Refreshing

http://markmuldez.tumblr.com/post/16469286352/i-thought-you-might-love-reading-this

This blog post was refreshing to read for many reasons. I've seen so many of my guy friends date girls for one main reason.... The girl is pretty. Doesn't matter if she's not the brightest bulb in the box or the nicest girl around, she's got a pretty face so what more do they need? (yes, that sentence included some sarcasm...)
Don't get me wrong, not all my guy friends have done this, in fact that ones in my life who I respect the most have lived up to the principles mentioned within this blog post and it is SO REFRESHING to see it happening. While it is so refreshing to see it lived out, it doesn't happen ENOUGH. Why isn't this the norm with Christian guys? Where have things gone wrong? I've come to the conclusion that Christian "boys" notice a beautiful face and Christian "men" notice a beautiful heart. They are attracted to two very different things-- an outside attraction that will quickly fade and an internal beauty that will remain for eternity. Am I saying that outside attraction isn't an important aspect to an intimate relationship? No. But other things are MORE IMPORTANT.

The blame for this is certainly not all on the men either. Women fall short here too. Realizing that many men are attracted to outer beauty, there are many women who devote their lives to being beautiful and keeping up an outer attraction. After all, if a Christian woman strives to be and is found to be "beautiful" by the world's standards, she should have no problem finding a boyfriend/husband right? If a woman focuses on attracting a man with her outer appearance instead of focusing on refining her heart, yes she will attract men. She will attract the ones who are looking for a girl who fits the world's standards.What women must realize (and I struggle with this also) is that God's definition of beauty is quite contrary to the world's definition of beauty. 
Doesn't this verse pretty much sum it all up for us?

Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
   but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.  -Proverbs 31: 30 

So straightforward! God has this laid out so clearly for us, yet why do so few (men and women) actually trust and follow its truth?? I've found it so easy to get frustrated over this topic, but then I find blog posts like the one mentioned above and it gives me hope. :-) There are men out there waiting for a godly woman and I personally know women in my life who are amazingly beautiful inside and out who don't feel they need to prove their beauty by being an anorexic supermodel. They believe that God will bring in a man who will be  attracted to them and so in love with them for the right reasons! And they are the ones who should be praised.