The Habitual Meek and Quiet Spirit

I'm your typical girl. I love shopping, makeup, getting dressed up, learning new hairstyles. (Let's just sum it all up in the one simple word, Pinterest, shall we?) Sports and the other "guy stuff", eh whatever.

I believe God made us women with the intention that we should be beautiful. Beauty in of itself is not a vain or negative thing whatsoever. God is the epitome of beauty, and He chose to showcase His beauty in creation : the museum that is this world. We women are meant to be part of His museum - each of us capable of manifesting a unique portrait of the beauty of God.

1 Peter 3:3-4 says:

Do not let your adorning be external - the braiding of hair and putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear - but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

 1. God intends for women to be feminine. You would think this would be more obvious than it really is. Men are meant to be manly, strong, and confident. Women are meant to be sensitive, lovely, fragile, and of all things, feminine. Women have adapted the mindset that femininity equals weakness, but that is not true. Godly femininity is so strong it has the ability to help shape men to be the men that God intends for them to be, the men that we desire for them to be. If women try to be like men, then what are men left to be? Allow (and encourage!) the men in your life to be the manliest they can be simply by being the most feminine version of yourself you can be.

2. There's nothing wrong with making yourself look good! Do not be deceived to believe that God doesn't want you to do your makeup or hair or care about what clothes you wear because those things are "wordly". He just said not to rely on those things alone to make up your beauty. Nothing ruins a pretty face more than an ugly, angry look. So...take care of yourself! Put on a pretty shade of lip gloss, wear an outfit that makes you feel cute, and fix your hair if you'd like. Allow your outer appearance to be a mere visible reflection of your inner beauty.

3. Most importantly, work on the inside. Like I said previously, there's nothing wrong with working on the outside unless you do so while ignoring your spiritual beauty. The only way to attain true, lasting feminine beauty is through reading the Word of God, allowing Him to softly smooth out the rough areas in our souls, and through prayer. It is God's desire to use us to manifest His own beauty, so if we seek Him, He will surely answer us and begin to do a work in us.

4. Pray for and work toward a meek and quiet spirit. God names a "meek a quiet spirit" has a very precious thing in His eyes. Truly, isn't the most lady-like of all women those who are just that: meek and quiet? Quiet does not necessarily mean introvert! It doesn't mean unopinionated, either! We should certainly speak up for what's right as well as be able to talk to anybody. God uses those characteristics to draw the lost to Himself. A meek and quiet spirit is not concerned with others seeing them, but others seeing HIM. A woman precious to God Himself seeks that all glory be directed to Him rather than self.

I pray that God would continually mold me to be a woman who is kind, sincere, gentle, has a quiet voice, laughs often, smiles at strangers, is humble, knowledgeable, organized, goal-driven, encouraging, and who, most of all, loves Him supremely and has a desire to share the love He has given me to the world.

How about you? :)