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Of Beautiful People, and Insecurities

When I first read in the Bible in Genesis 12:11, of how Abraham's wife Sarah was beautiful, I immediately thought of which woman to compare her to in the modern day. Try to Google World's most beautiful woman, and you'll see just how difficult it is to choose which woman looks most like Sarah, or at least what Sarah looked like.

Off the top of my head, I presume Sarah was as beautiful as Vanessa Williams, so it was understandable that Abraham felt the need to lie to the Egyptians. He crafted a story about Sarah being his sister, so that the Egyptians would spare his life.

It may not always be about looks, your partner could be very talented, or highly charismatic, rich, influential, what have you; any attribute about them that makes them irresistible to others, that causes you some sort of unease(for lack of a better word).

Needless to say, God was not happy about their trickery and deceit. Abraham was very fortunate that Sarah was never defiled by the Egyptians, but was handed  back to him untouched.

 This is highly relatable in real life, where a guy has a beautiful girlfriend, and his fears get the better of him, when confronted by others.

In lying, or sinning in any other way to cover up your insecurities, Abraham displeased God. Not only that, but he showed a lack of faith in God's ability to protect them. As a consequence, he lost his high standing, earlier known as the father of faith. In the same way, when a born again man or woman resorts to sin to cover up his/her track, then the compromise results in a loss. Any achievement attained in deceit, would be a pyrrhic victory at best.

So ladies, gentlemen, if your insecurity about your boyfriend/girlfriend will cause you to sin against God, you better confront it, or you'll lose them(or more).