4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
We all start out as babies, cute and adorable. We grow up and life has a way of affecting us. But we are determined to look our best. Hair, makeup, clothes - we put so much emphasis on them.
But let me clue you in on something - we all get old, we get wrinkles, our hair turns grey or white. Sure, we can cover some of those things with make-up and hair color. But these bodies of ours all decay. We get old, eventually we all die. Yes, even you 17 year olds some day will be old. I speak from experience - I used to be 17. I thought it would be ages before I was old. Seems like just yesterday.
This could be very depressing. But it doesn't have to be. Because we all get old and we all die. But we will live forever after this life. So the real question is, where do you want to live forever. You can spend all your life worried about this life and then you can spend eternity realizing that what you worried about all your life was nothing, no importance whatsoever. Or you can live your life looking toward that future life - working on those things that are incorruptible.
The wise woman will spend her life working on those incorruptible qualities of a meek and quiet spirit. God sees the value of that, and I pray that each of you will see the value of that, as well. A life lived for Him is of great value. Choose the more valuable path.
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