continued.... In the kingdom of this world the natural man marginalizes unattractive, low-performance social misfits. There is neither gushing nor offers of unconditional positive regard. Do attractive, smart and successful people experience the polar opposite? Obviously, some people lust over members of the opposite gender, such as supermodels and jocks and members of the same gender become jealous but how many years can you realistically stay attractive or strong? The huge fashion, fitness, health and beauty industries reveal that many believe their appearance is important to their sense of worth and enhances their prospects of being accepted if that is not enough to prove over our point. Consider how many people in our current culture get Botox treatments to remove their wrinkles or cosmetic surgery to reshape their bodies. When we focus on appearance, performance or social status we fail to develop the lasting values of character that hold a relationship together. The result is a superficial life full of superficial relationships external beauty cannot hide internal ugliness. Regardless of outer qualities and status, anything with a shallow base will eventually erode. Can you imagine the sting of rejection that must be when a woman discovers that a man loved only her body? Pity the man who is loved only for money. I am not suggesting that we should ignore our appearance, perform poorly or shun society rather I am declaring that these are other standards by which we should ultimately evaluate ourselves – standards which are fair and available for all of God’s children. Thank you God Bless you! Martha Machiah Comforting Ministries For prayer or counseling please contact: comfortingministries@gmail
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:33:39 +0000
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