"...but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious." ~1 Peter 3:4

While physical (outward) beauty is commonly desired among ladies, true, inner beauty is better to have. Why? Because that is what matters to God. I love 1 Peter 3:4 because it explains how women are to act. We are to cultivate our inner beings to be beautiful. When we are beautiful on the inside, we are able to have a "gentle and quiet spirit". John MacArthur writes, "Here is beauty that never decays, as the outward body does. Gentle is actually 'meek or humble' and quiet describes the character of her action and reaction to her husband and life in general. Such is precious not only to her husband, but also to God." Just as the verse says, this inner beauty is imperishable, or in other words: lasting, permanent. As you age, your physical beauty will fade...you won't be the beauty that you once were. But if you have inner beauty, that beauty will radiate through your old and wrinkly skin because you have cultivated that beauty and have become more beautiful through your relationship with Christ. In God's sight, this beauty is very precious! I want that kind of beauty, don't you?
So, is physical beauty bad to have? Of course not. God made each and every person in His image (Genesis 1:27). Whether or not you are considered beautiful from man's perspective does not diminish the fact that you were created in the image of God, which is an incredible concept to grasp. I mean, just think about it...we were created in the image of a Holy, Wonderful, Awesome, Perfect, Merciful, Loving, Patient, Forgiving (the list could go on...) God! Wow.