Written by: Restpirant Samuel
Every day, we see a variety of beauty contests, but one of the few programs I’ve seen that really took beauty to another level was Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB). It really opened my eyes to what true beauty consists of, and it’s no surprise that the good old book doesn’t say otherwise. GMB is a television program organized by a crew who, in collaboration with TV3 (a Ghanaian television station), bring together women from various regions of the country to compete for the crown.
The contestants are given various roles from cultural role-plays; educational, religious, social roles, and all other aspects of human life. The winner is usually the person who performs exceptionally well in all of these quests. This makes me understand that beauty has more to do with the wholeness of a person’s personality and character than the mere talks.
To many, beauty is defined by the style and form of an individual’s appearance. A woman’s beauty, for example, is judged by her appearance ( buttocks, face, breasts, hip shape, calf, and so on).
They say that ” beauty is in the eyes of the beholder“. Nonetheless, the true essence of beauty is hidden in the mental fabric that underpins every act and forms a person’s personality. As the Preacher puts it…
” favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman who fears the LORD shall be praised. ”
Proverbs 31:30
Although her stunning beauty drew Romeo in for a while, the main energy that fueled Romeo and Julliet’s relationship was not the outward burst, but the power of another force called Love. Whatever the case may be, every love relationship has some trends to look out for, which have sometimes but not always, been the complex interrelationship of beauty of form, style, shape, and appearance.
A true love relationship has no more to do with physical features, than for intangible deeds of a good heart. True beauty is a component of true love, and every true loving relationship will pursue quality rather than quantity in the encounter.
A good-to-love character must complement outward beauty. The Bible says Eve was beautiful when Adam first saw her, but consider how her one flaw of succumbing to temptation in the garden has kept many from adoring such beauty. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, was beautifully lovely, as evidenced by her character. We can also talk of Rebecca , Esther, Deborah, Abigail (Nabal’s wife),…and such excellent news was heard about the Israelite maids in Egypt so much that the midwives refused to follow the Pharoah’s command of slaying their newborn sons. ( Exodus 1:17-19). No wonder Pharaoh’s daughter was an answer to the prayer of Moses’ mother, the same, who was later allowed to breastfeed and care for her own son.
However, reports of women such as Delilah , Jezebel, Cleopatra , are not so encouraging, despite the fact that these women appeared to be the beauty icons of their time.
Do not cherish only outward beauty, but one that is deeply seated in the inward parts, so that we may show forth the praise of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. (See 1 Peter 3:3-5.)
Restpiration 