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He Said-She Said:  When Looking Younger Isn't Helping

He Said-She Said: When Looking Younger Isn't Helping...Continued from page 2

Cliff Young & Laura MacCorkle

Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer & Senior Editor

Or, a woman might perceive her looks as not on par with what she views on television or sees in magazines.  Perhaps she feels she doesn’t stand out and could not be attractive enough to get—or hold onto—the attention of a man.  And the man who does happen to be interested in her sees the natural beauty that is already there.  He’s not looking for inch-thick makeup, hairspray or heels.  He likes her just the way she is.  Therefore, her not-so-glamorous appearance is not an obstacle to him.

I thought about your question for a good long while before attempting to answer.  And like you said, there are no specific verses in Scripture which speak to your specific situation.  But when I stood back a way’s and looked at the bigger picture, several verses did come to my mind for you.

Psalm 139:13-14 says:  “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Remember that you are special.  God made you and caused you to be born at the exact time when he wanted you to come into this world.  He carefully designed your personality.  He knew that you’d be young at heart and not look your age at this point in your life.  And not everyone can say that they have been blessed in this way.  In fact, I know many, MANY women who would trade with you in a heartbeat and would love to have youthful appearances while in their fifties (and I’m sure there are men who would agree as well).

Over in the New Testament, Matthew 19:26 says:  “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”

The context was the story of the rich young man who wanted to know how he could get eternal life.  Jesus had explained to him how difficult it was for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.  In fact, he said, it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.  Salvation seemed impossible to him and to the surrounding disciples.  But with God, as Jesus reminded, it IS possible.  The difference is placing our trust in him and not in what we can see, what we have or what may or may not be happening in our current circumstances.  

I believe this sentiment translates to any area of our lives.  If God wants something to happen, if he wants someone to be attracted to someone else, if he wants your age to not be an obstacle to someone else, then I believe he is capable of doing this.  ALL things are possible with God, but it is up to him to determine what he wants for our lives. 

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