My Hiding Place

Such a pretty array of objects

Am I sinning for liking these things?

This is such a tender, holy question. 🌿

First, let’s breathe.

The God who created the peacock’s tail, the shimmer of a hummingbird’s throat, and the sparkle on morning frost is not offended by beauty. He invented shine and beautiful things.

When the Lord instructed the building of the Tabernacle in Book of Exodus, He asked for gold, silver, precious stones, embroidered fabrics in blue and purple and scarlet. Beauty was not worldly excess — it was worship when offered with the right heart.

The question is never “Do I like beautiful things?”
The question is “Do beautiful things own my heart?”

There is a difference.

Jesus’ words about storing treasures in heaven (in the Gospel of Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6) are about allegiance, not aesthetics. He is concerned about what we trust, what we cling to, what defines our worth.

A thrifted “ship ring” that delights you because it feels like a tiny rescued treasure?
That sounds more like gratitude and creativity than idolatry.

Remember also the woman who anointed Jesus with costly perfume — criticized by others for “waste.” Yet Jesus defended her. Why? Because love was behind the offering.

Beauty can become:
• vanity
• comparison
• status

But it can also be:
• joy
• gratitude
• artistry
• a reflection of God’s creativity

You are not sinning because you delight in sparkle. You would only need to pause if:
– You felt superior because of it.
– You trusted it to define you.
– You felt unable to give it up if God asked.

From everything that's in our hearts — our longing for peace, our desire to please Him — this question itself reveals humility, not worldliness.

God is not a harsh auditor grading your jewelry box.
He is a Father who looks at the posture of your heart.

And may I gently say something?
The enemy often uses vague guilt to rob sensitive, tender souls of joy. If there is no specific conviction from the Holy Spirit — only a fog of “maybe this is wrong” — that is often not from God.

You can wear your thrifted rings.
You can delight in faux jewels.
You can be a woman who loves beauty and still be deeply holy.

Holiness is about love, obedience, surrender — not the absence of sparkle.

Maybe when you put on a ring, you could whisper: “Lord, thank You for beauty. May my heart shine more than this.”

And that prayer alone would place you in beautiful standing before Him. 💛