Beauty Transcends Appearance (and Ladies, Allow God to Set You Apart):
Understanding:
Understand that your beauty transcends your outer being, as God has Created us: intricately, individually unique; to be emotional, intelligent, intellectual, humorous, gifted, spiritual, beings; we have precious souls. Know your worth: You are awesome, worth being loved, important to this life, valuable beyond what you might understand. You are Created purposefully; God was intentional when He Created you, beautifully so. Know these truths and act accordingly, and humbly. Feed your spirit with God's Word and flourish in EVERY way.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
-Galatians 5:22-23
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
-Proverbs 31:29-30
It is Okay to Take Care of Yourself!
There is nothing wrong with confidence—just be humble. Arrogance and condescension are NEVER attractive. People remember how you make them FEEL. Outer beauty should not take precedence over inner beauty: Your "looks" won't save your soul. Your "looks" won't love someone in the ways they deserve to be, are called to be, and are designed to be loved. There is nothing wrong with self-care, grooming yourself, dressing up, doing your makeup (if you like makeup), working out and desiring to be fit—you should take care of the vessel God gave you, your body is your precious temple. Above all else, make sure your spirit-person and your relationship with God, our Heavenly Father, are healthy!
Remember to not cause others to stumble (financially, lustfully, seeking to make others jealous or envious, etc.), as we are called to LOVE one another, and part of loving one another means trying our best to not cause others to stumble.
3 Now do as I tell you—take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking.
-Ruth 3:3
3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4 rather let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
-1 Peter 3:3-4
34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
-John 13:34
The Most Beautiful Thing in Life is This:
Jesus is our Lord and Savior!
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
-John 3:16
9 If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
-Romans 10:9
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