work. That’s not mass production. That is a craftsman with His hands on every detail—your eyes, your nose, your frame, your skin. Every feature was an intentional decision by a perfect Creator.

You are handmade.

And you are intentional.

And here’s the point about handmade things: they don’t all look the same. That’s what makes them valuable. You are not supposed to look like everyone else. You are a unique creation from the Master Artist.

Calling yourself ugly is like walking into a gallery and telling the painter he failed. The painting doesn’t get to grade the artist.

First Samuel 16:7 says it clearly: “The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

The God of the universe — the one whose opinion is the only one that actually matters for eternity — is not scrolling your photos and ranking you.

He’s looking at your heart.

And when He looked at everything He made, including you, here’s what He said: “It was very good” (Genesis 1:31).

The God who painted the aurora borealis. The God who carved the Grand Canyon. This is the same God who created the human eye’s ability to perceive ten million colors. That God looked at you and said, “Very good.”

So the question is simple: who are you going to believe? The God who made you, or a comment section full of strangers?

The next time Satan tries to manipulate your thoughts and tell you more lies, try this instead: give God the credit he deserves and trust what he says. He said you are fearfully and wonderfully made. You are beautiful whether you feel like it or not, or whether you see it or not.

And, when you give God the credit he deserves and listen to him instead of your thoughts, that’s an act of worship.

Choose worship over self-condemnation.

This week’s challenge: Write Genesis 1:31 on a sticky note and put it on your mirror. Let it be the first truth you see every morning before the lies start. And since he knew you before the beginning of time, you can say, “God saw me and said I looked good.”