SO I’ve had an awful two weeks and this kind of slipped into the background. But fear not! I’m coming back.
If you read my posts, you’ll notice I always add the same verse to the end of my posts, and I’d like to share why.
1 Peter 3:3-4 “3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” (NIV)
This verse is important to me because I often get caught up in what I look like and what I think other people think about me. I spend too much time in the morning picking out clothes, deciding on earrings, doing coming back. Too much of society is based on how someone looks, rather than who they are as a person. If society didn’t put that pressure on people, would anyone still care about how someone looks, or would personality matter more?
My personal goal is to apply this verse to myself every morning. Before I dress myself in fancy and nice clothes, I need to dress myself in kindness. If I’m going to do my hair and add fancy earrings, I need to build up my gentleness and add compassion. Putting makeup on to accent natural beauty needs to be accompanied by adding joy to accent a happy, peaceful spirit. Before I look for approval and worth in what people think, I need to look for approval in what God sees. Looking in a mirror needs to become more than just looking at the outside, it needs to become looking at the inside.
makeup and doing my hair. I care too much about what I look like to other people and if what I’m wearing is “cool” enough or if I’ll be accepted. What I really need to spend that time on is how I treat other people and how I look on the inside.
The verse says that beauty should come from the inside, which is more important to God. I spend my energy worrying about what other people think, when my energy should go towards making myself look good in God’s eyes. Why is it that I care more about temporary things than what’s actually important? If everyone were to work on having a “gentle and quite spirit” there would be far fewer conflicts. I know I personally would get in less fights with my brother and I’d be more caring and compassionate not only to friends, but to people I meet for the first time. It would be amazing to treat everyone with the kindness and gentleness this verse encourages.
This is important for everyone, not just Christians who are trying to live by the Bible. People are going to like you and be your friend because of who you are as a person, not the way you look. Looks may attract people at first, but it’s the personality and kindness that keeps people.
I hope this makes you think, and you have a wonderful day
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