Who are you without the glitter?

Okay so my baby is asleep, my 3 year old is at Grandma's house and I am going to do my blog now instead of right before bed when I am more than ready for my dreams to be the only thing I am thinking about.

Book of Mormon:  2 Nephi Chapter 13


11 Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands shall be upon them!

     Isaiah of course, can't just say consequence.  He has dig deeper, he has to be poetic in his writing, and he uses the word "reward".  What is your reward/consequence for your actions.  We are given choices.  Every single day we are faced with choices, and with those choices comes reward.  Are your rewards good or bad? 
     What is the reward of outward beauty?  The short term rewards may include looking beautiful, looking rich, looking sought after physically, but does it give you anything more than just being looked upon???  If you removed the glitter, now I'm being fancy hehehe, or the earrings, high heels, expensive clothing, will people still look at you and think anything great or is your reward gone?
     In verse 17 below, it reads, "the Lord will discover their secret parts".
     Or in other words, he will look past the worldly things and look at their hearts.  Something people can't see with the human eye.  He will look at the love they have for Him and others.  He will look to see purity.  He will look to see meekness.  He will look to see charity.  He will look beyond the cauls, ornaments, bracelets, and mufflers.  He will look to see if there is beauty not only on the outside, but also on the inside. 
     When He comes again, all the prideful things of this world will be destroyed.  So what would be left, what would your reward be?  
      Be beautiful.  Not only on the outside, but on the inside, so when your secret parts are discovered you are still beautiful.
    

 16 Moreover, the Lord saith: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet—

 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.

 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon;

 19 The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;

 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings;

 21 The rings, and nose jewels;

 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping-pins;

 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.

 24 And it shall come to pass, instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle, a rent; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty.

 

      The other morning while I was reading at the table, my little Sagie girl set some pretzels next to me.  I didn't really pay much attention until I heard her little voice say, "Mommy, I put these pretzels here for you"   She is the sweetest little girl ever.  She is beautiful inside and out.  I hope I can be more like her when I grow up.

 

 

    Love,

        Becky joy