BEAUTY - WHAT IS IT TO YOU?

"BEAUTY" - WHAT IS IT TO YOU?

Beauty is at the top of most women's priority list today in our society. When you walk into a room, do you left people speechless? please don't let or allow this take the place of God in your life - This is called "Barbie Bondage". You know what i mean... that 'oh, so perfect, perky, fashionably correct, irresistibly thin, radiantly beautiful doll:.
What is it about beauty that is so desirable to us that we are willing to give up who we are on the inside to perfect what we look like on the outside? Why is it when we look at beautiful girls and ladies we feel their image is always what we are not and just beyond our reach.
Many of us have paid a high price in pursuit of physical perfection (our health, happiness, friendships, even peace of mind). Even if we accomplish perfecting our outer image what did we really get? That beautiful outfit we thought we'd never fit into? The envy of all the girls or Ladies? The looks of lust from boys? - Is it really five more pounds and more money to shop that will make us feel good about ourselves? The truth is, how we feel about ourselves will affect every area of our life. The Bible tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves, but many of us don't love ourselves. Even the most beautiful women in the world see themselves as "not good enough", "not pretty enough", "not thin enough", "not talented enough". Where are we getting these mixed up, messed up messages? Who are we trying so hard to impress?
There is nothing wrong with looking our best and striving to be the best we can be, but the problem comes when we feel that what God created us to be is not good enough.
We let what we are NOT, stop us from being who we ARE, and that leads to a miserable life. Many girls and women in our society today battled with “Barbie Bondage Syndrome” (BBS). Even Christians are affected. Some battle with in clandestine, feeling that if I tell so and so how will she or he feel or say about me. The Bible says “share your burden with one another” - No matter how much you try to perfect your outer image, you will never – not even in a moment felt it was enough. “outer beauty without inner beauty and external beauty equals a life of loneliness, discontentment and despair. I guarantee you will never hear anyone on their deathbed say, “I with I had thinner thighs and bluer eyes. The good news is that there’s hope but its not found on the pages of a magazine or within the sweet words of an adoring boy or guy. Its found in the One who created you and has an awesome plan for your life.

Sherin Rose Shepherd