Discovering True Beauty

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” I’m sure you all can remember this line from the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In the fairy tale Snow White’s wicked stepmother, the Queen asked “who was the fairest of them all?” 

However rather than asking who is the fairest (or most beautiful) of them all, what 
if the question asked was a reflection of 
true beauty, “who is the most righteous of them all?”

Beauty in the Bible is focused in inner beauty and it is most often defined as doing what is right. Righteousness is defined as acting or being in accordance with what is just or honorable; free from guilt or wrong; upright; virtuous; noble; moral; ethical. Doing what pleases God is true beauty.

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." - I Peter 3:3-4, NIV

If you’re searching for true beauty, strive to be more righteous. To be righteous is to match our lives with God’s commandments, love and purposes. This action is based on love for God and a relationship with God. God’s Word is the standard by which we measure right and wrong. It’s not enough to just know the Word, we must obey God’s Word.

What happens when you look in the mirror and notice that your hair is out of place? You correct it, right? Well the same should happen when you look into the mirror of God’s Word and notice that your life is not aligned with His will. 

Just as you would reach for your comb to take corrective action to get your hair in order, you must take corrective action to eradicate the sin that’s been allowed to invade your life.

“For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.” – James 1:23-25 NLT

As Christians, our proper reaction to the Word is reflected in an obedient life. Just as an image of you is reflected back as you look into a mirror, a righteous lifestyle (not a perfect lifestyle) should be reflected as you look into the mirror of God’s Word. 

You cannot likely imagine looking at yourself in the mirror, then walking away only to forget what you look like. So don’t ignore the things that God has shown you are out of place in your life.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being different from the crowd. In fact, we should be set apart. We are called to be Holy. Holy does not mean perfect, it means to be set apart for use by God. As Christians we are called to live a Holy life.

“For it is written: be holy because I am holy.” – I Peter 1:16 NIV

God never asks us to do anything He has not already equipped us to do. Now what will you do to cultivate true beauty in the woman looking back at you in the mirror?

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