Good morning you guys!

Well to my surprise, I just may have found a book in the Bible that is in competition for my NEW FAVORITE book of all  (sorry JAMES…lol!)! ‘Cause boy of boy, does 1 Peter ever have a TON of great concepts to share..And as I was ripping thru Chapter 3, it hit me: there is NO way I can miss chatting about any of them and so, please go read the chapter thru — and then I’ll meet YOU right back here to dig right in to the THREE CHOICES and CONCEPTS I could see. And then hope to hear if you agree with me…:)

1) Concept and CHOICE #1: “Do Actions really SPEAK louder than Words??”… (vs 1) Ahhhhh, the ‘Power and Wonder of Words’ comes bubbling to the surface again! See the reference in verse 1 and link back to James how life can be so much more pleasant when our tongue and words are controlled. And yet, when we can’t use words, OR they have already been ‘heard’ by the other person a time..or 2…(or more:), we still can totally ‘speak’ using another LANGUAGE…..our behaviours!  (vs 2)

Yes, seems Bible-based GOD directed behaviour will ‘get to and thru to’ people wayyyy more effectively than words (I mean, if God says you can ‘convince’ your husband by what you ‘DO’, over all the tears, trying and crying – well, I say that is KEY-EFFECTIVITY!!)….So the options are: use action and use words — but no matter what, you can always CHOOSE TO use your actions AS your WORDS 🙂

2) Concept and CHOICE #2: “Hairstyles or HOLY HOPE”…(vs 3-4) . Yeah, I feel we all know this one..:) It’s like back in the day when my Mom used to say; :”It’s not what’s on the outside, but what’s on the INSide that counts”… And oh my, how ‘LAME’ does that seem when you’re only 13!..lol!….. 

But after time, and overtime as I have gotten older (and please Lord, let it be that I have gotten a little wiser too!:) I can see that WHOA, all this ‘outside stuff’ DOES totally fade (and far faster than you think!!) — and the only thing that doesn’t?? And that keeps gaining as I keep training it?? MY SPIRITUAL THOUGHT and BRAIN…

I really love how clear it is where GOD put HIS worth and it’s found in vs. 4 (can someone type that for the group to read, pretty please??:)….Yes, we get to CHOOSE where we will spend our time and find our WORTH: fixing our hair — or fixing our SOULS.. Not always easy, but according to GOD WORD, the results are OBVIOUS.

And ps: The Best REAL-LIFE Beauty tip ever is? OBEDIENCE… You just straight up, plain up physically look your best when purposely seeking your spiritual best  and that is the TRUTH. I double-dare ya to put it to the test…

3) Concept and CHOICE #3: “Is in how we react to — SUFFERING”…..  (vs 8-17 ) Ok – I hear some of you say, “This Peter in here sounds a bit off base…Like, what’s with this whole ‘Acting nice to the people who are BEING mean’ all about??” … Trust me, though I used to relate to that too, I now know it takes wayyy more spiritual-control to NOT react in ways that are very well ‘justifiable and most others agree are RIGHT’. Oh yes, THAT is the easy thing to do — is it a farr harder to CHOOSE  to be seeking the growth and change GOD explains is best, for them AND us too. 

I know I have taken quite a few ‘spiritual hits’ (or at least it looks like that, on the surface) in the HOLY-HOPE that my REACTION will resonate with someone as: DIFFERENT.. And through that ‘difference’, maybe it will stop them and get them thinking, “What’s up with that woman??”..

And now its true that many a time (or 2 :), they have left the relationship still thinking I’m weird, wild, crazy and WRONG —-  but I know in my SOUL that I chose the better option of GODLY ACTION: no matter theirs, or anyone else’s, reaction to it …And like verse 16 says, where does this leaves me?? CONFIDENCE and GUILT FREE…I mean what is more motivating than that?? 

It’s true: the more I choose to DO what is GOD’S definition of’ right’ in my own life, the more open and free my CONSCIOUS can be. Out goes allllllll that negative energy — leaving a giant empty space (that honestly, I didn’t know was sooooooo giant…until the ‘UCK’ was ‘UN-stuck’) ..and NOW? IN can come GOD’s good stuff — and WHOA!!! I just I’m just wayyy more free to BE the woman HE created me to be: with far less effort and far more energy ….Yes, my body gets tired just  like anyone else, but my soul?? It will still be bustling with a clear conscious as I CHOOSE to live RIGHT – according to what GOD has brought to light…(vs.12)

SO yes, 1 Peter Chapter 3 had many choices  to teach a girl like me — but I am super wondering:  Just what did it say to you?? Which CONCEPT and CHOICE, 1, 2 or 3 , spoke to the most clearly?? And why?? Come on — post a comment, just give it a try ….Love ya to the moon!! Carol 🙂

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