It seems like every girl these days is obsessed with looking perfect. Even if you think this isn't you, you probably have at least some interest in looking good. I know that I've always been fascinated by beauty products and have a love for lip balm, gloss, and color (I have way too many!).
That's not a bad thing in and of itself, but we have to be careful about the heart attitude behind the time and effort that we put into looking good. It can easily become an obsession that distances us from God and becomes more important to us than our relationship with Him.
Let's look at what the Bible says about beauty:
"Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."
-Proverbs 31:30
"Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear--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 3:3-4
The Secret to True, Lasting Beauty
In Proverbs 31, we learn that beauty will not last. This is something you see every day--people get old. No matter how proud you are of your hair, your lips, your waist, or whatever else, someday it won't look quite as attractive as it does right now. And if you don't know what true beauty is, you will look in the mirror and be dissatisfied with what you see staring back at you.
The secret to lasting beauty can be found in both of these verses: "a woman who fears the Lord" and "a gentle and quiet spirit". A girl who loves the Lord with her whole heart, soul, and mind and is actively striving to live a life for Him will be more beautiful than the most gorgeous girl who has not given herself to God.
Think about it--attractiveness, at its very core, means that other people want to spend time around you. That's not always dependent on physical beauty. Aren't the people you want to be around the ones that are nice, funny, or always make everyone feel good about themselves?
The girl who loves God and wants to serve Him will have a certain inner beauty and moral strength that will set her apart from every other girl. That is true beauty, and that will last.
Is it wrong to like looking pretty?
It's not wrong to like pretty things, doing your hair, or buying new makeup. It's just important that what you wear and look like is modest and always honors God.
It's also important that you not let your love for beauty become more important than your love for God. Focus on developing a gentle and quiet spirit and a love for God that will never fade.
What do you think? Do you think you are unhealthily obsessed with beauty? How can you develop the kind of beauty that never fades?
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