Lord, wrap your strong hands around mine as I wield the sword of the Spirit to destroy this idol I have been been trying to throw away and keep taking back just enough to make myself miserable. Crush it way beyond repair, My King. I ask in Your Name!
Are there any verses in the Bible that tell us we are supposed to try to be beautiful?
Prov 11:22 A woman who is beautiful but lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
(This one seems to say discretion is more important.)
Prov 31:30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
(This one seems to say beauty doesn't last.)
1 Pet 3:3-4 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 shouldn't worry about my outward beauty?)
These are all the verses that I found that could apply to eating and exercise, in my opinion:
1 Tim 4:8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
Go ahead, Child, run if you love to run, but remember there is something much more important to live for.
Ez 16:49 Sodom's sins were pride, laziness, and gluttony, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.
Don't you dare eat more than you need while your neighbors are crying themselves to sleep because of hunger.
Prov 23:20-21 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat,for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
If all you care about is eating and drinking, you will waste your life and dishonor your King.
Math 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
Are you alive or not? Truly alive? Dancing and singing in the Spirit, flooded with freedom and joy?
Luke 12:29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT!!!! (Yes I am sorta cheating because these were both in the same context, but I like them so much!)
Romans 14 has a whole lot to say about food and eating and you can read it yourself. But bottom line it says life is not about food, it is about living before God with a clear conscience and loving your brother more than yourself.
What does God's word say about us being healthy?
Ps 73:26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Is 38:16 Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You have restored my health and have allowed me to live!
I could not find one verse that says we give God more glory if we are healthy and beautiful. He grants us health and beauty if He sees fit. Some people are beautiful, some are not. Some people are healthy, some are not. By His will and for His purposes. I didn't find one verse that says we are supposed to try and make ourselves healthy by diet and exercise. I didn't find one verse that said we are godlier if we never eat sugar. If anything, the Bible says NOT to worry about those things.
Thank you, Lord!!
My Conclusion:
If you can find some verses that disagree with my conclusion, please feel free to share them with me. We will have a very loving debate but don't bother bringing up the old law, if your ears are pierced. :)
Do not gorge yourself on meat. I am guessing probably not any other food either. Live for God's kingdom. Don't worship anything but Him. Don't flaunt your freedom. Live according to your convictions but don't judge others. (Rom 14)
Live for Him alone. Not health. Not beauty.
Mat 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
HIS righteousness, not our own. Beauty does not equal righteousness. That is where I was getting hung up. I wanted beauty to equal righteousness. Then I would be guaranteed to have some beauty someday. Guess I just have to trust my God to give whatever beauty He sees fit in His own time. We can not make ourselves righteous. Only He can. And He already did. Beaten and bruised. He wasn't pretty then! Lord, teach me Your truth. I know beauty has been WAY too important to me. May my heart have your priorities. You became ugly for me. May I be willing for anything for you.
Live free. Trust in Him. We have something a zillion times more valuable than earthly beauty.
We are the daughters of God.
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