What God Is Teaching Me About Beauty

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes, instead it should be that of the inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful." 1 Peter 3:1-5

Working in the beauty industry has encouraged my love of fashion and all things beauty oriented. I adore making women feel beautiful. I am reminded of why I chose this job when a client tears up at the sight of her own face in the mirror, feeling beautiful for the first time. Throughout this journey as a new hairstylist, or really just as a woman, I am sometimes baffled by the lengths that (some of) us women take to look beautiful. And whether we really admit to this, we all want to look or feel beautiful. Through my study of 1 Peter, God has reminded me of a very important verse for us women. It tells us that God finds great worth in the sight of our inner beauty - a gentle and quiet spirit. I have to admit that being gentle and quiet isn't something that comes naturally to me. Sometimes I can be more worried about my physical beauty than my inner beauty. Even if I am all dressed up, if I'm snippy to my husband or rude to a co-worker, than my outward beauty means nothing; and God is not impressed. Let's become beautiful, women. Not with our outward beauty, but with gentle and quiet spirits. This is truly beautiful.

Online Bible Study

I am very excited to have stumbled upon this online woman's bible study through a friend's blog. I am joining a bit late, but all the past videos are available online for me to catch up. With a busy schedule I sometimes struggle to find quiet time with God. This will be a fresh and encouraging way to do just that! If you are interested, here is session one: http://www.titus2atthewell.com/god-who-are-you-what-can-you-do-for-me-session-1
Each session provides discussion questions for your blog.


Who is God to You?
This first session addresses the many ways in which we view God. Some see him as impersonal, others see him as simply a disciplinary figure, while others believe him to be sitting in heaven with a list of rules that must be obeyed. No matter how God might be viewed by man, this does not change who he is, and who he always has been. Who is God to me? He is the love that brings me joy daily, regardless of life's circumstances. He is my inspiration to live, and my source of fulfillment. He sustains my marriage, covering it with complete happiness. He blesses me daily with little to giant things-all the while granting me the satisfaction of this beautiful life. So to answer this question I must say that, to me, God is everything.