Does God Care What I Look Like?

I have a friend who is quickly becoming very dear to me. She has started a diet and exercise program and she lost her first ten pounds! I was so pleased for her and I wanted to encourage her. I looked for what ten pounds really was... Large watermelon
Large bag of sugar or flour
A sack of potatoes
1.25 gallons of milk
Three two-liters of soda
A holiday ham or turkey
All these things are about ten pounds!! So I told her that she stopped carrying around all these things and wasnt it great!?

It got me to thinking.... And I wonder why my back hurts all the time and my ankle and  why I cant run or walk far. I wonder why I am always tired! I am fat. Not just a little fat but really really fat!! Well there are people larger than I am, but when I look in a mirror I cringe. When I get dressed, I am so disgusted... That got me to thinking about does God care what I look like? I dont think He does but at the same time, I do think he does. He wants me to be the best I can be, how can I do His work if I am always tired and in pain? He wants us to be healthy! The bible does say that your body is a temple to God. I think He wants you to be healthy but I dont think he cares that I am fat. I dont think he cares if you cut your hair although my hair is super long, I dont think the length of ones hair matters much. He would prefer if you not mark your body up, but I dont think he cares that I got a tattoo when I was younger...or that I have pierced ears. The bible says dress modestly but I dont think it matters much to God what you look like. For me though, I am getting healthier because I think God wants me to be healthy and treat my body right, including what I eat and when I exercise. I dont cut my hair because I have always loved my hair long. I wouldnt get another tattoo because I know the bible says not to, but I dont think having one will omit me from heaven! I have always dressed modestly but I dont think what you have one your body will prevent you from finding God. Now, once you find him and start a real relationship with him that will change, it just will....you wont know it untill you look at something in your closet and say ewww I wore that?? I have never worn makeup, but that does not mean its wrong for someone else...I dont do it because I never have.

God does not care how you come to him, just that you do. God has a plan for everyone. My life and my experiences do not lend to some things that may be very different for you. A friend goes clubbing all the time and wont even talk about God to me because she likes her music and the way she dresses. I went to youtube and showed her music in her style that praises God and told her that Gods plan for her may include the clubs and ministering there, the way she dresses may not have to change much if that is the case. And it is not required anyway. At least not yet that I have found. Remember I am new and still have not read the whole bible much less figured it out. Learning about God is a lifetime excursion! If you embark on this journey as I have you will learn something every single day for the rest of your life and you will never know it all!!

Now me losing wight is not something I am going to be blogging about, well I dont think I will be. It really hasnt made it to my heart yet like God has, it dont drive me yet...I am eating healthier for a while and I am losing wight but not much because I dont exercise with it...but all that JUNK not going in to begin with works wonders! I dont think God will turn any person away based on what they look like on the outside...it is FAR more important what your soul and heart look like to God....