I'll be the first to admit makeup is pretty awesome. Have you seen that crazy contouring people do or all that intricate eye shadow? How neat, right?! Yes, makeup is super fun and it's great when we want to look extra put together- but we have to make sure our mind is in the right place when we use it. Are we wearing makeup for the fun of it, or because we don't see ourselves as beautiful without it? Are we using makeup as a mask, our source of confidence? Is makeup limiting the beauty we actually possess? In 1 Peter 3:3-4, we are told not to be concerned with our outward beauty, but to clothe ourselves with unfading beauty from within. In Proverbs 31 we learn that we're clothed with strength and dignity. In God's image we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Our true beauty doesn't come from the world. Our beauty stems alone from Christ shown through us. God made you beautiful and perfect AS YOU ARE. And I guarantee you, if you're good enough for the king of kings and the Lord of Lords, you're definitely good enough for anyone else. You are not beautiful because of your makeup or fancy hair and designer clothes. Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Do not let makeup limit your true beauty. Don't be defined by mascara and blush. You are worth greater. Your beauty is more than skin deep. Makeup is great, who doesn't like to dress up or be creative? There's nothing wrong with it one bit, so long as you make sure your perception of yourself isn't determined by it. Don't define your beauty by your makeup.
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