more and more beautiful with time. Real
beauty lies in one’s spirit, attitude, and
actions. These three are beauties that
will last.
“You need this product!” And you’ll
need a new one tomorrow.
“You need this look!” And there will be
a new one next season.
“You need this thing!” And it will wear
out or go out of style soon.
We can lighten, tighten, whiten, and
brighten with these marvelous products.
But they only affect our outer layer. They
do nothing for the real us. The skin we
wear is going to sag, wrinkle, peel, and
one day turn to dust. What really matters
is what is inside the skin we wear.
“Do not let your adornment be merely
outward—arranging the hair, wearing
gold, or putting on fine apparel” (I Peter
3:3, NKJV). This verse of Scripture is not
saying, “Don’t wear beautiful things”;
it is saying, “Don’t let what makes you
beautiful be things.”
Don’t let the things that make you
beautiful be things on the outside, like the
way you fix your hair or the clothing you
wear. Make sure that your beauty comes
from inside you, the unfading beauty of a
gentle, quiet spirit which is highly valued
in God’s sight.
Real beauty can’t
be bought.
It is not in a tube or on a hanger. You
can’t arrange it, not with a braid, or a pincurl, or with a brush. You can’t wear it;
you have to grow it.
Fashion fades. Bodies age. But real
beauty is a treasure all can afford—and
none can outgrow. a
Real beauty lies in
one’s spirit, attitude,
and actions.
What really matters
is what is inside the
skin we wear.
Don’t let what
makes you beautiful
be things.
Rachel is married to
Brent Coltharp,
pastor of First
Apostolic Church in
Aurora, Illinois. She is
wife to one, mother
to four, and is fluent in four
languages: Infantese,
Toddlerspeak, Teenlingo, and
Husbandism. Rachel is a writer
and public speaker who shares
from her real-life experiences,
mostly mistakes and do-overs.
She is a passionate follower of
Jesus Christ and an avid disciple
of Apostolic doctrine.
Visit her at www.rachelcoltharp.
blogspot.com.
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