We Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You. Psalm 139:13-18 (NKJV)
The other evening I was scanning the channels on our TV to see if there was anything interesting to watch. I suddenly stopped scanning when a show caught my eye. I heard part of a conversation of two young ladies. One of the young ladies told the other that for her birthday she was going to buy her breast implants because – “ It will make her feel better about herself and bring her more confidence.” The other girl squealed in total excitement, “My life will be so much better!”
How sad is that? To think that changing one’s appearance in hope that it will make one feel better as well as her life will be much better! It’s so disturbing to think that thousands of young ladies might have heard this conversation and wonder if they changed something about themselves that it will make their life better.
Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong about changing your appearance especially if one is overweight and needs to lose a few pounds or more. We all know that being overweight is hard on our bodies and not healthy. What disturbed me was that they believe changing oneself on the outside would make life better for them. I don’t fault these young ladies at all – let’s face it – we see these messages all the time on TV, movies, magazines etc…. If you are skinny enough, cute enough, tall enough, and rich enough, etc… you will be popular and successful in life. They do not understand that one can change everything external about them but if they do not make the right changes within themselves it will all be totally superficial!
How heartrending that they do not realize that God made them and loves them just the way He created them. Too many people think that if they change the outside it is what they need when actually it’s the inside – their heart – that needs to be changed – to be right with the Lord!
3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God. Psalm 146:3-5 (NLT)
Dear Lord may we as mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and friends teach our young girls the meaning of true beauty and true happiness. May we set an example for all young ladies we come in contact with each day. May we not be so obsessed about our “outside” shell that we too send the wrong message to our young ladies. May we be examples of true beauty – life in Christ. In Jesus precious name, amen.
Wonderful point, Michele! Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Bethany
Amen.
Amen…good reminders for our girls….
Amen to that, Michele. A woman’s world is bombarded with messages to always look their best, be young (“buy our cream)…We need to be setting an example for the young generation that beauty comes from within.
Thank you for sharing from your heart.
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.” (Proverbs 31:30) Thanks for the great reminder that it is the inside that counts!
Living for Him, Joan
Amen! Wonderful post Michele.