I was recently reading an article in an Elle magazine that caught my attention. It was about a young lady who had recently had problems getting a date. With the looming thought of a dateless Valentine’s day, this young woman decided to do something about it. She embarked on finding a plastic surgeon to increase her attractiveness. In a world obsessed with celebrities and staying young, this wasn’t that shocking to me. However, this young lady wanted to have plastic surgery on her hands. According to her, her hands were the reason she wasn’t appealing to men. She described her hands as wrinkled, veiny, and old. After meeting with an established hand model, this women went under the knife. The surgery was successful according to the patient, who raved that it took “a decade off my hands”. Although she still hasn’t nabbed herself a date for Valentine’s, she hopes that the days ahead might prove more prosperous due to her new, younger hands.

Reading this article, I couldn't help feeling disgusted, frustrated and even a little sad at the "requirements" for a woman to "stay young". The fact that women feel the need to reconstuct even their hands to feel young, beautiful and appealing was hard to read. It saddens me to think of all the young girls that I know who will soon enter this viscious realm that never echoes contentment, but instead says, "You look old, how can you fix it?" Plastic surgery, new diets, and updated beauty tips seem years away from every girl. However, at age 20, I am already feeling the pressure of looking and feeling younger. When will this pressure ever stop? I honestly think it will never end, but the more we find contentment in Christ alone, the more satisfied we will become in our own unique skin.

Question:
What are ways to share the value of contentment and God's beauty with girls that are gradually falling victim to the "younger is better" pressure?