1 Peter 3:3-4New English Translation (NET Bible)
3 Let your beauty not be external—the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes— 4 but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
Psalm 45:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
11 For your royal husband delights in your beauty;
honor him, for he is your lord.
Yes, the beauty found in the heart of a gentle spirit is what lasts; but it's nice to let your light shine. When my father was a young man, one reason he had for not wanting to be a Christian was that all the women dressed in black and had their hair tied in a bun. When my mother looked great, he appreciated it, and told her so. You could say he delighted in her appearance.
Lord, help me to be beautiful from the inside out.
