“A beautiful woman who is with out discretion is like a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout.” Proverbs 11:22 Have you ever seen a strikingly beautiful girl, then notice something pierced in her lip or tattooed on her arm? What about a pretty girl, or seemingly pretty, till she started giving her opinions on life. Beauty is nothing, it is a waste, if a girl does not have discretion. With out discretion a beautiful life will be wasted away and ultimately leads to destruction. “As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout.” Seems pretty goofy to put an expensive ring of gold in the nose of a dirty pig. The pig would be a silly recipient of the ring, because pigs are dirty creatures that eat slop and wallow in the mud. The ring would be wasted, and it’s beauty would eventually fade, because of the pig’s lifestyle. The same is true about a girl with out discretion. The girl’s lifestyle will sooner or later taint her outward appearance. She’s living in sin, she’s hanging with the wrong crowd, it will show. Not at first maybe, but sin always has a consequence. Diseases, sickness, physical appearance will fade and that once beautiful person now feels empty and alone. Discretion is important in making wise, godly choices with your life and actions. Hollywood has so called  “glamour”, but daily media shows the life of these cover girls and their lives are crumbling, crashing, and ending in destruction. Beauty is nothing with out inward beauty, and that can only be obtained through Jesus Christ. Nothing good can we do on our own, even our best is nothing but filthy rags, unless it is Christ who lives with in us. Girls, your beauty is gold, what will your gold ordain? Is your beauty nothing more than a decoration for a pig, or does it reflect your perfect Savior? Do you have the discretion not to waste what the Lord has given you and are you using it for Him?

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