desafío

 And I want women to be modest in their appearance.They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.   -1 Timothy 2:9-10

How often am I actually seeking to be attractive by my actions? Mostly not. Because we think it's the outward appearance that matters. That it's what people SEE that counts. But that's only the surface level. Most of the time, that stuff will only be attractive to people who only care about what's on the outside, people who don't want to really be friends. Pursuing a hip and cool exterior often will only produce surface-level friendships with people.

But when people are attracted to you by your actions, by the things that you do, that's when relationships are real. Because your actions show people your heart. And when people see your heart, they know what kind of a person you are. "As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person." (Proverbs 27:19)

This passage has really challenged me. It's a challenge to think a lot more about what I'm living for day to day. Am I trying to make people think highly of me by my exterior? Or am I seeking to love and serve God in everything I do and trusting that people will see who I am and think highly of me through that?