>> PROVERBS 31:30
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
I had a blog friend ask me if I wear makeup. I told her I didn't and explained a little about why I don’t. I thought I’d share it with the rest of you.
I never really wanted to wear makeup. I believe God made each of us beautiful just the way we are [We were made in his image].
Most everyone who wears makeup doesn't feel good about themselves and doesn't think they are beautiful. I have heard some girls say they use it to enhance the beauty God gave them. To me, that sounds kind of silly, because you are basically saying God didn't do a good enough job and you want to be more beautiful then He made you. Yeah, He made me pretty, but not pretty enough, so I think I’ll add a little makeup.
When you wear makeup, what are your intentions behind it? Could you honestly say by wearing makeup you are trying to draw attention to Christ? As Christians, we are to point others to Him, and not ourselves.
I know we [as girls] all have a desire to look nice. We want to feel + look pretty. But God has made everything beautiful in His time {Ecclesiastes 3:11a}. God doesn't make mistakes. The best thing to do is to except the way God made you and don’t compare yourself to others. You may not have bright blue eyes like Sarah, or dirty-blonde hair like Mary, but you are YOU! God made you unique and beautiful just the way you are!
Also, we should be more concerned about inner beauty. God doesn't look on the outward appearance, but on the heart {1 Samuel 16:7b}. Having a pure heart, mind, and soul is far more valuable than outward beauty.
I am not trying to judge you or anything if you wear it. These are just some things I whole-heartedly believe and am trying to live out.
What are your thoughts on makeup?
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>> PSALM 139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
