The Eyes of the Observer
The sincere desire to be spiritually beautiful in the eyes of God will make you look attentively in the mirror of your soul. You may be surprised at what you find. Are you spending more time looking in the mirror of culture and trying to be beautiful and successful according to the patterns of the world, or are you looking in the mirror of the Word of God and understanding and trying to be what God wants it to be?
We are a generation of seekers. We attend all kinds of workshops when we seek to learn new things, understand more things or become something else. In the church, we are very concerned in finding a way to reach other "seekers" with the Word of God, since we know that our culture is full of them. We are determined to believe that if we search diligently, pay enough money, make the necessary sacrifices or invest enough time, we will get the things we are looking for.
By carefully studying the Bible, you will discover that you can not find spiritual beauty. That is, spiritual beauty is not found in gyms. You can not take a pill to reach it. You can not sue her. You can not buy it. You can not have a nice enough house or live in the right neighborhood to become spiritually beautiful. He can not dress with enough style to demand it. Spiritual beauty comes as an indirect product of the Christian life of a woman who serves God and her fellows. Something ironic about "spirituality" (a term that is often defined in the dictionary as "something invisible") is that it can only be revealed in the flesh. Our spiritual lives are not above the physical, but manifest through it.
The death of Christ on the cross was the most physical, painful and humiliating act you can imagine, but it was the most spiritual event that ever took place. If Christ had not suffered this cruel anguish and injustice, we could not be reconciled with God. If we follow a spiritual fanaticism that does not allow us to touch, cry or serve others, true spiritual beauty will move away from us.
The spiritually beautiful woman is salt, light and leaven. She impacts the world through her service. Guide for the model of Christ. Offer your mind, your hands and your heart to serve others. As Christ willingly gave His hands on the cross and then His heart to those who crucified Him, saying, "Father, forgive them," the spiritually beautiful woman is willing to give her hands and heart for the work of God.
