During Girls Nite on February 13th, the teen girls enjoyed being treated to a Valentine's Spa Nite. They met in the Youth Room for a brief discussion on inner beauty & society's unrealistic & unattainable expectations of outer beauty. They each got to read an alarming statistic such as eight out of ten girls are not happy with their appearance, and Americans had 11 million cosmetic surgeries in 2006 & spend $40 billion a year on diet & beauty products. These world views were contrasted with what the Bible says about beauty. One verse stood out & the group was encouraged to post it on their mirror - Psalm 139:14, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." The teens were assured that they are a masterpiece created in God's image, and when they look in the mirror they would realize God doesn't make junk!
