Today there is so much pressure for women to beautiful. The
media bombards us with a clear definition of beauty and gives us the impression
that to be beautiful we have to have right hairstyles, clothes, and makeup.
Looking at the media you would think that beauty is synonymous with perfection.
Celebrities are pressured to be beautiful and if they go out in public with the
wrong hairstyles, clothes or makeup they get criticize for their poor choice
and how ugly they look. Society defines beauty as one thing, but God defines
beauty as another. You don’t have to have the right clothes, makeup, or
hairstyle to be beautiful in God’s eyes. What does God define as beauty?
Proverbs 31 paints a picture of what God defines as
beautiful. According to Proverbs 31:10 “a good woman is hard to find and worth
far more than diamonds.”
The woman in Proverbs 31 is trustworthy and “never
spiteful.” “She is also hardworking.
“She gets up before dawn preparing breakfast for her family and
organizing her day. First thing in the morning she dresses for work, rolls up
her sleeves, eager to get started. She senses the worth in her work and is in
no hurry to call it quits for the day. Not only is the Proverbs 31 woman hard
working but she has a positive attitude about the tasks of her day. She knows
the work that God has for her and she doesn’t gripe about these tasks or complain about how she would
rather be doing something else.
The bigger your heart is the more beautiful you are within
your soul. The proverbs 31 woman has a big heart. She “is quick to assist anyone
in need and helps the poor.”
A Proverbs 31 woman knows the effects of her words and
chooses them wisely. “When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say and
she says it kindly.” The woman in the proverb is also family oriented in that
focuses on respected her husband and rearing her children in a godly manner.
The Proverbs 31 woman is trustworthy, hardworking, kind, and
generous. Isn’t that much different than societies definition of beauty?
