A Women's Beauty

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised."
Proverbs 31:30

Contrary to what we get told by our culture and the media, the beauty of a woman is not in the outer appearance. We are forever bombarded with products that are supposed to make us more beautiful - as if we are not beautiful the way we are. Creams to either hide or eliminate wrinkles, hairstyles and dyes to color our hair to hide the "grey". We use makeup to mask our real faces and jewelry and clothing to make us look more attractive.

None of these really matter. They're not wrong in themselves, but our attitude behind it should not be in the need of these things to make us more attractive. If we are concerned with the way we look, and care more about grooming our outward appearance, it may be that we are discontented with who we really are. God wants us to be concerned with the inside - the real us. This is where the real beauty is. Having a pretty face, a perfect figure and all the accessories that go along with it, means nothing in the light of eternity.

These days, it seems as if the world only sees the beauty on the outside, when what really matters is the beauty within someone...in their souls and their hearts. God can see that beauty if it's there, and we should glorify Him by letting others see it as well.

I believe that we need to get passed being overly concerned with our outward appearance, and concentrate more on what's inside. Allow the Holy Spirit to beautify the inside. For when we have God's beauty inside, it reflects on the outside - and then we won't need all those things to make ourselves beautiful. We will have the natural beauty of a Godly woman, and THAT beauty, my friends......IS ETERNAL!