share thisYepOriginally Posted by quitejaded
i have never used makeup and don't plan on using it either.
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Greetings brothers and sisters reading this thread.
The aim of this thread has been misinterpreted by some. It was never intended to condemn or judge. On the contrary it was intended to be a help to girls (like my daughters), who are continually pressurised to wear make up...by those around them at school etc
My daughters wanted to add these questions:
If makeup is only mentioned in relation to harlots and evil whether in imagery or in person (Jezebel).....surely this is a powerful indication that it is wrong?
Be honest, when you put makeup on why are you doing it?
To look nicer?
To look younger?
To look different?
If wearing makeup isnt vanity then what is it?
Shouldnt we be satisfied with the way the Lord made us?
Thank you for reading this and we
look forward to your answers.
And whatsoever ye do in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.
Colossians 3:17
I live yet not I, but Christ liveth in me
Galatians 2:20
I am very happy with the Lord made me but that does not mean that I would never use makeup. My reasons are different than the ones given above. I use it to conceal bruises or the dark circles under my eyes from lack of sleep.
Personally I am surprised by the heavy negative reaction expressed here about the use of makeup. It doesn't seem evil to me at all but as with all things intentions can make anything worse. Among the other things we are pressured about at school (drugs, sex, alcohol, etc) makeup seems pretty tame.
I totally agree with Stormy, it is our intentions and motives that make what we put on ourselves good or bad. The people in the Bible put it on for the wrong reasons it would seem. It is always about what is inside. For myself, I see nothing wrong with make up that corrects some faults if it is going to make me look presentable. My aunt always told me I looked like death and I should use some blush. I was forty. She was right. I don't feel old and haggard so why look that way. I do use blush now and put some cover up on my dark circles under my eyes. If I want to I will use a light mascara because my eyelashes are becoming non-existent on the bottom. I want people to know Im ok. Christians have alot of life in them so why go around looking half dead. The non-Christians need to know that we are alive. So to not look sickly I use it. It is just a personal preference. I have left the house without blush or any other makeup on but people ask if Im feeling alright. As you get older you lose your natural color.
That being said when I was NOT a Christian I did wear it to attract men. I hated applying it but liked that it transformed my face. My life has not been any good, but not because of the makeup. It was because I didn't know the Lord and was too interested in the exterior, making up for very poor self-esteem. I did think I was ugly without it. There was no pressure by anyone else to use it. I got compliments from my family members. I started using it when I was 16 because my brother was selling it at home parties and I loved the way it made me look and feel. That is ALL wrong. The make up didn't ruin my life, not knowing the Lord did.
So its true that there is a big difference in why a person wears makeup. God knows what our intentions are. Im glad he looks at the heart.
My daughter, in her teens, I commended her when she left the house as a "natural woman" She doesn't even like make up now, can't be bothered, but if she has to go to an office party with her husband (his work), she will dress up nice and put on make up for him. He loves her with or without make up. She wants to look lovely for her husband. She has tons of confidence with or without makeup and it really doesn't concern her if others like her better or worse. We both have pierced ears because its fun, not because we NEED to to fit in.
No one is going to hell for wearing a bit of makeup and wearing earrings. Some denominations say you shouldn't cut your hair or wear pants. I can't tolerate long hair, makes my face itch, so I cut it and Im certainly not wearing any dress in sub-zero weather. I never wear a dress if I can get away with a nice pant suit. As long as we look like women and don't try to pretend we are a man we aren't deceiving anyone.
If you are going to wear make up, wear it modestly, just to enhance and NOT to entice, and not because you have to.
I believe the NT says to not just make the outside of ourselves a priority, but do make the inside a priority. It doesn't outlaw looking nice.
In Bible days, didn't they cake the makeup on, they painted themselves up. They were harlots on the inside first before they ever painted themselves up.
Wearing makeup is most definitely not vain in anyway. I like the way my eyelashes look when I put on mascara. I feel prettier. Makeup is meant to highlight features. It doesn't mean that we aren't satisfied with the way that we are made. Some of us don't like how we look. How we are made, so they wear makeup. That still doesn't make them vain.
Dear Fragrant Grace,
Thank you for your post. I appreciate your teaching us younger women.
I've grown up in a Christian homeschooling family and never put makeup on til I was 18, so I was never pressured into it. I do not wear it now. The only thing I wore occasionally was mascara. Why? It made me look prettier. And why did I want to look prettier? Because I wanted others to think that I was pretty- to have a high opinion of the way God made me. I was not being content with the way God made me. If I am secure in Christ I will never need the approval of others to make me feel valuable. If the time comes that I am married and my husband wants me to put some makeup on, then I will willingly submit. To the teens who are in highschool, God loves you the way you were made. If your parents are ok with your wearing makeup, do so without drawing attention to yourselves, but only after examining your motives honestly before God. We are to be modest. 1 Tim. 3:2-3 We are to make ourselves beautiful by the hidden man in the heart, even with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.
I am not judging you girls by your outward appearance, but to those of you who would like to feel secure without basting and pasting, and brushing and blushing, know that if you seek to follow God with all your hearts, to have a meek and quiet spirit "which is in the sight of God a great price"(1Tim. 3:4) you will be far more beautiful than any of the fair ones who are consumed with their looks, and are mean and spiteful to others who are plain, or just plain different.
Proverbs 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
May Jesus give you confidence in Him,
love, anya
In agreement with your reply @anya
May the Lord richly bless you as you seek His will in your life
I praise the Lord that my 2 oldest daughters are no longer affected by all the pressure and bullying they endured.
They know that Jesus loves them just the way they are and that they don't need to wear make-up to be accepted by Him.
It is wonderful to know that we are precious to Jesus
He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths
Isaiah 2:3
I live yet not I, but Christ liveth in me
Galatians 2:20
Praise the Lord that they endured it all ..God will honor their faithfulness.....hope all is going as God intenetd for the little one ..Rev
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