Esther was a Star (Esther 1-2)

"She asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her... the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen..."

She won! She won the king's heart after the beautifying process of six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments, plus the favor of Hegai because she pleased him. I had no idea what those women did to her in the process, those incandescent green eyes, or what you are thinking right now, "Oh, Esther is a star because she was beautiful." Hold your thoughts!

"Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother." She had a problem of her own, who doesn't! What did Esther think when she was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace? Those things may run in her head: I've got lousy legs... muffins... nose... navel... toes... eyelashes... or even pink mustaches! People are people alright. There's always someone better! But instead of lifting her head up to see what is around her, she clinged to her words. She obeyed Mordecai as she didn't made known her kindred or her people, then she took Hegai's advice, and so she won the king's favor.

It is much more than her beauty that won the king's heart! It is her willingness to accept a huge stride into the royalty from being an orphan who was raised by her cousin Mordecai. Even with a huge stride, she remained true to her people as she rescued them by facing a life and death situation herself later on.

What is your attitude toward God's beautiful people? Toward yourself? Are you constantly comparing yourself with the others? Today is the day that we will take a huge stride from comparing to complimenting. Turn your incandescent green eyes into a star-eyed that will guide the others to the light. Be true to your people. Be the Esther, the star!

"But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious." - 1 Peter 3:4

Option recipe: If incandescent green eyes don't apply, then apply your "turn your Grinch-heart into Santa-Claus-heart" today.