Intro to Beauty

Hi Friends. My fast is over but I plan on continuing this blog. There is something that has been weighing heavy on my heart, something that has been a theme among recent conversations with friends, & something that the world has ruined...
beauty.

I want to talk about beauty. And I plan on talking about it over the course of a few days & blogs.

"The king is enthralled by your beauty; Honor him, for He is your Lord." -Psalms45:11

Intro to Beauty
So lets start at the beginning...God created the universe. The UNIVERSE, kids, that's all inclusive! EVERYTHING. He created the earth, the sky, the land, animals and [wo]MAN. So, if He created man then it is GOD who gave us a brain. It is God who designed this brain.. and the way it can THINK. And it is GOD who not only gave us thoughts but also INTELLIGENCE. [this could go on for hours] My point is God created us & everything about the way we function is HIS design. This means God created the idea of language, which means he created words AND [this is important] there meanings.
This brings us to our word, BEAUTY [byoo-tee]

According to dictionary.com, beauty is defined as:
"the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest)."

According to marriam-webster, beauty is defined as:
"the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit."

Now, according to the world [aka miss universe] beauty looks like the woman at the top of this blog......
Miss Mexico.
Well, I don't know about you all but I look NOTHING like her or any of those women in the Miss Universe pageant.
Does this mean I'm not as beautiful as them?
And by who's definition makes Miss Mexico the most beautiful?
Did she "exalt your mind or spirit" or give your mind "deep satisfaction"?
No, not really is my answer.
Now don't get me wrong, I most certainly think she is beautiful ...BUT by who's definition should be judge true beauty?
dictionary.com?
marriam-websters?
societies?
your boyfriends?
victoriassecret?

OR
What about the CREATOR of beauty?
I feel like he would know better than any what true beauty looks like.

I want you to ponder.
And I plan on diving into God's Word tonight & tomorrow to see if I can better understand how GOD defines beauty.

Beauty Part II will be posted tomorrow..

So goodnight for now all my BEAUTIFUL Brothers & Sisters in Christ!

Love ya'll
-B