6 Dec, 2007

Nose job?

Do you like the way you look?

Ashley Tisdale's Beak Tweak

Ashley Tisdale has been felled by that most dastardly (if at times convenient) diagnosis -- the deviated septum. The "High School Musical" starlet makes a preemptive admission opens up to People about the "rhinoplasty procedure" she endured on Friday.

"Growing up I always knew I had a deviated septum on the right side of my nose, which caused trouble breathing," a still-recovering Tisdale, 22, told the mag on Monday from her Los Angeles home. "The older I got, the worse it got. I went to get it checked out, and the doctor told me the septum was 80 percent deviated and that I had two small fractures on my nose."

That led to last week's five-hour schnoz-fixing op, which the actress says she was so totally dreading.

"I was completely scared," she reveals. "I wasn't looking forward to the surgery at all. I actually had trouble sleeping for a week before."

"I didn't do this because I believe in plastic surgery. I did this to help my health," she proclaims to the mag. "I literally almost could not breathe out of the right side of my nose."

So, why admit it, other than to get ahead of any before-and-after tabloid and blog speculation?

"I want my fans to know the truth. I'm not someone who is going to act like I had nothing done," says Tisdale, who adds she's not a nip-tuck fan and wouldn't suggest it to anyone. "I just want to be honest because my fans are everything to me."

photo & story courtesy tv.msn.com, 12/5/07

1 Samuel 16:6-7 (NLT)

6 When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, “Surely this is the Lord’s anointed!”

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

Psalm 139:14 (NLT)

14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about God's perspective on our appearance?

In today's passage, we find Samuel being directed by the LORD to find a man to be the king of Israel. Evidently, Eliab was HOT! He was tall and good looking - you know the kind - someone sure to be admired by the people! (But he didn't make the cut or People Magazine!)

Thankfully, God judges by faith and character, not our looks or lack of them. Since only God can see our true inner qualities, only He can accurately judge people.

Do you tend to judge people by outward appearance? Do you feel judged by others for your appearance?

God warns us about judging by outward beauty. Most of us spend hours every week trying to look good! Now, there's nothing wrong with trying to look nice and take care of our bodies, but we should do even more to let God develop our inner character and beauty.

So what do you think? Did Ashley Tisdale really need surgery on her nose or did she do the plastic fix so that she can look good for HSM 3 some day? The tabloids will speculate, but maybe only she and God know the real answer.

What are you doing to maintain and improve your inner qualities?

How can we connect today's God's Story scripture to our lives?

  • Thank God for creating you to be so unique! If you struggle with your self image as it relates to your physical looks, ask Him to give you His perspective - that you are "fearfully and wonderfully made"! If you have been judging others because of their appearance, ask God to forgive you and give you the desire to get to know the inner qualities of others.
  • Every time you look in a mirror this next week, thank God for His creativity, because He sees you as beautiful!
  • Memorize Psalm 139:14 for God's perspective on you!

How can we connect today's story and God's Story scripture and our story to others?

  • Use today's story about the "High School Musical" star to talk to your friends about what you are learning about God's perspective on our physical appearance.
  • Think about someone you know who is often seen by the crowd as not one of the "beautiful" people. Look for ways to get to know his or her inner qualities and then affirm this person for one of those characteristics.
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