Beauty Edition (November/December 2018) EXTRA ARTICLE EDITION
A list of beautiful things. The impact your words can have on people. Hair hacks. The pressure to choose your aesthetic. How to have your own spa day.
A list of beautiful things. The impact your words can have on people. Hair hacks. The pressure to choose your aesthetic. How to have your own spa day.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 OHBELOVEDONE.COM WHITEWASHED TOMBS<br />
Let your adorning be the imperishable beauty of a<br />
gentle and quiet spirit.<br />
leaders of the law. They knew the<br />
Old Testament inside and out. But<br />
despite that, they were hypocrites<br />
and didn’t practice what they<br />
preached. They were constantly<br />
reviling Jesus and despising Him.<br />
Jesus compared them to whitewashed<br />
tombs, which looked<br />
beautiful and white on the outside,<br />
but inside, their hearts were<br />
‘filled with dead people’s bones<br />
and all uncleanness’: black with<br />
sin and hypocrisy.”<br />
“I think I see what you’re getting<br />
at,” Addie said.<br />
Ellen smiled. “If we’re Christians,<br />
Christ will have taken our<br />
sins upon Himself when He died<br />
on the cross. But we still have to<br />
grow, and throughout our whole<br />
Christian life, sometimes it’s very<br />
easy to get caught up in things of<br />
the world, such as appearance.<br />
But God says to us ladies in 1<br />
Peter 3, ‘Do not let your adorning<br />
be external—the braiding of<br />
hair and the putting on of gold<br />
jewelry, or the clothing you<br />
wear— but let your adorning be<br />
the hidden person of the heart<br />
with the imperishable beauty of a<br />
gentle and quiet spirit, which in<br />
God’s sight is very precious.’<br />
appearance, but inside our heart<br />
is a mess, we become like those<br />
whitewashed tombs the Pharisees<br />
were compared to. God wants us<br />
to be beautiful in character.”<br />
“How on earth do I do that?”<br />
“Well, you can’t do it on your<br />
own, that’s for sure. Pray for<br />
God to work in your heart. I<br />
encourage you to look at Galatians<br />
5:23, which lists all of the<br />
fruits of the Spirit. Find one you<br />
struggle with, such as patience.<br />
Then focus on that one to work<br />
on, keeping in the Word of God to<br />
encourage, strengthen, and help<br />
you.”<br />
“Will you pray for me? I have<br />
a feeling this is not going to be<br />
easy.”<br />
Ellen gave Addie a hug. “Of<br />
course. Although that’s not to say<br />
I don’t still struggle with it. Why<br />
don’t we work on it together?”<br />
You see, Addie, what is most<br />
precious and beautiful in God’s<br />
sight is the beauty of your heart,<br />
which comes from Christ. If we<br />
focus too much on the outside<br />
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