Just ask yourself. When you wake up in the morning, who do you let define your worth? The mirror? Your peers? The scale? God?
Sadly, for a lot of us, me included, let our worth be measured by everything BESIDES God. But when you think about it... what is so important about how we look?
Recently, someone gave someone I know crap for being TOO THIN. When I heard this, I was just awe struck. Here, the media throws at us how we need to be stick model thin in order to be beautiful and accepted. So I thought to myself, well, if the person was fat, you'd be giving them crap for that. So, I wondered... what IS the perfect image? Obviously it's not being too thin or being too fat. So... in the middle? All I know is that for me, I want to be accepted. And I know for a fact that YOU DO TOO.
So while thinking on this, I came to the only conclusion I could.... NO ONE IS PERFECT. We've all been told this thouuussanndss of times and yet we still fail to believe it. There is only one perfect person in this world... Jesus. No matter what we do and how hard we try... we will never be perfect. And it's okay! That's why Jesus died on the cross for us.
For those of you who know me on a deep level know I have always struggled with my own self image. And you're probably reading this going "WTF?". I know... I feel weird too. But I just felt the Lord put it on my heart to share this. I am working on improving myself and learning to accept the way I look.
God created us in his image (Genesis 1:27). God is beautiful, God is wonderful! When you look at yourself and say "Ugh, this just isn't right. My nose is too big, my eyes are too small" you're not insulting yourself.... your insulting the work of God. This has always been a hard one for me. But with time, I am learning to see my beauty.
Image isn't what life is all about. Life is about doing and completing God's plan he has for you. I mean, in the end, when we stand before him, is our image gonna matter? NO. It won't.
So, I say this.... I am going to let God be the judge. Too long I have let people tell me what I was or wasn't. But I know what I am.... and I am worth so much. My life was plagued with lies for 10 years and I am setting myself free. I am beginning to step out of the lies of the enemy and in to the truth of the Lord.
Listen to this song....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW9UHJVMbsY
Is this what you want to put people through? Sticks and stones may break bones... but words can make people starve themselves to death.
Be the light for someone. Tell them they're beautiful. That they're worth it. Let's be a light.
Hi Kelly!! I know you probably won't remember me, I used to look at your graphics work on Livejournal, I have to admit I have lost a lot of my passwords recently and didn't have access to that for a long time, but I always remembered you, also because we are friends on Facebook, that helps me with my bad memory, yes lol.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know about this problem of yours, well of course not, I am not your friend in real life, but it saddens me so much, I always felt much joy in seeing your works and reading your other blogs, so I wish this hasn't affected your life much: if there's something I have learnt during my past year, is that everyone deserves happiness, and moments of love.
This little stupid message is to say that I really hope you will recover very soon, and I'll keep reading your posts, if you don't mind. I hope you are well and are enjoying this bit of a new year so far!
And yes, Happy 2012 and have a good day. :)
(If anything is wrong, please just remember I am Italian, lol. I have only just moved to London, so I hope to improve with the language anyway lol)
Byes, hugs.