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DEVO | 1 Peter 3

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Scripture- Verse 3 3 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.  4 You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. First off, I acknowledge that the writer is addressing the women primarily in verse 3, but I believe that its message is applicable to everyone.  I used to be little obsessed with my looks.  In High School and early college, I would buy jeans that cost $100 and my hair product would cost way beyond that.  I worked a lot of extra hours to keep up my fashionista self. I freaked out if my hair was not in the right place.  A sweat mark spelled disaster for me.  Oh, do not get me started on my shoes.  But over the years I have let that go, mostly.  I still cannot wear any shoe but Adidas.  We will leave that for another conversation.  I have come to realize that I am much happier focusing on my relatio