“Beauty Secrets Part II”
Much is emphasized today on outward appearance or you may say beauty or good looks. Just watch T.V. There is a show called “What Not To Wear” or “Extreme Makeover” Is beauty that important to us? Now be truthful…YES it is! It was to Esther. Queen Esther in the Bible was in a Beauty Pageant; the prize? She would become the next Queen of Persia. Even if we are not the Queen of Persia like Esther, you are considered beautiful or handsome by someone, especially God. Queen Esther was considered to be one of the most beautiful women of the world during her time. She used beauty treatments, took all the lessons on beauty, manners of queen, how to act so she was prepared to go to her own beauty pageant before the King of Persia. She spent a year preparing for her beauty pageant.
Today, people do the same. People spend lots of money and time making themselves beautiful. I know my wife and daughter along with many other women spend lots of money on beauty products such as makeup, eye shadow, eye liners, lipstick, blush and much more. Then there is hair products, clothes and all the accessories needed to match and look good like jewelry, purses and shoes and the list goes on. You get my point. I was never so glad when my teenage daughter got her first job and was able to buy some of those expensive beauty products. But I say all this to say, it is okay to want to look our best. It is okay to train to be the best we can be.
There’s just something about princesses and beautiful weddings that fascinate little girls. Kings and Queens symbolize people in authority, rulers, leaders, special people. In our early years we learn about these beautiful princesses from stories like Cinderella and Snow White. And in our hearts, I think there is often a yearning in little boys to be a prince and someday a King and in little girls to be a princess and one day a Queen… to be someone very special.
As the years go by those dreams of being a princess fade, but God has a way of reminding us that we were all created to be princesses (Queens) or princes (Kings) in His royal court.
This year as my daughter winds down a very special chapter in her life and ours as parents, high school, she has been blessed and honored with achievements that have made her feel special. Recently she was voted by her senior class and selected as LHS 2010 Prom Queen and crowned at her Senior Prom. She was surprised but honored. She felt special. That’s the way God feels about us. We are the apple of HIS eye and He loves us unconditionally. Beauty Secret #2 Remember You are special. Don’t let your dreams fade away. Remember who you are. You were created for something great and God has a plan for you to be a blessing.
