Beauty is skin deep...
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder...
Beauty is what you see and feel...
Beauty...
Wow, they are wonderful descriptions beauty portrays -- yes, in a worldly sense, maybe a little soul-uplifting. But, the thing is: when a woman becomes old and wrinkled or meets an accident that ruins just even her face or she dies a natural death, nothing is left of the beauty that she purports to be. Then, the story of a woman of beauty has ended.
Strange isn't it? Woman has to be so cautious of her appearance that nothing sometimes is left of her time, but taking care of herself in a very meticulous fashion. This is very true to a lot of women: rich or poor, young or old, pretty or not. What happens then to her real time with God, family and friends now? Maybe, they can do without her anyway. What a pity.
True beauty is not what all the fashionable stories we heard about women portrayed in mass media. It is not even about the glamour of the outstanding, beautiful women of our neighborhood. It is beyond skin deep that you, your mother, your friend, your neighbor or just anybody may have, but not noticed. Why? That’s because it is a true and natural beauty of a very caring and loving woman who touches everyone's heart by her exemplary love for God and fellowmen. It is never an aura to lure God of a chance to heaven. It is a natural portrayal of true beauty as a result of salvation through Christ alone.
Let me ask you, friend (man or woman), have you lived life wanting to look beautiful and grand on the outside? Have you tried to look respectable when you do something for somebody in your own accord? Have you portrayed yourself as a good-looking, poised though humble person ready to get admiration by helping others? Have you done something good or even better everyday, in style and fashion, to boast your desire of heaven-reward? Think. These may be greatness to men, but not favor to God. Jesus Christ alone can turn your life upside down to make you a true beautiful person after He alone granted you salvation. He can even make you exemplarily great in words and deeds, if He likes, without your influence. Yes, friend, He can make you very beautiful even beyond description (and skin deep) in His own time. Just wait.
(c) July 2009, Luisa Mercado
Strange isn't it? Woman has to be so cautious of her appearance that nothing sometimes is left of her time, but taking care of herself in a very meticulous fashion. This is very true to a lot of women: rich or poor, young or old, pretty or not. What happens then to her real time with God, family and friends now? Maybe, they can do without her anyway. What a pity.
True beauty is not what all the fashionable stories we heard about women portrayed in mass media. It is not even about the glamour of the outstanding, beautiful women of our neighborhood. It is beyond skin deep that you, your mother, your friend, your neighbor or just anybody may have, but not noticed. Why? That’s because it is a true and natural beauty of a very caring and loving woman who touches everyone's heart by her exemplary love for God and fellowmen. It is never an aura to lure God of a chance to heaven. It is a natural portrayal of true beauty as a result of salvation through Christ alone.
Let me ask you, friend (man or woman), have you lived life wanting to look beautiful and grand on the outside? Have you tried to look respectable when you do something for somebody in your own accord? Have you portrayed yourself as a good-looking, poised though humble person ready to get admiration by helping others? Have you done something good or even better everyday, in style and fashion, to boast your desire of heaven-reward? Think. These may be greatness to men, but not favor to God. Jesus Christ alone can turn your life upside down to make you a true beautiful person after He alone granted you salvation. He can even make you exemplarily great in words and deeds, if He likes, without your influence. Yes, friend, He can make you very beautiful even beyond description (and skin deep) in His own time. Just wait.
(c) July 2009, Luisa Mercado
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