Beauty
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IF YOU GOT MOSTLY A's...
Well, you aren't hung up on beauty, that's for sure. Just remember that a little personal hygiene never hurt anyone. It's okay to take a shower and pick the bugs out of your hair every once in a while.
IF YOU GOT MOSTLY B's...
You're a very down-to-earth, low-maintenance kinda girl. And there's nothing wrong with that! Feeling confident in your own skin is awesome, and if makeup isn't your thing, then that's a-okay. Rock what you got!
IF YOU GOT MOSTLY C's...
You like to dabble in a little bit of the beauty world, but you don't let it consume you. That's great! There's nothing wrong with enjoying makeup and cute hairstyles as long as you find a good balance.
IF YOU GOT MOSTLY D's...
You looove beauty products! Your motto is probably the more glamor, the better. Although there's absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying makeup, just remember that you are truly beautiful without any concealer, mascara, or fancy shampoo. You don't need any of those things to be the gorgeous, treasured girl that God made you to be!
Beautiful Lies.
by livy jarmusch.
Imagine. You're in the middle of math class, attempting to unscramble a page of foreign numbers and odd-ball letters. (Seriously, who invited the alphabet to join algebra?) Your cell phone quietly vibrates in your pocket. You glance up at the teacher, then reach for it when you're confident she's not looking. A secret code is depicted on your screen. You know what it means. As a top-secret federal agent, you're familiar with the red alert code. Your latest assignment is to eavesdrop on a boardroom full of dark terrorists who desire to take over the world.
You raise your hand and request a hall pass and a bathroom break. Your teacher is hesitant, but hands it to you anyway...some of the other girls giggle. They're growing suspicious of your frequent quick exits...it's like you have to go the bathroom WAY too often. As soon as you enter the school yard, you let your boss know you're free to work, and a long black limousine picks you up.
Your homework will have to wait 'til tomorrow. Trivial, daily thoughts of what you'll be eating for lunch, and if your crush will notice you're gone in science lab, are replaced with weightier thoughts. You begin to pray and steady your heart. It's time to get serious. After arriving at the mission ground in a tall, New York City skyscraper, you slip into a cloak of invisibility and enter the boardroom unseen. You're about to get all the top-secret information.
You see a screen hanging on the wall, where an image of your little sister pops up. You try to catch your breath as your heart freezes. Your sister is the target of their evil plans! A whole new fiery passion revs up inside you. How dare they mess with your sister! As their secret scheme unravels, you learn that this image is a hologram from the future. It's a video of your sister ten years down the road, throwing up in the bathroom, starving herself to feel beautiful.
You blink dumbfoundedly as you stare at the video. How can this be real? What kind of wicked plan could be powerful enough to convince your bright-blue-eyed, charismatic, lovable sis to feel ugly?
On the video screen, your little sister is soon joined by your best friend. Next, you see the daughter of your youth pastor, your childhood friend from Kindergarten, and the captain of your soccer team.
Your invisible self nearly slips off your chair, you've leaned in so close to the frightening scene. You're beyond shocked. What's going to happen next in this holographic image from the future? What are these evil men planning? You watch them frantically, as the long line of beautiful girls are led into a dark room and are ordered to stand against a wall. Men with guns enter and aim.
You can't believe this! The bad guys have targeted your little sister, your best friends, and every girl you've ever met. They desire to assassinate and demolish all these ladies! A righteous anger rises up inside you. How dare these guys try to mess with your sisters!
Okay, it's back to reality. What was that all about? Dare to linger a few moments longer in that frightening fantasy and I will explain. But first, a question for you:
If the spy scene above actually happened to you, what would you do today to keep that vision from coming true tomorrow? Would you call your boss right away and ask what needs to be done? Would you kill the men who sabotaged your friends' hearts and lives? Would you tell the ladies in your life how much you love them, and remind them every day how gorgeous they are?
Don't leave the boardroom just yet. Return once more and you will see...
You're crazy mad, and ready to do what needs to be done. Another face pops up on the screen. You can't believe it. The face of the girl you see now is the girl you see every day in the mirror. There is an attack on every girl of this generation. Including you.
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Unless you've been living in a cave for the past fifteen years of your life, or dwell on an Amish farm out in the hilly countryside, you've probably noticed the way in which the media has a special gift for making girls feel ugly and inadequate. We've all suffered through those nauseating T.V. advertisements in which an underwear model poses, pursing her pouty lips, as her hair blows wildly from a fan. After watching such ads I roll my eyes and try not to laugh. I mean, how lame do the marketers think that I am?! (It's like those drug advertisements that list the deadly side effects, such as hearing loss or your nose falling off, while they show happy old couples flying kites, and walking puppy dogs.)
I'm sure you've picked up on the trend in many teen magazines. The words on the glossy cover shout, “Boost Your Self-Confidence! Six Tips To Loving Yourself!” Yet by the time you flip to page ten, you've already seen a dozen perfect faces and bodies posing for makeup advertisements, which drained away all confidence you were hoping to get from their pep-talk article.
Every girl has noticed what's going on. We're not immune to it. But have we ever recognized what's going on around us as a targeted attack on our beauty as females?
The opening scene in this article, where you imagined yourself to be a top-secret agent exposing a hidden scheme, isn't a fantasy action tale. It's a reality. This deadly terror attack isn't coming from the media, or the makeup marketers. Even though they profit greatly from our beauty insecurities, they didn't create this problem.
The sickening plot has been dreamt up, and skillfully executed by the enemy of our souls, Satan. He has always hated girls. Ever since the Garden of Eden, he has been attacking Eve and his daughters with lies that spew like fire out of his dragon mouth.
The purpose of this disgusting scheme is to convince God's chosen daughters that they are worthless. The familiar scenery of the hour we live in, the set on this stage, and the cast of characters in this story remind me of what unfolded in Esther's day. Esther’s story is a dramatic tale that all of us love. An ordinary, average, orphan girl was called to play a magnificent role in the Kingdom, and God used her to release her entire generation from destruction. Just like Esther you were called into the kingdom for such a time as this.
Girl, your adrenaline-pumping, high-action, story of greatness is unfolding. You living in the midst of this BEAUTY-saturated generation for a purpose, and that purpose is not to remain silent and be destroyed. There is no need for fear because we know how this story ends. The victory is not in jeopardy, it already belongs to Christ. He is calling you to walk with Him into this adventure.
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