Inner Beauty Kody never considered herself a pretty girl and she
was super self-conscious of her weight and worried about what
people thought of her. She put a fake smile on everyday just to
please everyone. She only had one true friend named Rhys; he really
cared for Kody and tried to keep her safe. She had always wanted to
be one of the popular girls, they were all so beautiful and perfect
she thought. She tried every way to get there acceptance. She
changed the clothes she wore, the music she listened to, the way
she talked, everything. She pushed Rhys away because the girls made
fun of the fact she hung out with such a "loser". Rhys prayed for
Kody every night though and tried his best to help her even though
she pushed him away. One day the popular girls invited Kody to a
sleepover and she was so excited, she finally thought she had
become "one of them". The party started out great and they were all
super nice...until she fell asleep. They keyed her car and cut her
hair. She woke up to find them all laughing at her and she didn't
know what was wrong. They gave her a mirror, and she just stared
into it mortified. She thought they had liked her, she thought she
had changed herself enough to fit in. She runs out of the house
crying only to find her car destroyed. She drives to her house and
locks herself in her room. So many thoughts were going through her
head. She was so upset she just sat there and cried for hours. She
picked up her bag and threw it across the room. It hit her
bookshelf and her pocketknife fell down, in that moment she felt
like cutting herself or ending her life. She picked up the knife
and underneath it she saw a little pink book with a sticky note
sticking out of it. She examined it closely and realized it was
from Rhys. The book was a bible and was marked 1 peter 3 and verses
3-4 are highlighted. He wrote on the sticky note, You are
Beautiful, call me if you need me. She read the hi-lighted verse,
it said, "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such
as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine
clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading
beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in
God’s sight." (NIV) she called him immediately and told him
everything. He drove over to her house as soon as he saw her name
on the caller ID. He ran up the stairs, opened her door and just
hugged her. He prayed with her in her tiny bedroom and she finally
realized she didn't need acceptance and blessing from everyone,
just God and her true friends. The ones who hug her when she really
needs it and excepts her for who she really is, her inner beauty.