The Beauty God Looks For | Historical Books | 1 Samuel 16:1-13

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Are you body-obsessed? Have you been trained to believe that your body is ugly? How does God measure a person's worth? In today's episode, Patrick shares how 1 Samuel 16:1-13 reminds us that people look at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. If you're listening on Spotify, comment below one takeaway from today's episode! Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:08.8	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.6	I'm Patrick Miller.
0:12.2	A recent study found that 46% of 9 to 11-year-old girls report that they're often on diets,
0:19.7	often on diets, 9 to 11-year-olds, 60% of elementary school-old girls report that they're often on diets, often on diets, 9 to 11-year-olds.
0:22.6	60% of elementary school-aged girls say that they're concerned about being, quote, too fat.
0:29.0	53% of 13-year-olds say that they are, quote, unhappy with their body. By the age of 17, 78% of women will be unhappy with their bodies and by the way adult women they do fare better but not much better and i share
0:44.6	us because i have a question like are you okay with this do you want this to be true for your sisters for your
0:50.6	daughters for your wives for your grandkids Let me share a few more facts.
0:56.1	Almost 50% of teens report seriously considering elective cosmetic surgery.
1:00.5	I mean, let's just stop.
1:01.7	Talking about teenagers who are looking at their bodies saying,
1:04.0	I need surgery to make this body something that I can love,
1:07.2	something that is what I want it to be, something I'm okay with.
1:10.5	And that number
1:11.2	hardly changes amongst women all the way through their 60s. Last year, Americans spent $16 billion
1:17.7	on elective cosmetic surgery. Around 90% of those surgeries were on women. So this isn't just men and
1:23.5	women. I mean, this is clearly something that's affecting and focused towards women. And other
1:27.6	than the country of Brazil, America is the most cosmetically operated upon country in the world.
1:34.2	Now, I know that plenty of people listening to this have had cosmetic surgery and injections.
1:39.0	And I don't say any of this to shame me. In fact, it's the opposite of what I want. I don't want
1:43.1	you to feel shame. I want you to feel shame.
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