Beautiful

I read this in my devotions the other day…the whole verse says:

"Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious."

Just to clarify...some people take this verse literally and they actually don’t wear jewelry. If we weren’t supposed to wear jewelry then we also shouldn’t braid our hair or (as the verse says) wear clothes for that matter! Oh my…what a thought lol. The central point of the first part is that a woman’s outlook on beauty should not be external —> “Do not let your adorning be exernal.“ But instead, our adorning should be internal - notably a gentle and quiet spirit. This really struck a chord with me because as a female living in a very materialistic country, I see how easy it is to get caught up with trends and trying to fit in to our world’s definition of “beautiful” There is clearly nothing wrong with shopping - I love me a (fashionable) bargain - but true, unfading beauty is found on the inside. True beauty is precious, valued, treasured, priceless, adored by God.