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Much More Than Looks - Part 2

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.
Ephesians 3:16 

A celebrity counselor recently told his television audience: "A lady flew across the nation to tell me how her husband had left her for another woman. The woman who came to see me was young, vibrant and beautiful. But suddenly she pulled out a photograph and said, ‘Just look at her! He left me for that!’ Sadly I thought, ‘Ma’am, what you’ve been conditioned by society to think of as being all-important, really isn’t. Outer appearance isn’t the biggest issue at all."

Advertisers spend billions to get us to decorate a shell that’s in a losing battle with Mother Nature and Father Time; all to create what we think will attract others. What we create may momentarily turn a head or two, but it has little or no ability to capture and hold a heart or mind. We think that by enrolling at the latest weight-loss club, using the right mouthwash, being seen in the right places with the right people, we’ll end up enjoying the right kind of life. And when it doesn’t work, we get depressed and wonder what went wrong. Certainly it’s important always to look your best, but when you become obsessed with your ‘looks’ you become shallow and superficial. And others quickly lose interest, because they discover that although the box you came in is beautifully wrapped - it’s empty! The real source of attractiveness is ‘His Spirit in the inner man’. That’s what ultimately wins hearts and attracts the right people to you, for the right purpose, at the right time.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, Thank you for your Spirit that you placed in me, solely by Your Grace and Mercy.  Help others see Your Spirit in me.  In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen