Beauty

What is beauty? What is true beauty?

We Christian women often hear that true beauty is not about what we see on the outside. "It's what's on the inside that counts!" So we often say. I find that I am quite capable in dialoguing on this very issue and how important it is that we believe it. (All the while I can be worrying about what I have to wear to an event the next day!) But this doesn't concern me so much. I know that it is something I need to continually surrender - over and over again.

What concerns me more is not the part about beauty not being on the outside. It's the part about beauty that's supposed to be on the inside that makes me bite my lip, hold my breath and worry - "what if I'm not beautiful on the inside?"

How do I define a beautiful woman?

If I'm honest I would say that a beautiful woman is kind, gracious, giving, hospitable, hardworking, smiles and laughs a lot, makes everyone she meets feel like they are special. Basically she exudes all the fruit of the Spirit perfectly all the time. She also has the spiritual gifts of mercy, compassion, faith, giving, and helping.

Looking back at what I just wrote makes me laugh - I know it is absurd!

In my last post I spoke about how I limit God. Now I'm limiting God's creation.

God created me unique. He created me with the personality and giftings that He particularly wanted me to have! And that is beautiful!