Hello Lovelies!
I know I haven’t written in quite some time. I would say it’s
because I’ve been super busy and didn’t have time, but the truth is, a lot has
been happening for me and it has taken me a while to organize all of my thoughts
into sensible blog posts.
I started this blog because I could feel some changes taking
place in my life and I felt that writing about it would help me to process those
thoughts. I’m also discovering that I have a passion for inspiring others to be
the best version of themselves. My goal is to encourage everyone and convince
them that their lives are important and beautiful. This passion leads me to
what I want to talk about today.
We live in a world where our images and how others perceive us
means….EVERYTHING… This applies to both men and women, however, because I am a
girl myself, I feel that I can better understand, and write from a woman’s
perspective. I think every girl, whether
she admits it or not, reaches a point in her life when she begins to look at
herself through the eyes of other people (or how she thinks others see her). We
constantly have media, family, friends, even complete strangers that we pass
while at the grocery store influencing what we consider to be the definition of
beauty. Such perspectives allow self-doubt and a lack of self-confidence to
leak into our lives and stain our actions.
It has been laid on my heart to encourage other girls to
fight against this damaging life style. I see young girls too often molding
themselves to match certain standards set by the world in an attempt to feel
accepted, loved, and admired. They measure their worth by how many likes they
get on their latest “Selfie” or maybe they dress in the way that they think
boys will be attracted to. The truth is, as humans we all expect perfection,
yet it is impossible for us to reach it. (Romans 3:10). We cannot measure
ourselves against the preferences of other humans because the feelings and
desires of a human are constantly changing.
There is only one place we can go to find true fulfillment
and beauty. God. Our creator. He knew us, before we were even born and he has a
very precise purpose for our lives (Jeremiah 1:5). He loves us more than anyone
else ever could, and considers us precious treasure (Isaiah 43:4). He has very
specific standard of beauty and wrote an entire book on how to achieve those
standards. We call it the bible. It’s not always easy to model ourselves after
him and other people will most likely criticize you for it, but it does fill
that whole in our lives that nothing else seems to fit into, and gives you a
peace and confidence that passes all understanding.
I myself have experienced this personal relationship. I know
that is better because I have experience the let downs and struggles of trying
to fit others expectations. Here is the difference between God’s expectations
and the world’s. The world will give you a list of what you have to do to meet
their standards and then they will leave you to achieve it on your own while
they criticize your failures. God will give you a list of his expectations and
then walk alongside you step by step providing encouragement to get back up and
keep going when you trip and/or fall. He is forgiving and loving every day and
he never changes his feeling for you. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8) and he will never forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6).
Blessing to all,
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