The Standard of Beauty
“God does not give us a standard of beauty, He gives us a spouse.” - Mark Driscoll I absolutely love this quote. Our standard of beauty lies within our significant other, that is, we should only have eyes for the one we gave our word and bond to. I’ve thought about this and it makes absolute sense. Are there “beautiful” people out there that catch our eye, well yes, of course there are, but beauty is deeper than mere appearances. In Scripture God tells Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” [1] The heart is where true beauty resides. It is from here where our identity manifests itself, whether that may be good or bad. Are we selfish, conceited, mean? Or do we sincerely want to help others? And what do those “pretty” people that catch your eye really know about you anyway? My be