For the Women

We live in a world where image is everything. We define our status by the clothes we wear, how thin we are, the job we have and what we drive. Not only do we define out status by these measures but most of the time it's what we are chasing.

But who sets these standards and puts these ideas in our heads? Yeah we see tabloids, advertisements and celebrities filled with fame, power, and luxury of the rich and famous. But it's more than that. When pondering this topic, what it really came down to was, who are our role models in our lives? Who do we strive to be like?

Being a woman in the 21st century I'm realizing there aren't a lot of quality women role models. The women society looks up to aren't those of integrity, intellect, and possessing a heart of gold. It's the women with a pound of make-up on, worrying about their weight, wearing skimpy clothes, loud, seductive/flirtatious, which all those attributes lack any true meaning.

The Bible says: "Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." -Proverbs 31:30

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful." -1 Peter 3:3-5


Think about the women you admire. Is it for their physical beauty or for their heart and good deeds? Is it for the positive impact they've made in others' lives?

What about you? Do you obsess over your looks or how you compare to others? Or do you focus on loving and serving others and strengthening your values?

If only we could see more women living with integrity and righteousness, full of the spirit and not worldly things. I think of women in the Bible like Mary and Martha who truly were righteous women and humbly feared the lord. I challenge you to read about women in the Bible (especially the Proverbs 31 woman)...or find women in society that are/were true women of integrity and read about them.

By the time a women is a teenager she is bombarded with thousands of images of what beauty looks like according to society. It can be damaging and life altering. Be the difference and be a woman full of integrity, value, and substance showing the young girls in this world what real beauty looks like. Also show the men what a true woman of beauty possesses. We expect men to treat us with respect but we dress and act in such a way to cause them to lust and fall.

Don't take the beauty God has given you and serve others gods with it. Be an example. God gave us spiritual and physical beauty to please him not ourselves.