beauty or vanity..?

THE PERFECT BEAUTY

Your physical appearance is very important. There are probably a lot of things that you could change if you could. Well, I have good news for you. in today's world, you can! isnt that great?
You can go to a doctor and have your cheeks lifted; you can have your nose done, your lips made fuller, or your hips made smaller. In fact, you can have your entire body re-made to look like the beautiful woman you've always wanted to be.

Have you considered what an insult it is to God to change something He fashioned with his own hands? Do you think that God loves that woman more now because she fits the ideal image of Barbie? Did the world need yet another Barbie, or was there some beauty in that woman just being her natural self and being the woman that God created?

You are unique for a reason. God made your eyes that way for specific purpose. He decided to make your hips that wide or slim for a reason. He gave you that thin lips for a reason. He wanted your hair to be short and coarse or long and curly. He designed you that way coz he didint want another Barbie. He wanted you! The world does not need another Heather Locklear or Pamela Anderson Lee. The world needs you!

Now of course we should take care of what the Lord has given us. We can certainly put our best foot forward when it comes to our appearance. However we must'nt desire to change it because this desire most often stems from a spirit of covetousness and jelousy of what someone else have been given. God wants us to be so tickled by what He blessed us with that we desire not to fit into the mold of the world's standard of beauty but to shine as we, His women, become the new standard of what beaty looks like.

- An excerpt from Priscilla Evanshirer's ' A Jewel In His Crown'
(which I've taken from the Kerygma aug. 2003 special edition: How to Be Beautiful, Inside And Out by Chat Silayan-Bailon)

Now here's what I say:
That had definitely hit a mark on me. And probably for some too. Let's face it,Im not the only one who most often than not waste money on some beauty products in hope to get a new look. And Im certainly not the only one who yearns for a better look, sexier body etcetera etcetera. The article even reminded me of a nice anecdote about a woman, who's life was extended by God,and got practically her entire body done for a hotter look. And when she died and questioned God's promise to her, He only replied, ' I didnt recognize you.' ( Hardy har har ;) )

Life before and life at the present has definitely a great gap of difference. Basing on what the public has conditioned us on the concept of beauty, if you have wrinkles remedy it with an anti-wrinkle face cream or you'll end up in isolation. If youre not white, use whitening creams or lotions or you wont even be worth the notice. If your fat then despair, if your hot and sexy then rejoice. I may be exaggerating it a bit but the way I see it, that's how reality goes. tsk. tsk. It's like we have to keep up with that standard to earn confidence and fame. But here's what I think, we need confidence to blow that stupid standard off and define beauty in our own way. No bias. No discriminations. No making people feel bad, to put it simply.

The article is right. We are unique for a reason. We look like the way we are because Go wants us to learn something. To experience something more valuable than cosmetic surgery, than whitening soaps( I plead guilty),or slimming products. He created us differently because He didnt want another Barbie look alike, rather He wanted you. Us. Just the way we are; naturally beautiful. We only have to look in a mirror and and realize that we are indeed beautiful. A creation of perfection. Our infallible God's master piece. All we need is confidence and faith. Feel good in the inside and let it radiate from your soul and touch every people you meet and be as attractive as anyone could be. We could dress up and look our best. But we should never do extraordinary things to look what we think is best even when unnecessary. Because then that wouldnt be best, it would be artificial. And that would suck away the true essence of beauty.


Hmm..reading Kerygma really makes sense, however outdated the magazine i found sitting by our telephone stand.Hahaha