I have been reading in I Peter this month. Today I was in chapter 3, it was about wives submitting to their husbands and I won’t get into all of that today but after that part it talked about not adorning yourself with braids and gold jewelry. Does that mean I can’t wear jewelry? No! What it says is that we can’t have our beauty come from our adornments.
A woman with eyes that sparkle with the love of Jesus, cheeks that glow from being madly in love with your husband and smiles that send messages of love to your children. Those are the adornments that make us beautiful.
If your face is unable to display any of those things, turn your heart towards Jesus and ask Him to clothe you with the character necessary to possess such lovely adornments.
Ladies, those last two paragraphs are straight from the Lord to you. All of that came to me this morning and I just knew I needed to share it with you. I hope it blesses you on this possible bad hair day.
Ask anyone what they remember most about their favorite Grandma and I tell you, it won’t be her earrings or her lipstick.
Thank you Lord for that reminder.
Jeannie
Oh, Jeannie, I loved this! You are so right. We shouldn't need adornments and jewellery (or even make-up) if the love of the Lord shines out through our eyes and our soul! That is a beauty the comes from within and is impossible to duplicate artificially. Thank you for this post on NOBH!
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