The Biblical Remix – Beautiful

Esther 2:3-17 – http://bit.ly/biblicalremixbeautiful

Esther had a banging body and a pretty face.  With no mom and pops alive, she was raised by her uncle in a foreign land.

A time came when King Xerxes was looking for a new queen.  His guards went out into the surrounding towns and scooped up like four hundred virgins (Esther being one of them). For twelve months they all had to chill in the spa and get beauty treatments.

It so happened the head person in charge of the preparations was really feeling Esther.  He hooked her up with special treatments and a really nice crib during those twelve months.

When the spa preparations were done, each of them had to go to the king’s chambers and handle that bedroom business.  If the king wasn’t feeling you, you would have to bounce to the concubine’s chambers and chill there for the rest of your life never being able to marry another man.

On the night Esther had to hook up with the king she must have really put it on him.  Because the next morning he done made her the queen.  As the morning sun was shining on the two of them, the king looked at Esther while this Snoop Dogg song was played in the background:

“Beautiful, I just want you to know (Oh-hooo!), You’re my favorite girl…(Ehh…oh yeah, there’s something about you…)”

Reflection:

Notice how he said “favorite” girl.  Not the “only” girl.

I will pick up from where I left off last week.  There are some guys who are very content in having you as a “favorite”.  Commitment seems to be a word that has less value these days.  Don’t think because the sex is good you should stay and be treated like crap.  Yes, I said it!

Just because he takes you out and spends some money on you does not mean he is interested in you.  He might just be interested in the booty.  Don’t let him use you like a soft-priced hoe.

Let me flip the script.  Ladies you are not exempt from this “favorite” thing either.  Some of y’all play the field mad hard and mad wide. You have some of these men dangling from strings.  It may feel empowering but it is actually not a good look.

Unfortunately most of this has to do with straight up lust, lack of self-worth and lack of self-discipline.  I have been guilty of this foolishness in the past too.  I wanted what I wanted when I wanted it.  It didn’t matter if I had a girl or was married.  Pure selfishness. (Side Note: Actually I was never married…lol)

How many stupid (and dangerous) things have we done in order to appease our appetites? I mean really.  Was it that serious?  Some of those very things could have ruined our lives.  Unfortunately some have ruined the lives of people we know and love.  Marriages, families, friends…gone!  Because we could not get enough.

Just because you see something “looks” beautiful, does not mean it is beautiful.  Just because it “looks” good, does not mean it is actually beneficial to your life.

If you are tired of being just a “favorite”, do something about it and stop settling.  If you want to stay as just the “favorite”, know it has nothing to do with real love.