Plain Truth: Adorned with inner beauty

Date: 11 September 2014   Read: 729

I will spend a couple of weeks reflecting on a woman of noble character, one required to spearhead the campaign to save her own marriage and those of fellow countrymen and -women.

Proverbs 31 talks about such a highly prized woman who is a blessing to her family and the rest of society. In this article, I would like to focus mainly on pointing out that such a woman should be adorned with inner beauty.

Beauty is something that every woman aspires to have. No wonder women spend so much time doing shopping for the latest clothes in the fashion market. They spend enough time visiting beauticians and doing make-up. I have seen a number of female drivers who will be working on their make-up at every stop. They do hairstyles and change them two or more times in a month.

 We should also acknowledge in the same breath that men are attracted to beauty, especially outer beauty; hence the ‘yellow-bone’ phenomenon is driving men crazy. There is a growing number of men who are deserting their wives for ‘yellowbones’, thereby increasing the high levels of infidelity or divorce.

If we are to save our marriages, we have to include in our campaign the need to focus on the inner beauty.

“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewellery or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight” (1 Peter 3:3-4). Inner beauty is differentiated from outer beauty by focusing on the beauty of the inner person, one’s soul and character. Inner beauty speaks to who you are on the inside. It is unfading beauty that cannot be taken away.

The cutting edge of one’s inner beauty is a Christ-like lifestyle. It defines your inner beauty.  It is a lifestyle driven by the Spirit of God and wanting to please God in everything you say and do. You display the godly character in all areas of life, including marriage, family, work and your community engagement. A woman of noble character, one adorned by inner beauty, is what is needed to change the world.

The next article will focus on “striving towards inner beauty as an antidote to divorce”.