Beauty and strength are two words no one ever thinks about using together. These are the words that come to mind when I think of myself.

A message taught by an counselor, who talked about inner beauty, rather than the typical outer beauty, that most of us think about when we hear the word "beauty". She taught us that inner beauty was more beautiful than outer beauty, made us compare ourselves to the ordinary palm tree. Why?

The palm tree may be somewhat ugly on the outside, compared with the other trees, but on the inside, the palm tree is strong and beautiful.

The palm tree seems to be a plain and simple tree, until someone can see it up close and get to know more about it. She made us realize that we all have inner beauty, which makes us who we are, and that we dont always have to fit in with others.

We also share the same trait called strength. A palm tree will extend its roots into the ground, and wrap its roots around a rock, to support it during storms, so it doesnt break.

We can do the same thing, when our roots are planted in Jesus Christ. My strength comes from Jesus Christ. How about you, my friend?

One might not ever realize how much they have in common with everyday objects, until they are forced to think about it. With all the storms of life, We never realized how strong and beautiful we are in our own special way.