Beauty

Funny Story: I bought new make-up recently and it all came in last night.  I seriously have never bought a ton of make-up for myself, I usually just buy a little here and there to get by.  I've never worn lipstick and I rarely wear full foundation with powder and blush.  Lately I've wanted to do better at my make-up as odd as that sounds.  I've thought a lot about how it could definitely use improvement.  So I've looked and searched and I finally came up with a wish list including lipstick, 2 new powders, blush, and lots of other things.  I showed the list to Ryan thinking I was crazy - it was very expensive and just not necessary.  And he totally caught me off-guard.  My dear sweet husband told me I needed to get every item on my make-up wish list as I'd never really spent money like that on make-up for myself before!  I was thinking he would agree that it was a waste and that I should just get the two things I really needed - I've always just felt like I should put my money towards other things - like, I haven't had a haircut in ages and it's been almost 3 years since I highlighted my hair!  Anway - he gave me the green light, and so I splurged.  And it was really, really fun - and I loved getting ready for work this morning!  Then!  I am reading my devotions I'm ready for 1 Peter 3 and this is what I read this morning:

Braiding your hair doesn't make you beautiful.
Wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes doesn't make you beautiful.
Instead, your beauty comes from inside you.
It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit.
Beauty like that doesn't fade away.  God places great value on it.


And so I just can't stop laughing - of course, the one day that I get up early excited to look beautiful and I actually put on lipstick - I would read this passage!  Ha, ha.  Beauty isn't about makeup or hair or jewelry or nice clothes - it's about what's in my heart.  True beauty comes from within - and God places great value on those that cultivate inner beauty and seek to have a gentle and quiet spirit.  I want to be beautiful on the inside - and as I've felt before, what's on the outside really doesn't matter.